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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 591 - Rāmagāyatrī
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Indic Manuscripts Collection: Ms. Coll. 390, Item 591 - Rāmagāyatrī
Permanent Link: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/9959998843503681
Title:
Rāmagāyatrī, circa 1700-1850.
Physical description:
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 21 cm.
Summary:
Manuscript used for private recitation or prayer and contains a series of mantras and hymns, especially the Gāyatrī mantra (originally a Vedic hymn), in praise of the Hindu deity Rāma identified in the text as the son of Daśaratha. Also identifies the Vedic goddess Gāyatrī with the Tantric, feminine power known as Śakti.
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 2r).
Written in 9 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, middle left and middle right verso.
Colophon: iti rāmagāyatrīṃ sandhyāyāṃ yathā śaktijapet // (f. 2r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Cite as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 591
Contained in:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 591
Manuscript location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
Vernacular script:
रामगायत्री, १७००-१८५०.
 
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