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Camatkāracintāmaṇi, 1688

Also known as चमत्कारचिन्तामणि, १६८८

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  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Manuscript is used for contemplation and consultation and is a kind of manual and astrological work on divination that gives detailed descriptions of the nine planets of the Hindu astrological system as well as their place within the astrological stations. With some diagrams and a drawing of the Hindu deity Gaṇeśa taken from another, newer, manuscript and used to reinforce the front and back cover of this manuscript.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology and Divination and oracles.

  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “astrological”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Divination”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the description and “Divination” in the subject metadata.

    • “Divination”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Divination”· in description
    • “Divination”· in subject

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (13 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 23 cm; 13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīcamatkāraciṃtāmaṇinoktaṃ bhāvaphalaṃ // samāptaṃ // śubham astu // śubhaṃ bhūyāt // saṃvat 1745 bhādre māsi kṛṣṇe pakṣai pratipadāgunuvāsarānvitāyāṃ tithau likhitam idaṃ pustakaṃ pāṭakakāśīrāma ātmapāṭrthaṃ // (f. 13r).; Dated saṃvat 1745 (1688) (f. 13r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Title from colophon (f. 13r).; Written in 1-13 lines per leaf.

1688—Sanskrit—Public download

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  • ark:/81431/p3h41jm41

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9960450153503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 679
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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