1775 Śāka Saṃvat (1853 CE)

Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa

ms_coll_390item_329 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_329
Language Sanskrit
Date 1775 Śāka Saṃvat (1853 CE)

About this Manuscript

Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa kiṣkindhākāṇḍa is the 5th adhyāya (chapter) of the medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa written in the perspective of Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. in which. This version of the epic inforces the concept of Rāma being an Adhyātma a universal incarnate being. The text is present in dialogue form between supreme deities Śiva (as Maheśa) and Pārvatī (as Umā). In the Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa killing of demon Bali takes place and the start for the search for Rāma's abducted wife Sītā. This Ms. is written in 7–8 lines per folio. Cover and back page contain title. There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. The Ms. is dated in (f. 46b) along with the scribe Raghunātha Jyotis.

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Title Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa-Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_329
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa, Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy, Mahākāvya, Itihasakāvya.
Date 1775 Śāka Saṃvat (1853 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Medieval retelling of the epic Rāmāyaṇa Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy Mahākāvya Itihasakāvya.