Details

Subjects:

Krishna (Hindu deity) -- Poetry.
Krishna (Hindu deity).
Radha (Hindu deity) -- Poetry.
Radha (Hindu deity).
Avatars (Religion).
Love poetry, Indic.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Vaishnavism.

Form/Genre:

Poetry.
Poems.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript used for recitation and contemplation and is a poetic exploration of the amorous relationship between the Hindu deities Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā. Kṛṣṇa is presented not as an avatar of Viṣṇu, but as the essence of the universe itself. First literary work to fully develop the figure of Rādhā, the cow herdess, and her relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Poem is often approached as a devotional text by modern Vaiṣṇavas.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 9v).
Written in 15-20 lines per leaf.
9 leaves foliated 1-9, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīgItagoviṃde jayadevakṛtau pītāṃbaro nāṃadvādaśaḥ sargaḥ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // śubham astu // (f. 9v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double black line on some folios.

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 1637 (UP 536).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 536

OCLC:

851098116