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Śivājñā, circa 1700-1850

Also known as शिवाज्ञा, १७००-१८५०

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  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Manuscript is an astrological/tantric treatise connected to the theology of the Hindu deity Śiva and Śivā (female counterpart to Śiva); used for astrological predictions and for the purposes of divination. Contains two texts: the first is the Śivālikhita and the second is the Śivājñā.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Asian esoteric and internal traditions, 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
  • Asian esoteric and internal traditions

    Retained metadata contains “Tantrism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Tantrism”· 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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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (4 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 25 cm; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śivājñāsaṃpūrṇā // (f. 4r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes crossed out in black.; Title from colophon (f. 4r); section title Śivālikhita from internal colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.

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Identifiers

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  • ark:/81431/p3js9h822

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9960448093503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 662
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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colenda:81431-p3js9h822
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