1832 Vikrama Saṃvat (1775 CE)

Dvaitanirṇayasiddhāntasaṃgraha

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu festival rituals for various deities Śiva Gaṇeśa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1617
Language Sanskrit
Date 1832 Vikrama Saṃvat (1775 CE)

About this Manuscript

Dvaitanirṇayasiddhāntasaṃgraha is the work of Dharmaśāstra by Bhānu Bhaṭṭa, son of Nīlakaṇṭha and grandson of Śaṅkara Bhaṭṭa.The manuscript offers a detailes of religious rites and ritual practices are carried out during important observances in the Hindu ritual calendar. It describes the ceremonial procedures associated with festivals like Navarātra(1b–7a), Catūrthī and Pañcamī(7b–8a), Janmāṣṭamī (8a– 12b), Ekādaśī(12b–14a), Caturdaśī(14a–16a), Śivarātri(16a–17a), Upākarma(17a–22b), Holikā(22b–24b), Saṁkrānti(24b–25b), Grahaṇa upavsa( 25b–26a), (Śaucanirṇaya 26a–37b), Adhikāra nirṇaya(37b–41a), Māsikāpakarṣanapakarṣa nirṇaya(41a–43a), (pindiadhikaraṇa nirṇaya (43a–46b), Nānadhikāra nirṇaya (46b–56b), Nitya homa vidhi(56b–64b),Śrādha vidhi( 64b–68b), Māpātakāni(68b–70b), Dravya māna nirṇaya(70b–72a) Kotilkṣāpunahoma(72a–75a)Title is taken from colophon (f. 75a).It is written in 9–10 lines per leaf.; 75 leaves are foliated 1–75, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with quadruple black line.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Dvaitanirṇayasiddhāntasaṃgraha
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1617
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu festival rituals for various deities Śiva, Gaṇeśa, Kṛṣṇa, Festival celebrations for Navarātra, Catūrthī, Janmāṣṭami.
Date 1832 Vikrama Saṃvat (1775 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu festival rituals for various deities Śiva Gaṇeśa Kṛṣṇa Festival celebrations for Navarātra Catūrthī Janmāṣṭami.