Details

Standardized Title:

Puranas. Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa. Selections.

Subjects:

Krishna (Hindu deity).
Arjuna (Hindu mythological character).
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Sūrya (Hindu deity).

Form/Genre:

Dialogues.
Prayers (documents)
Watermarks.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Work dedicated to praising the deity Āditya, the sun (also called Sūrya), possibly as a form of Viṣṇu. Presented as a conversation or dialogue between the deity Kṛṣṇa and the Hindu prince Arjuna.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 23v).
Written in 5-8 lines per leaf.
25 leaves foliated 1-25, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrībhaviṣṇestarapurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde // ādityakṛdayastotrasaṃpūrṇa // śrīsavitāsūryanārāyaṇārpaṇam astū // (f. 23v).
Dated śaka 1675 (1753) (f. 24r); manuscript's pristine condition suggests that its date is more recent than the mid-18th century. It is more likely from the 19th century, especially given the watermark, uncommon in earlier paper works.
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 double red line.
Watermark of the initials G.B. surrounded by a simple organic, floral design.

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 1232 (UP 2446).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2446.

OCLC:

968227265