Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2539: Gaṅgāṣṭakastotra
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Title from colophon (f. 2r).
Written in 10 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Dated śaka 1789 (1867) based on watermark.
Mistakes blacked out; written on blue European paper.
Watermark of part of a coat of arms and the date 1864 A.D.
3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206.
University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2539
9973909093503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/968936375
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/7390909
Small manuscript used for private or public recitation and prayer in praise of the River Ganges, personified as a goddess (Gaṅgā).
In Sanskrit
Gaṅgāṣṭakastotra
गङ्गाष्टकस्तोत्र
Vālmīki
Colophon: iti śrīvālmīkināviracitaṃ gaṃgāṣṭakastotraṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 2r).
paper
1 item (2 leaves) : 11 x 17 cm
Gaṅgā (Hindu deity)
Hindu goddesses
Hinduism--Prayers and devotions
Devotional literature
Hindu hymns, Sanskrit
Hymns (documents)
Prayers (documents)
Poems
Watermarks
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century