1700–1850

Darśādiśrāddhādhikāra

ms_coll_390item_2746 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Dharmaśāstra and Purāṇa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2746
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

This is a Purāṇa literature text on Padma purāṇa's part from Uttarkhaṇḍa Prayāga māhātmyam. the text Darśādiśrāddhādhikāra is the detailed rules and procedures related to Śrāddha Karma (ancestral rites). Darśa: Means Amāvāsyā (New Moon day), Ādi: Means 'etc.', 'and others', Śrāddhādhikāra: Means rules, eligibility, and rights related to Śrāddha. Darśa Śrāddha (The Śrāddha on Amāvāsyā): It describes the detailed method and rules of the important Śrāddha ritual performed on the New Moon day. Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated [1], 2, lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Darśādiśrāddhādhikāra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2746
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Dharmaśāstra and Purāṇa
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Dharmaśāstra and Purāṇa