'Chaṇḍī pāt sat saī', or ‘The catechism of the reading (or worship) of Chaṇḍī’.
Scope and Contents
According to a note, 1899, of the Reverend John Cameron, Chaplain, 93rd Highlanders, enclosed in the manuscript, it consists of a paraphrase and interpretation, composed by the ṛishis in recent times, of a few verses of the Ṛigveda, which are in this way adapted for the comparatively modern worship of the goddess Chaṇḍī (Devī); the pundit who gave him the manuscript said that it was about 200 years old, and had been in his family for that time.
Dates
- Creation: ?Late 17th century.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
64 Leaves ; 4½ inches x 7½ inches.
Language of Materials
Sanskrit
Arrangement
[v + 59 folios.]
Custodial History
The manuscript was procured for Colonel Goff by Bachi Ram, Brahmin and Pundit of Almora.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1927, by Lady Knox, M.B.E., widow of Major-General Sir William Knox, K.C.B..
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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