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Viṣṇupaṅjarastotra, circa 1700-1850.
विष्णुपञ्जर

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2488
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 15 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2488
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Mystical hymn of praise to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu that evokes a protective circle or diagram (cakrī) around the reciter of the various mantras in the text. Especially evokes military imagery (battle, swords, spears, and other similar examples), which serve as symbolically protective armor over the body of the devotee engaged in recitation and worship.
Notes:
  • Title from colophon (f. 2r).
  • Written in 7 lines per leaf.
  • 2 leaves foliated 1-2.
  • Colophon: iti padmapurāṇe viṣṇupaṃjarastotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu // śrīrastu (f. 2).
  • Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections; some red highlights throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.
  • Non-Latin script record.
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 1115 (UP 2488).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2488
OCLC:
794412733

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