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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2483 - Śaṅkarācārya attributed name - Ajapāstotra
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| Author: |
Śaṅkarācārya attributed name.
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| Title: |
Ajapāstotra, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (3 leaves) : paper ; 7 x 12 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Tantric work attributed to the Vedanta philosopher Śaṅkarācārya containing specialized mantras dedicated to the deities
Śiva and Śakti (feminine power, energy).
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| Subject: |
Śaivism.
Shaktism.
Siva (Hindu deity)
Vedanta.
Tantrism.
Hindu mantras.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Hindu hymns.
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| Form / Genre: |
Hymns (documents)
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. 3v).
Written in 6-7 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīmacchaṃ[ka]rācāryaviracitaṃ ajapāstotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 3v).
Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; verse divisions and colophon in red;
vertical margins marked with quadruple line in red and black line.
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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 1749 (UP 2483).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2483.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2483
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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: |
अजपास्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०.
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