Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 595: Lalitānityāka
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Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 16-17 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 595
9959891233503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/854879475
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5989123
Manuscript used a guide for performing Tantric rites, with a selection of mantras to be recited during a devotional ceremony comprised of 16 parts, such as a pūjā.
In Sanskrit
Lalitānityāka
ललितानित्याक
Colophon: iti śrīkādimatoktaṃ lalitānityākaṃ vacaṃ samāptaṃ // gaṃdhalubdho yathābhṭaṃgaḥ puṣyāṃtaraṃbrajet // jñānalubdhoyathāśiṣyoguror gurvaṃtaraṃ braje[t] (f. 2v).
paper
1 item (2 leaves) : 9 x 17 cm
Sold with Ms. Coll. 390 Item 596.
Tantrism
Śaivism
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hindu mantras
Puja (Hinduism)
Manuals (instructional materials)
Prayers
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century