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Vaṭasāvitrīpūjā, circa 1700-1850.
वटसावित्रीपूजा

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 371
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (5 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 28 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 371
Other Title:
  • Vaṭasāvitrīkathā pūjā.
  • Vaṭasāvitrīvratakathā.
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Vows (vrata) taken and rites of worship (pūjā) performed by wives to extend the life of their husbands and avoid becoming widows; performed on specific days in Vaiśākha and Jyeṣṭha (between April and June).
Notes:
  • Title colophon (f. 5v); alternate title Vaṭasāvitrīkathā pūjā from title page (1r); second alternate title Vaṭasāvitrīvratakathā supplied by cataloger.
  • Written in 8 lines per leaf.
  • 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Colophon: iti caṃdrārdhyaṃ // iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe vaṭasāvitrīpūjāsamāptā // śubhaṃ bhavat // (f. 5v).
  • Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
  • Previously housed with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 372, Item 373, and Item 374.
  • 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 1571 (UP 371).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 371
OCLC:
781861969

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