1700–1850

Devapūjānirṇaya

ms_coll_390item_299 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Dharmaśāstra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_299
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

A Hindu ritual text describes daily rituals and specifies which deity should be praised at different times of the day. For example, it mentions that in the morning the devotee should perform pūjā to Keśava, and in the evening conduct Śivaliṅga pūjā. In this context, the text quotes Śaunaka and the Bṛhajjāvālopaniṣad. It also describes the Śivaprasādamāhātmya (f.2b). The text discusses liṅgapūjā in detail in the Gurudhyāya (f.4a), where Dakṣiṇāmūrtti is identified as the guru (teacher). Additionally, the text contains a section titled Devīpūjāphala (4b–5a). It cites several sources, including the Skandapurāṇa, Harivaṃśa, Sūtasaṃhitā, Matsyapurāṇa, Hemādrī, Bhaviṣyapurāṇa, and Bṛhattantrarāja. In the colophon, Rāma Bhaṭṭa Mandūḍa is mentioned as the father of the author Kāśīnātha, and Vārāṇasī is identified as his birthplace. (Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.)

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Devapūjānirṇaya
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_299
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Dharmaśāstra
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Dharmaśāstra