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• bibid: 9958225163503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/809631702
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5822516

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Summary

Manuscript for private use, meditation, and ritual forming a protective, symbolic armor for the benefit of a Hindu devotee and for humankind in general, especially for followers of the deity Śiva. The protective armor is laid symbolically on various parts of the body and functions as a kind of amulet keeping away maladies and other ills and brings prosperity. Text is attributed to the legendary sage Ṛṣabha, the narrator.

Notes

• Title from title page (f. 1r); alternate title Śivavarmakathana from colophon (f. 11r).
   
• Written in 6 lines per leaf.
   
• 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.
   

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Colophon

Subjects topical

• Siva (Hindu deity)
• Śaivism
• Amulets (Hinduism)
• Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Genres

• Prayers
• Hymns
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

Licenses

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