Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Puranas. Padmapurāṇa. Selections.

Kathitaṃ tava gāṅgeyaḥ, circa 1700-1850.

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 22 cm.

Opening of text appears to be introducing themes related to the legendary king and Hindu deity Rāma, especially the pronouncement of names of Rāma (rāmanāmamantra); from a section of the Padmapurāṇa called the Nāradabhīṣmasaṃvāda. Most of the manuscript consists of three to four rows of mantras and all appear to be addressed primarily to Rāma such as the first one: om̐ śrīrāmāya namaḥ. Text is presented as a conversation between the legendary sage Nārada and the legendary king Bhīṣma.

Title from incipit (f. 1r).

Written in 9-14 lines per leaf.

2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.

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.

Non-Latin script record.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2533

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2533

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390

कथितं तव गाङ्गेयः, १७००-१८५०.