1776 Śāka Saṃvat (1854 CE)

Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Yuddhakāṇḍa

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_321
Language Sanskrit
Date 1776 Śāka Saṃvat (1854 CE)

About this Manuscript

Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa yuddhakāṇḍa is the 6th adhyāya (chapter) of the medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa written in the perspective of Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. 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 Yuddhakāṇḍa Rāma and his monkey army marches to the island of Laṅkā. There are references of pilgrimage sites such as Rāmeśvara and Setubandha. The killing of demon Rāvaṇa takes place after which Rāma returns with his wife Sītā back to Ayodhyā. This Ms. is written in 7 lines per folio. 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. 93b) along with the scribe Raghunātha Jyotis.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Yuddhakāṇḍa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_321
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 1776 Śāka Saṃvat (1854 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy Mahākāvya Itihasakāvya.