Details

Standardized Title:

Puranas. Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa. Selections.

Subjects:

Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity).
Vratas.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Puja (Hinduism).
Rites and ceremonies -- India.
Rites and ceremonies.
India.
Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology).

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials)
Prayers.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Observance (vrata), rites, and worship of the elephant-headed, Hindu deity Gaṇeśa, called Vināyaka, a form of the deity popular especially in Maharashtra, to celebrate his birthday. The rites are to be performed on the 14th day in the bright half of the month of Bhādra (August-September). Especially focused on the rituals used when inviting the deity into your home. Presented as a dialogue between the legendary king Yudhiṣṭhira and the sage Vyāsa.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 5v).
Written in 9 lines per leaf.
5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrībhaviṣyottarapurāṇe manovināyakavrataṃsaṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 5v).
Date of manuscript based on dated manuscripts written by the same scribe (Item 2277 and Item 2292).
Mistakes blacked out. Written by same scribe as Item 2275, Item 2276, Item 2277, Item 2281, Item 2282, Item 2285, Item 2286, Item 2287, Item 2288, Item 2289, Item 2290, Item 2291, and Item 2292.
Non-Latin script record.

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 1274 (UP 2293).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2293

OCLC:

798941562