1700–1850

Gurulakṣaṇa

ms_coll_390item_584 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindu Architecture Hindu Astrology.
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_584
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

The manuscript consists of various chakra tables related to astrology and their explanations. Folio (1a) contains topics about the Guru (teacher), the characteristics of a Guru, the Guru in the form of mother, father and God, and the meaning of the word. (f. 1b) contains the Akatha Cakra table and its explanation. (f. 2a) consists of the Kulakula Cakra and its explanation. It is a table of Sanskrit alphabets. (f .3a–b) contains the topic of Kalaniyama, which deals with the days of the week and tithi. The manuscript ends with the Gaṇeśa, Viṣṇu, Durgā, and Rāma Gāyatri mantras. The title is taken from the incipit (f. 1a).The manuscript written in 13–16 lines per leaf. 3 leaves are foliated 1–3, upper left and lower right verso, also foliated 11–13, upper left verso, indicating that it was part of a larger manuscript. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in margins. Significant syllables and words highlighted in red throughout, vertical margins marked with double black line.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Gurulakṣaṇa
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_584
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindu Architecture, Hindu Astrology.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindu Architecture Hindu Astrology.