The kṛṣṇāṣṭamīvrata in the Śivadharmaśāstra: A Comparative Edition and Study

This article investigates the textual basis of the kṛṣṇāṣṭamīvrata, an observance first attested in the tenth chapter of the Śivadharmaśāstra. Given the great variety in readings of the versions contained in manuscripts that are of distinctly variegated geographical provenance and age, it is argued...

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Main Author: Kafle, Nirajan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Indo-Iranian journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 340-383
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Śaivism / Religious literature / Krishna / Birthday / Vrata (Vow)
RelBib Classification:BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
Further subjects:B Textual Criticism
B Śivadharma
B vrata
B ritual calendar
B comparative edition
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