Details

Subjects:

Forgiveness of sin.
Hinduism.
Śaivism.
Siva (Hindu deity).
Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Puja (Hinduism).
Forgiveness of sin -- Hinduism.

Form/Genre:

Prayers (documents)
Hymns (documents)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Small manuscript for private or public use, recitation, and prayer in honor of the Hindu deity Śiva. Text employed to ask forgiveness for sins and transgressions (aparādha). Lacks a colophon, although text appears to be complete (ends simply with the blessing "śrī").

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1r)
Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Formerly housed with Ms. Coll. 390: Items 453, 454, 455, and 457.
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 1830 (UP 456).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 456

OCLC:

810266325