1700–1850

Ācārātprāpyate svarga

ms_coll_390item_88 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu Rituals Dharmaśāstra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_88
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

Ācārātprāpyate svarga is a text which contains rituals and prayers for Vedic deities. This Ms. has 99 verses from (f.1b-6a) which is the first part. Bhaviṣyatpurāṇa reference is given in verse no. 98. This part contains daily rituals to be performed during sunrise and sunset. The 2nd part starts with a Nyāsa part describing the Gāyatrimantra line-wise with particular actions to be performed together like Karatala which are hand and head gestures during recitation for accurate recitation of the mantras commonly seen in vedic and tantric chanting. The chanda (meter) is given as Gāyatri and the deity Savitā. This is followed by a brief list of Vedic Ṛṣis (Brahma Savitādevatā Viśvamitra, Jamadagni, Bhardvāja, Gautama, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Kaṣyapa) and meters (Gāyatri, Uṣṇika, Anuṣṭup, Bṛhatī, Paṅti, Triṣṭup, Jagati). The 3rd part (f.6a–8a). The 4th part (f.8a–8b). The 5th part (f.8b–10b). This Ms. is written in 10–12 lines per folio. The title is present in the begining of the folio(1B). Cover page is blank. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. There are red accents on the text of (f. 7b–10b). Some folios are torn on the frame.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Ācārātprāpyate svarga
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_88
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu Rituals, Dharmaśāstra, Paurohityaśāstra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu Rituals Dharmaśāstra Paurohityaśāstra.