1700–1850

Grahayajñatraya

ms_coll_390item_185 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu Astrology Devination
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_185
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

It is a work on the Vedic ritual Homa paddhati. The manuscript consists of an elaborate process, rules, and mantra vidhi and dāna vidhi of different Homa Paddhati-s (f .3b), Lakṣahoma (f. 3b), and Koṭihoma (f. 4b–5b). These two types of sacrifices are explained by the priests. Title is taken from the colophon (f. 5b). The manuscript is written in 11–13 lines per leaf. Five leaves are foliated 1–5, marked on the upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions are in the margins, the vertical margins are marked with a double black line.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Grahayajñatraya
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_185
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu Astrology, Devination, Jyotiṣaśāstra, Paurohityaśastra, Priest Manual, Hindu Rituals.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu Astrology Devination Jyotiṣaśāstra Paurohityaśastra Priest Manual Hindu Rituals.