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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2484 - Gaṇapatistotra
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| Title: |
Gaṇapatistotra, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 10 x 18 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Proclaims the benefits of reciting this stotra dedicated to the elephant-headed Hindu deity Gaṇeśa and various names associated
with him. Merits of worship (pūjā) of Gaṇeśa also discussed. Presented as a dialogue between Nārada and Nandikeśvara.
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| Subject: |
Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)
Nārada (Hindu mythology)
Siva (Hindu deity)
Puja (Hinduism)
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| Form / Genre: |
Hymns (documents)
Dialogues.
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. 1v).
Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.
1 leaf
Colophon: iti nāradanaṃdikeśvarasaṃvāde gaṇapatistotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ (f. 1v).
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 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 1844 (UP 2484).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2484.
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2484
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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: |
गणपतिस्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०.
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