Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2872: Gurukavaca
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Title from colophon. Cataloged by Poleman as Gurukavaca from the Īśvarapārvatīsaṁvāda of the Āgamasāra.
Written 31 lines.
Fair condition. Ms. brown and slightly faded, with some tears and fraying on edges. Mistakes blotched out with black. Marginal corrections.
Begins: śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ śrīdevy uvāca deveśa parameśāna bhaktānugrahakāraka kuladharmaratā vīrās teṣāṁ siddheś ca kāraṇaṁ 1 brūhi me kṛpayā śaṁbho tava prītir mamopari sādhakānāṁ hitārthāya bhuktimuktipradāyakaṁ 2
Ends: paṭhyate yaḥ strikālaṁ hi sa mukto bhavabaṁdhanāt ity evaṁ kavacaṁ parāt parataraṁ divyaughasiddhaughavan mānaughāḥ kramaśas tathā paraguroḥ kāṣṭhā gu[ro-?] saṁjñitaṁ bhaktyādeśikamaṁtrarūpapaṭhitaṁ pī>ṭh]āmbuje śrīguruṁ dhyātvā śrīdavalīṁ[?] kavitvam aparam aṁte ca muktiṁ labhet 32
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2872
9934319923503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/420239714
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/3431992
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Gurukavaca
Colophon: iti śrīmahāāgamasāre īśvarapārvatīsaṁvāde śrīgurukavacaṁ sampūrṇaṁ
paper
1 item (1 leaf) : 11 x 23 cm
Tantrism
Guru worship (Rite)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century