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Vyatīpātavrata, 1761. = व्यतीपातव्रत, १७६१.

Publication:
1761.
१७६१.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (15 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 26 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2277
Status/Location:
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Standardized Title:
Puranas. Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa. Selections.
Subjects:
Vratas.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Hindu mantras.
Rites and ceremonies -- India.
Rites and ceremonies.
India.
Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology).
Mārkaṇḍeya (Hindu mythological character).
Moon -- Religious aspects.
Moon.
Form/Genre:
Manuals (instructional materials)
Prayers.
Dialogues.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Observance (vrata) of rites, prayers, and worship (pūjā) celebrating the new moon (vyatīpāta). Rites mentioned include washing of the feet, bathing, maṇḍala representing the water of the Ganges river, lighting of fragrances such as sandalwood, among other rituals. Presented as a discussion between the legendary king Yudhiṣṭhira and the sage Mārkaṇḍeya.
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 15r).
Written in 9 lines per leaf.
15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrībhaviṣyottarapurāṇe vyatīpātavrataṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // idaṃ pustakapuruṣottamadīkṣitasya phālgune māsi kṛṣṇapakṣe maṃdavāsare // saṃvat 1817 patra 15 (f. 15r).
Dated phālgune māsi kṛṣṇapakṣe maṃdavāsare saṃvat 1817 patra 15 (1761 AD).
Mistakes blacked out. Written by same scribe as Item 2275, Item 2276, Item 2281, Item 2282, Item 2285, Item 2286, Item 2287, Item 2288, Item 2289, Item 2290, Item 2291, Item 2292, and Item 2293.
Non-Latin script record.
Penn Provenance:
Formerly owned by Puruṣottamadīkṣita.
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 1278 (UP 2277).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2277
Contributor:
Puruṣottamadīkṣita, former owner.
OCLC:
798932094