Śītalāṣṭakastotra, circa 1700-1850; शीतलाष्टकस्तोत्र,१७००-१८५०
Contributor:
Sāṭhe, Moreśvara (scribe)
Date:
1700
Description:
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.
Scribe is Moreśvara Sāṭhe (f. 1v).; Title from colophon (f. 1v).; Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 1 leaf foliated 1, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe śītalāṣṭakaṃ stotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // cha // śrīśītalādevyainamana idaṃ pustakaṃ moreśvarasāṭhe ity upanāmakena // (f. 1v).; Mistakes blacked out; verse numbers highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 406
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