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Śivasahasranāman, circa 1700-1850. = शिवसहस्रनामन्, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (13 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 20 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2187
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Standardized Title:
Puranas. Śivapurāṇa. Selections.
Subjects:
Śaivism.
Siva (Hindu deity).
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Puja (Hinduism).
Hindu mantras.
Form/Genre:
Poems.
Prayers.
Hymns.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Small manuscript used in private or public recitation and prayer focusing on the praise and worship of the Hindu deity Śiva, presenting one thousand of the god's names, such as Maheśvara, Vāmadeva, Skandaguru, Trilocana, among others. Employs some well-known mantras, such as "om̐ namaḥ śivāya."
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 13v).
Written in 6-9 lines per leaf.
leaves foliated [1], 2-13, lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīśivapurāṇe śivasahasranāmanirūpaṇaṃ nāmasaptatinamodhyāyaḥ // (f. 13v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; two sets of horizontal red lines across top or bottom across each folio.
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 1485 (UP 2187).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2187
OCLC:
800404756