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Mukundāṣṭaka, circa 1700-1850. = मुकुन्दाष्टक, १७००-१८५०.

Author/Creator:
Śaṅkarācārya, attributed name.
Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 9 x 14 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2444
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Subjects:
Krishna (Hindu deity).
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Worship (Hinduism).
Form/Genre:
Prayers (documents)
Poems.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Biography/History:
Attributed to Śaṅkarācārya, but more likely written by one of his followers.
Summary:
Text of praise for the deity Kṛṣṇa, containing descriptive characteristics of the god (including flute, music, playfulness, and herding cows).
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 8 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: itī śrīmatparimashaṃ saparivrājakācāryaśrīmacchaṃkarācāryaviracitaṃ mukuṃdāṣṭakaṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // śrīkṣetrapālārpaṇam astu // śrīśiva // (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double 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 1809 (UP 2444).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2444.
OCLC:
968129036