1769 Śaka Saṃvat (1847 CE)

Ajapāgāyatrīmantra

ms_coll_390item_2855 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Yoga exercises like Prāṇāyāma Meditation
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2855
Language Sanskrit
Date 1769 Śaka Saṃvat (1847 CE)

About this Manuscript

Ajapāgāyatrīmantra is a text which descriibes meditation through breathing exercises prāṇāyāma which involves observing the natural rhythm of the breath. The practice is believed to facilitate self realization and connect with the universal self. This Ms. is written in 10–11 lines per folio. Title present in the third line of text (f. 1a). Alternate title Ajapājapa present in margin on bottom left side (f. 1b). One mistake is blacked out. The Ms. is dated 13 śuklapakṣa of Āśvīna, śaka 1769 (Friday, October 22, 1847) in (f. 1b) along with the scribe Divākara Vajhe (f. 1b).

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Ajapāgāyatrīmantra
Alternative Titles Ajapājapa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2855
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Yoga exercises like Prāṇāyāma, Meditation, Tantrism.
Date 1769 Śaka Saṃvat (1847 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Yoga exercises like Prāṇāyāma Meditation Tantrism.