Details

Other Title:

Bhajagovindastotra

Subjects:

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

Form/Genre:

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

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Biography/History:

Attributed to Śaṅkarācārya, but likely written by one of his followers.

Summary:

Small manuscript for private or public use, recitation, and prayer; a hymn in honor of the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa in the form of Govinda.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 3r); alternate title Bhajagovindastotra supplied by cataloger.
Written in 7 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, lower right verso
Colophon: iti śrīmacchaṃkarācāryaviracitaṃ govinṃdastotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // ṣrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // (f. 3r).
Scribe is Vireśvara Citala (f. 3r).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers and phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked by triple red line.

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 1769 (UP 2510).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2510.

Contributor:

Citala, Vireśvara, scribe.

OCLC:

968927336