Dharmasindhu (Pariccheda 2)

A Dharmaśāstra text composed by Kāśīnātha Upādhyāya (or Bābā Pādhye) in 1790–91, divided into three chapters (pariccheda), follows the Nirṇayasindhu model. The present manuscript contains only the second chapter (pariccheda).This chapter discusses the various religious acts that must be performed from the month of Caitra through Phālguna. This section also cites the authoritative works of Mādhava, Kaustubha, and Nirṇayasindhu. (Kane, HDS, Vol.I part2. p. 975). The colophon of the manuscript reveals details about the author’s lineage. According to it, Kaśyupādhyāya was the author’s grandfather. He had two sons—the elder, Yajñeśvara, and the younger, Ananta. Ananta was the father of the author. The manuscript is incomplete. (Written in 12–15 lines per leaf.; 63 leaves foliated [i], 1–62, 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; vertical margins marked with double red line through the first part of the manuscript. Decorative border on cover (f. i recto).; Manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript that included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1596.; Scribe is Bāladīkṣitadeva, son of Anantadeva, based on Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1596 (f. 29a).; Dated śaka 1780 (1858) based on Ms. Coll, 390, Item 1596 (f. 29a).).