Śītalāṣṭakastotra,; circa 1700-1850.

Title:

Śītalāṣṭakastotra, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Manuscript used in private or public recitation and prayer in praise of the Hindu goddess Śītalā, the matron-deity presiding over smallpox. Reciting the text offers relief for fever, sick children, and other kinds of afflictions.

Format:

1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 10 x 25 cm.

Identifier:

(OCoLC)ocn807974935; (OCoLC)807974935; (PU)5814045-penndb-Voyager

Language:

In Sanskrit; (Devanāgarī)

Subject:

Hindu goddesses.; Śītalā (Hindu deity); Vratas.; Rites and ceremonies -- India.; Smallpox -- Religious aspects.; Diseases -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.; Hymns.; Prayers.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; 18th century.; 19th century.; Manuscripts; India

Type:

Manuscript

Personal Name:

Sāṭhe, Moreśvara,

Call Number:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts