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Nīlakaṇṭhī, circa 1700-1850

Also known as Tājakaṇīlakaṇṭhi; नीलकण्ठी, १७००-१८५०

by Nīlakaṇṭha

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Description

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Manuscript is a manual and astrological/cosmological treatise used for contemplation and consultation and deals with the twelve bhavas which are aligned with the twelve signs of the zodiac and correlated with physical health and well-being and with specific body parts; a table connected to 10 cakras (points of power located throughout the human body) is included (f. 42v).

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Divination and oracles, and Psychic healing, auras, and subtle energy.

  • Astrology

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

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

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

    • “Divination”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “Divination”· in subject
  • Psychic healing, auras, and subtle energy

    Retained metadata contains “Chakras” in the subject metadata.

    • “Chakras”· in subject

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

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Editions

3 editions cataloged here.

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (42 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 26 cm; 42 leaves foliated 1-42, upper left and lower right verso.; 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 quadruple black line.; Title from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.

1700—Sanskrit—Public download

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (50 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 25 cm; 50 leaves foliated 1-50, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: idaṃ / nīlakaṃṭipustakaṃ saṃpūrṇam astū (f. 50r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Title from colophon (f. 50r); alternate title Tājakaṇīlakaṇṭhi from lower cover page (f. 50v).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.

1700—Sanskrit—Public download

University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (6 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 28 cm; 6 leaves foliated 1-4, [5-6], upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Title from incipit (f. 1r).; Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.

1700—Sanskrit—Public download

Subjects

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Identifiers

Colenda
  • ark:/81431/p34007
  • ark:/81431/p36844
  • ark:/81431/p3x54m

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9968967323503681
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969495543503681
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9969725693503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1808
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1867
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1916
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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