Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Śaṅkarācārya attributed name.

Carpaṭa pañjarikāstotra, circa 1650-1800.

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 23 cm.

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

8th-century Indian philosopher and commentator, primarily known for his works in Sanskrit, who belonged to the Advaita Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. The text is attributed to Śaṅkarācārya (f. 2r).

Manuscript is used for private or public recitation or prayer in praise of the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa. Text thought to contain a synthesis or essence of the Vedanta philosophy of Śaṅkara.

Hinduism - Prayers and devotions.

Devotional literature, Sanskrit.

Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.

Puja (Hinduism)

Krishna (Hindu deity)

Hindu philosophy.

Poems.

Prayers.

Hymns.

Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 17th century.

Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.

Manuscripts - India - 17th century.

Manuscripts - India - 18th century.

Title from colophon (f. 2r); alternate title Bhaja govinda found throughout text in verse.

Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.

2 leaves foliated [1-2], lower right verso.

Colophon: iti śrīśaṃkarācāryaviracitacarpaṭamaṃjarikāstotraṃ saṃpūrṇam // (f. 2r).

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.

Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 1773 (UP 418).

Bhaja govinda.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 418

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 418

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

चर्पटमञ्जरिकास्तोत्र, १६५०-१८००.