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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2181 - Ṛṇakṣayastotra
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| Title: |
Puranas. Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa. Selections.
Ṛṇakṣayastotra, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 9 x 22 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
First part of manuscript is a text containing prayers and mantras recited in honor and worship (pūjā) of various Hindu deities
such as the elephant-headed Gaṇeśa and Kṛṣṇa, in order to remove or liberate families and households from debt (ṛṇa).
Second part of manuscript is a text containing prayers and mantras recited in honor of various Hindu goddess such as Bhāratī,
Sarasvātī, Parvātī, and Śāradā, for increasing intelligence or wisdom (prajñā); text gives details of objects held
by the goddesses such as a book, ceremonial grasses, a noose, and other things.
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| Contents: |
(Part 1:) Ṛṇakṣayastotra -- (Part 2:) Prajñāvardhanastotra.
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| Related names: |
Dāḍekara, Kṛṣṇa, scribe.
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| Subject: |
Spiritual intelligence.
Wisdom - Religious aspects.
Puja (Hinduism)
Hindu goddesses.
Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Sarasvatī (Hindu deity)
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Rites and ceremonies - India.
Hindu mantras.
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| Form / Genre: |
Prayers.
Hymns.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
Scribe is Kṛṣṇa Dāḍekara (f. 1v).
Title from title incipit (f. 1r); alternate title of first part Ṛṇaharaṣaḍakṣaracintāmaṇistotra from colophon (f. 1r);
second alternate title of first part Ṛṇamokṣastotra from native wrapping; title of second part Prajñāvardhanastotra from
colophon (f. 1v).
Written in 9 lines per leaf.
1 leaves foliated.
Colophon: [iti śrīma]dbhaviṣyottarapurāṇe ṛṇaharaṣaḍakṣaraciṃtāmaṇistotraṃ saṃpūrṇam śrīṣṭagurubhyonamaḥ
(f. 1r).
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.
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| Indexed / Referenced in: |
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental
Society, 1938), Poleman 1241 and 1565 (UP 2181).
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| Other Titles: |
Puranas. Skandapurāṇa.
Ṛṇaharaṣaḍakṣaracintāmaṇistotra.
Ṛṇamokṣastotra.
Prajñāvardhanastotra.
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2181
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2181
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
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| Vernacular script: |
ऋणक्षयस्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०.
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