Dharmasindhu (Pariccheda 1)

A Dharmaśāstra text composed by Kāśīnātha Upādhyāya (or Bābā Pādhye) in 1790–91, divided into three chapters (pariccheda), follows the Nirṇayasindhu model. The present manuscript contains only the first chapter (pariccheda). This chapter discusses the divisions of the year, different seasons, months (lunar, solar, etc.), tithinirṇaya, times of eclipses, and various rituals on auspicious days (Kane, HDS, Vol.I part2. pp. 974–975). The colophon of the manuscript reveals details about the author’s lineage. According to it, Kaśyupādhyāya was the author’s grandfather. He had two sons—the elder, Yajñeśvara, and the younger, Ananta. Ananta was the father of the author. The author’s family had migrated from Koṅkaṇa to Pandharpur. (Kane, HDS, Vol.I part2. pp. 977–978). The manuscript itself is complete, but the text is incomplete. (Written in 12 lines per leaf.; 29 leaves foliated 1-29, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red. Decorative border on lower cover (f. 29b).; Manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript that included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1595.)