A dānapatra from Ratneśvara to trustees re performing rituals and feeding persons at Śrī 3 Nārāyaṇa (NS 875)

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Identifier: K_0576_0064
Title: A dānapatra from Ratneśvara to trustees re performing rituals and feeding persons at Śrī 3 Nārāyaṇa (NS 875)
Type, original: dānapatra; copy

Content

Abstract: Piṭhacārya Ratneśvara by issuing a dānapatra consecrated to the deity established a trust for regular and daily worship and to manage meal to feed persons as mentioned in the document. Covetousness in it would be considered as Pañca Mahāpātaka (incestous) or murdering Brahmin, cow, women and child.
Issued by and to: Ranteśvara; trustees
Place: Śrī 3 Nārāyaṇa; vaiṣṇava
Donor, king:
Type of endowment:
Region of endowment:
Purpose of endowment:
Amount of endowment: khet ropani 25, pākhobāri ropani 13

Date

Date: NS 875 Śrāvaṇa dark 8 Saturday
Further details: card gives date as: "V.S. 1812"
Converted:

Script and language

Language, script: Newari, Sanskrit; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 23.50; 22.00; cm
No. of folios:
Material, binding, and colour: Nepali paper; unspecified; unspecified
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Bhadrakālī; Ta. no. 182; Po. no. 3
Source and details: NGMPP catalogue card; Microfilmed on 27/02/1997 as NGMPP K 576/64
Running no., exposures: K 38001; 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 9/6/16, 12:00 AM; 10/28/21, 8:24 AM; 18
Notes: card gives upper margin as: "Nārāyaṇa"
Technical terms: pākho, ropanī, khet

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