Details

Standardized Title:

Puranas. Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa.

Subjects:

Vishnu (Hindu deity).
Krishna (Hindu deity).
Radha (Hindu deity).
Hindu mythology.
Puja (Hinduism).
Mathurā (India).

Form/Genre:

Prayers.
Poems.
Hymns.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Text dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu, especially in his manifestation as Kṛṣṇa. Text opens with a praise to Rādhā's Forest (Vṛndāvana), a reference to the forest in the Mathura district where the cult of Kṛṣṇa first arose and identified with his main consort, the cow-herdess Rādhā (called Vṛndā). This forest features prominently in myths about the youthful Kṛṣṇa in his cow-herder (gopāla) form and is especially known as the place where Kṛṣṇa cavorts with his favorite cow-herdess, Rādhā. Discusses the release from the sins of this world and the attainment of Viṣṇu's world (viṣṇuloka) as well as ways to worship (pūjā) and properly recite the name of Hari (Viṣṇu).

Notes:

Title from chapter one colophon (f. 3r).
Written in 10-14 lines per leaf.
84 leaves foliated 1-84, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrībṛhannāradīye 'ṣṭatriṃśodhyāyaḥ 38 subham astu śrīsaṃvat 1891 mīti agahanaśukla 11 // (f. 84r).
Dated saṃvat 1891 mīti agahanaśukla 11 (Friday, December 12, 1834) (f. 84r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red in some parts of the texts.
Single wooden board serves as a partial cover to manuscript. Wood is cracked and there appears to have been white paint or other substance caked on part of the board covering a thin coat of clear varnish or lacquer. Dimensions of board are approximately 17 x 36 cm.
Non-Latin script record.

Cited in:

Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 1140 (UP 2358).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2358

OCLC:

794177647