1897 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1762 Śaka Saṃvat (1840 CE)
Halaṣaṣṭivratakathā
ms_coll_390item_2802 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
The manuscript consists of Halaṣaṣṭhi Vrata and Kathā taken from the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. This vrata (observance) is dedicated to Śiva and Pārvatī. The vrata is performed on the sixth day of the Hindu month Bhādrapada (August or September) for children and prosperity. Title is taken from the colophon (f. 4a ) along with the alternate title Halaṣṭīvratapūjākathā. The manuscript is written in 12–14 lines per leaf. 4 leaves are foliated 1–4, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out. The change in handwriting occurs from folio 3a.
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ms_coll_390item_2802 · University of Pennsylvania
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Halaṣaṣṭivratakathā |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_2802 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Hindu Rituals, Devotional literature for Hindu deity Balrāma. |
| Date | 1897 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1762 Śaka Saṃvat (1840 CE) |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
Hindu Rituals
Devotional literature for Hindu deity Balrāma.
