Details

Other Title:

Mahimnaḥstotra.

Subjects:

Śaivism.
Siva (Hindu deity).
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Hinduism -- Prayers and devotions.

Form/Genre:

Poems.
Prayers.
Hymns.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Devotional literature.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

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.

Notes:

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.
Colophon: iti śrīpuṣpadantagaṃdharvarājaviracitaṃ mahimnastavaḥ samāptaḥ // śrīrastu śubhaṃ bhavatu samvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukre likhitam idam pustakaṃ viśveśvareṇa nepāladeśe kāṃtipurarājasthāne // (f. 10r).
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.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly part of the royal library in Kathmandu (Kantipur), Nepal, possibly commissioned by king Bhimsen Thapa (reigned 1806-1837).

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 1702 (UP 478).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 478

OCLC:

844236623