1718 Śaka Saṃvat (1796 CE)

Cāturmāsyamāhātmya

ms_coll_390item_2353 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Veda
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2353
Language Sanskrit
Date 1718 Śaka Saṃvat (1796 CE)

About this Manuscript

This text describes Cāturmāsya, the four-monthly rituals performed during the months of Phālguna, Āṣāḍha, and Kārttika. It is part of the Vārāhapurāṇa and contains 27 chapters. The content is presented as a dialogue between the deity Varāha (the boar incarnation of Viṣṇu) and Dhāraṇī. (Written in 12–15 lines per leaf.; 110 leaves foliated 1–110, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.)

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Cāturmāsyamāhātmya
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2353
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Veda
Date 1718 Śaka Saṃvat (1796 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Veda