1745 Śaka Saṃvat (1823 CE)

Harītālikāpūjā

ms_coll_390item_1414 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu rituals & observances for deities Śiva and Pārvatī Jyotiṣaśāstra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1414
Language Sanskrit
Date 1745 Śaka Saṃvat (1823 CE)

About this Manuscript

The manuscript contains Haritālikāpūjā which is centered around the Haritālika vrata, for unmarried women the vrata is a way to seek an ideal life partner, and for married women, an occasion to pray for the longevity and the well-being of their husbands. This is a fasting rite observed on Bādrapada Śukla Tṛtiya (the third day of the bright fortnigh. The scribe mentiond date, name on the manuscript, which is Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Daśami is the 10th day of the Krishna Paksha inthe Hindu calendar month of Śrāvaṇa. Title is taken from colophon (f. 7b), alternate title is Harītālikāpūjā from incipit (f. 1a). It is written in 9 lines per leaf. 7 leaves are foliated 1–7, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words highlighted in red throughout. Scribe of the manuscript is Rāmacandra Dāḍekara (f. 7b). The manuscript is dated in (f. 7b).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Harītālikāpūjā
Alternative Titles Haraharatikāpūjā
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1414
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu rituals & observances for deities Śiva and Pārvatī, Jyotiṣaśāstra, Hindu Astrology.
Date 1745 Śaka Saṃvat (1823 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu rituals & observances for deities Śiva and Pārvatī Jyotiṣaśāstra Hindu Astrology.