1700–1850

Kanyasthakṛṣṇaveṇītirthavīdhīmahatmya

ms_coll_390item_1625 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu/ Vedic Rituals Hindu Code
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1625
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

The manuscript is decribing the mahātmya of Kṛṣṇa river. The text lays out the proper procedures and observances that devotees should follow when undertaking a pilgrimage to the revered Kṛṣṇaveṇī River. Title is taken from colophon (f. 12b); alternate title Kṛṣṇayātrāni from cover leaf (f. i recto). The manuscript is written in 9 lines per leaf.10 leaves are foliated [i], 1–5, 10–12, [13], upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins. The partially legible signature A. Du--------- is found written in pencil on the opening folio (f. i verso) who could be a former owner of the manuscript.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Kanyasthakṛṣṇaveṇītirthavīdhīmahatmya
Alternative Titles Kṛṣṇayātrāni
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1625
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu/ Vedic Rituals, Hindu Code, Priest Manual, Hindu Saṃskāras, Dharmaśāstra, Paurohityaśastra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu/ Vedic Rituals Hindu Code Priest Manual Hindu Saṃskāras Dharmaśāstra Paurohityaśastra.