Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Puranas. Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa. Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa. Rāmagītā.

Rāmagītā, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (14 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 15 cm.

Text from the last section (uttarakāṇḍa) of the Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa, chapter five, a conversation between Rāma and his brother Lakṣmaṇa where Rāma propounds the merits of knowledge over that of action (karma).

Title from colophon (f. 14v).

Written in 5 lines per leaf.

14 leaves foliated 1-14, upper left verso.

Colophon: iti śrīmadadhyātmarāmāyaṇe umāmaheśvarasaṃvāde [utta]rakāṇḍe śrīrāmagītānāmapaṃcamaḥ sargaḥ (f. 14v).

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; manuscript appears to be cut, with partial, minor text loss, on right side.

Non-Latin script record.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 361

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 361

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

रामगीता, १७००-१८५०.