1700–1850

Ādhānahautra

ms_coll_390item_1320 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Vedic/Hindu Rituals Hindu Code
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1320
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

Ādhānahautra is a manual for performing Vedic rituals and sacrifices related to offering to the deities by the priest on behalf of someone. This Ms. is written 9 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. The back page contains some faded text. Mistakes blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Some folios are yellow coloured. The Ms.'s Maṅgalavākya is in praise of three deities Gaṇeṣa, Sarasvatī and Gajānana (elephant a reference to deity Gaṇeṣa) instead of just Gaṇeṣa which is typical.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Ādhānahautra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1320
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Vedic/Hindu Rituals, Hindu Code, Dharmaśāstra, Paurohityaśāstra.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Vedic/Hindu Rituals Hindu Code Dharmaśāstra Paurohityaśāstra.