Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa
ms_coll_390item_329 · University of Pennsylvania
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About this Manuscript
Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa kiṣkindhākāṇḍa is the 5th adhyāya (chapter) of the medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa written in the perspective of Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. in which. This version of the epic inforces the concept of Rāma being an Adhyātma a universal incarnate being. The text is present in dialogue form between supreme deities Śiva (as Maheśa) and Pārvatī (as Umā). In the Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa killing of demon Bali takes place and the start for the search for Rāma's abducted wife Sītā. This Ms. is written in 7–8 lines per folio. Cover and back page contain title. There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. The Ms. is dated in (f. 46b) along with the scribe Raghunātha Jyotis.
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| Title | Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_329 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy, Mahākāvya, Itihasakāvya. |
| Date | 1775 Śāka Saṃvat (1853 CE) |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |