Mahimnaḥstava, 1807.
महिम्नःस्तव

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Puṣpadanta, active 10th century.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Śaivism.

Śiva (Hindu deity).

Śiva (Hindu deity).

Devotional literature, Sanskrit.

Hinduism--Prayers and devotions.

Genre:

poems

prayers (compositions)

hymns

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Prayers.

Devotional literature.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly part of the royal library in Kathmandu (Kantipur), Nepal, possibly commissioned by king Bhimsen Thapa (reigned 1806-1837).

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 11 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 478

Other Title:

Mahimnaḥstotra.

Place of Publication:

1807.

१८०७.

Language Note:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

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; contains a vivid description of Śiva as the one who haunts cremation grounds along with his demon followers among other descriptions.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 10r); alternative title Mahimnaḥstotra provided by cataloger.

Written in 5-6 lines per leaf.

10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.

Colophon: iti śrīpuṣpadantagaṃdharvarājaviracitaṃ mahimnastavaḥ samāptaḥ // śrīrastu śubhaṃ bhavatu samvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukre likhitam idam pustakaṃ viśveśvareṇa nepāladeśe kāṃtipurarājasthāne // (f. 10r).

Dated saṃvat 1864 āṣāḍasudi 13 śukra (Saturday, July 18, 1807) (f. 10r).

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 triple black lines. Some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder.

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 1702 (UP 478).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 478

OCLC:

844236623