Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1355: Praise of Indra University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1355: Praise of Indra are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2017 University of Pennsylvania Books & Manuscripts and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title supplied by cataloger. Written in 8-9 lines per leaf. 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with quadruple red line. Watermark of a partial shield-crest with the letters E, I, and C within the three lower quadrants. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1355 9963983383503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908402173 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6398338 Hymns from the Ṛgveda, with metrical accents for recitation and use in Vedic rites and ceremonies, celebrating and praising the Vedic deity Indra, such as his defeat of the serpent Vṛtra. In Sanskrit Praise of Indra

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 1 item (2 leaves) : 12 x 19 cm Hindu mythology Indra (Hindu deity) Vṛtra Hinduism--Rituals--Texts Rites and ceremonies--India Hindu hymns, Sanskrit Devotional literature, Sanskrit Hymns (documents) Prayers Watermarks Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century