Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 381: Dhaumyakṛtastotra University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 381: Dhaumyakṛtastotra 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 from colophon (f. 15r). Written in 7 lines per leaf. 15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso. Dated śaka 1791 and saṃvat 1926 (1869) (f. 15r). Mistakes crossed out in black or red; verse numbers highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with thick red line; cover page decorated with floral pattern within an inner rectangle framed by thick red lines (f. 1r). Scribe is Jagannātha Bhaṭa Pāṭaka, the son of Viṭala Bhaṭa Pāṭaka (f. 15r). 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 381 9959356213503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/837684509 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5935621 Manuscript used for public or private recitation and prayer or study, praising the deeds of the Hindu mythological figure Dhaumya, a legendary sage and poet, who instructs his beleaguered pupil Upamanya. Dhaumya sends his student, who is possessed of a great hunger for food, on a number of tasks in the form of observances to help him over come his desires. In Sanskrit Dhaumyakṛtastotra धौम्यकृतस्तोत्र scribe Jagannātha Bhaṭa Pāṭaka (Son of Viṭalabhaṭa) Colophon: śrīdhaumyakṛtastotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // idaṃ pustakaṃ viṭalabhaṭātmajajagannāthabhaṭapāṭakopanāmena likhitaṃ paropa[kā]rārthaṃ // samāptam iti śake 1791 vṛṣanāmāddhe saṃvat 1926 māgha[??]pra- 1 śrīvīśveśvarasannidhau // śubhaṃ bhavatu atrapurṇā śrīrāma (f. 15r).

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 1 item (15 leaves) : 12 x 19 cm illuminated border Devotional literature, Sanskrit Hindu hymns, Sanskrit Hindu mythology Vratas Rites and ceremonies--India Food--Religious aspects Poems Prayers Hymns Drawings (visual works) Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century