Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 478: Mahimnaḥstava
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Title from colophon (f. 10r); alternative title Mahimnaḥstotra provided by cataloger.
Written in 5-6 lines per leaf.
10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.
Dated saṃvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukra (Saturday, July 18, 1807) (f. 10r).
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 triple black lines. Some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder.
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University of Pennsylvania
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 478
9959555633503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/844235331
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5955563
Manuscript to be used for public or private recitation and prayer and is dedicated to the praise and worship of the Hindu deity Śiva; contains a vivid description of Śiva as the one who haunts cremation grounds along with his demon followers among other descriptions.
In Sanskrit
Mahimnaḥstava
महिम्नःस्तव
Puṣpadanta, active 10th century
Colophon: iti śrīpuṣpadantagaṃdharvarājaviracitaṃ mahimnastavaḥ samāptaḥ // śrīrastu śubhaṃ bhavatu samvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukre likhitam idam pustakaṃ viśveśvareṇa nepāladeśe kāṃtipurarājasthāne // (f. 10r).
paper
1 item (10 leaves) : 10 x 11 cm
Formerly part of the royal library in Kathmandu (Kantipur), Nepal, possibly commissioned by king Bhimsen Thapa (reigned 1806-1837).
Śaivism
Siva (Hindu deity)
Devotional literature, Sanskrit
Hinduism--Prayers and devotions
Poems
Prayers
Hymns
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--Nepal--19th century