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Title

Collection of stotras

Call number

Ms. Indic 27
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9960788763503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/867647190
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6078876

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

Manuscript is a collection of stotras, hymns of praise to gods and goddesses, drawn from various Purāṇic sources and meant, through recitation and ceremony (such as pūjā), to procure benefits such as health, curing sickness, and the like. The manuscript also includes the essence of the Bhagavadgītā. Manuscript lacks an ending. Contains numerous detailed and beautiful miniature painting highlighting the exploits of various Hindu deities, especially Viṣṇu, but also Gaṇeśa, the goddess Kālī, and other deities and demons. The format is a codex and was possibly a pilgrimage/tourist work from 19th century Nepal and is similar to Ms. Indic 5, and Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2639.

Notes

• Title supplied by cataloger.
   
• Written in 5 lines per leaf.
   
• 61 leaves variously foliated into separate sections, middle left verso; modern foliation 1-61 in pencil.
   
• Internal colophon: iti śrī īśvaraproktaṃ aṣṭāṣāṣṭe nāmāṇo gaṇeśastotraṃ saṃpūrṇam // (f. 11r).
   
• Mistakes blacked out; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; orange box surrounds sections of most of the text although some text is illuminated and outlined with floral patterns and gold paint.
   
• Codex, bound on the left side.
   

Extent

1 item (61 leaves) : 9 x 17 cm

Support

Paper

Subjects topical

• Hindu hymns, Sanskrit
• Vishnu (Hindu deity)
• Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
• Kālī (Hindu deity)
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Puja (Hinduism)

Genres

• Poems
• Prayers
• Paintings (visual works)
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

Licenses

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Decorations

• fol. 1v — Illuminated border, f.1v
• fol. 2r — Illuminated border, f.2r