1700–1850

Budhāṣṭamīvratapūjākathā

ms_coll_390item_1436 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu rituals dedicated to Budha (Mercury).

Repository University of Pennsylvania

Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1436

Language Sanskrit

Date 1700–1850

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Budhāṣṭamīvrata from Bhaviśyottara Purāṇa is vrata for budha (Mercury). This vrata is has to be done in the eighth day of the Śukla Pakṣa . The manuscript contains how to worship budha graha (Budha as a god). This manuscript gives details how to worship Budha step by step. First pray to budha, then it start for worship in the form of pooja. Pooja will start with foot worship (Pādyapūjā), then offering food like Pañcāṃmṛta and its end on vrata kathā. kathā is on why Budhāṣṭamīvrata is important and how Budha is great. After kathā the Yajamāna offers the food (Naivedya ).

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ms_coll_390item_1436 · University of Pennsylvania

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Budhāṣṭamīvratapūjākathā
Repository	University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number	ms_coll_390item_1436
Collection	Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Devanāgarī
Subject Classification	Hindu rituals dedicated to Budha (Mercury).
Date	1700–1850
Place of Origin	United States of America
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available