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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2460 - Śītalāṣṭakastotra
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| Title: |
Puranas. Skandapurāṇa. Selections.
Śītalāṣṭakastotra, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 16 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Small manuscript for private use, recitation, and prayer, dedicated to praising the goddess of smallpox Śītalā (the cooling
one). Contains 16 verses of text.
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| Provenance: |
Formerly owned by Janārdanapanta Bhatu Gāḍagila (f. 2v); possibly the same as Janārdana Koṇḍadeva Gāḍagila, former
owner of more than 20 other manuscripts in Ms. Coll. 390, University of Pennsylvania.
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| Related names: |
Gāḍagila, Janārdanapanta Bhatu, former owner.
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| Subject: |
Hindu goddesses.
Smallpox - Religious aspects.
Diseases - Religious aspects.
Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
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| Form / Genre: |
Poems.
Prayers.
Hymns.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 11-13 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left verso.
Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe skaṃdeśvarasaṃvāde śītalāṣṭakastotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // janārdanapaṃtabhatugāḍagilasyedaṃ
pustakaṃ (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked or crossed out; paper treat with yellow pigment.
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 1588 (UP 2460).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2460
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2460
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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: |
शीतलाष्टकस्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०.
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