1712 Śaka Saṃvat (1790 CE)

Battīsīpaurṇimāvratodyāpana

ms_coll_390item_1423 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu rituals performed at night of the full moon devotional literature

Repository University of Pennsylvania

Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1423

Language Sanskrit

Date 1712 Śaka Saṃvat (1790 CE)

About this Manuscript

Battīsīpaurṇimāvratodyāpana is a part of a larger work Bhaviṣyapurāṇa from its Uttara parva. The text contains rituals, vratas (observances)and pūjās (prayers) dedicated to various deities to be performed on a full moon night. It is performed to remove or redeem a person from past sins or transgressions. It is also believed to help in obtaining of fruits like happiness and prosparity. This Ms. is written in 9–11 lines per folio. Title present in colophon (f. 2b). Mistakes are blacked out. There are double red vertical margins present on each side.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title	Battīsīpaurṇimāvratodyāpana
Repository	University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number	ms_coll_390item_1423
Collection	Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Devanāgarī
Subject Classification	Hindu rituals performed at night of the full moon, devotional literature, Purāṇic Literature, Hindu Legends.
Date	1712 Śaka Saṃvat (1790 CE)
Place of Origin	United States of America
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available