Details

Standardized Title:

Mahimnaḥstava

Other Title:

Mahimnastotra

Subjects:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
Siva (Hindu deity).

Form/Genre:

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

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Biography/History:

Text is attributed to and written in the voice of the author Puṣpadanta

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.

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1r); alternate title Mahimnastotra supplied by cataloger.
Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.
9 leaves foliated 1-9, lower left and lower right verso.
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.

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 1704 (UP 2479).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2479.

OCLC:

968132581