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University of Pennsylvania
1812 Vikrama Saṃvat (1755 CE)
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This is a Vedic sacrificial ritual manual that discusses the customs performed during the Darśapaurṇamāsa sacrifice (new moon and full moon rites). The text mentions Śāṅk...
University of Pennsylvania
1843 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1708 Śaka Saṃvat (1786 CE)
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This is a Vedic sacrificial ritual manual that discusses the customs performed during the Darśapaurṇamāsa sacrifice (new moon and full moon rites). The text mentions Śāṅk...
University of Pennsylvania
1877 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1742 Śaka Saṃvat (1819/ 1820 CE)
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Darśapaurṇamāsa is a yajña (sacrifice) that is an important part of the Iṣṭi class of sacrifices. Darśa means “amāvasyā” (new moon) and paurṇamāsī means “full moon.” This...
University of Pennsylvania
1805–1814
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This ritual text follows the Darśapaurṇamāsa section of Baudhāyana’s Śrautasūtra, it focusing on the atonement rites (prāyaścitta) performed during the new moon and full...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Darśapaurṇamāsa is a yajña (sacrifice) that is an important part of the Iṣṭi class of sacrifices. Darśa means “amāvasyā” (new moon) and paurṇamāsī means “full moon.” This...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Darśapaurṇamāsa is a yajña (sacrifice) that is an important part of the Iṣṭi class of sacrifices. Darśa means “amāvasyā” (new moon) and paurṇamāsī means “full moon.” This...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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Darśapaurṇamāsa is a yajña (sacrifice) that is an important part of the Iṣṭi class of sacrifices. Darśa means “amāvasyā” (new moon) and paurṇamāsī means “full moon.” This...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A Dharmaśāstra text explains ritual manuals related to various forms of dāna (donation). It cites several Purāṇic works, especially the Skandapurāṇa, but also includes se...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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An anonymous, minor Dharmaśāstra text describes rituals such as bali and dāna, which appear to be associated with goddess worship, particularly that of Mahālakṣmī. The te...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A chapter from the Bhagavantabhāskara (or Smṛtibhāskara), a dharmaśāstra text by Nīlakaṇṭha Bhaṭṭa (c. 1610–1645), son of Mīmāṃsā scholar Śaṅkarabhaṭṭa, grandson of Nārāy...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A chapter from the Bhagavantabhāskara (or Smṛtibhāskara), a dharmaśāstra text by Nīlakaṇṭha Bhaṭṭa (c. 1610–1645), son of Mīmāṃsā scholar Śaṅkarabhaṭṭa, grandson of Nārāy...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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An anonymous work describes the rituals related to godāna (f.1a-9a), vṛṣabhadāna (f.9a–10b), mahiṣīdāna (f.10b–15b), śayyādāna (f.15b–17a), nānādravyadāna (f.19b–27b), an...