Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Lomaśa, Maharṣi.

Lomaśasaṃhitā, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (9 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 26 cm.

Astrological and divination manual attributed to the ancient sage Lomaśa, the section called the Kālaphala.

Title from abbreviations in margins.

Written in 6-7 lines per leaf.

9 leaves foliated 1-9, upper left and lower right verso.

Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins. Some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect the manuscript from insects.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1776.

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1776

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390

लोमशसंहिता, १७००-१८५०.