Vedasāraśivasahasranāma, circa 1700-1850; वेदसारशिवसहस्रनाम,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Praise (stotra) of the Hindu deity Śiva and a thousand of his different names. Presented as a dialogue between the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa, the legendary sage Mārkaṇḍeya, the legendary author Vyāsa, and others. Text attributed to the Padmapurāṇa though no section, chapter, or verse is mentioned; it is employed in various celebrations and festivals honoring Śiva.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Siva (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Krishna (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Dialogues; Prayers; Hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (20 leaves) : paper; 11 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 8 lines per leaf.; 20 leaves foliated 1-20, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrī pādme ma[hā]purāṇe paṃcapañcāśatsahastikāyāṃsaṃhitāyāṃ uttarabhāge bilvakeśvare śrīkṛṣṇamārkaṃḍeyavyāsādisaṃvāde vedasārasahasranāma ekonanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ śrībhavānīharihareśvarārpaṇam astu śake bāṇādrivītīṃdumitebhād[ra]sitedale keśavasya tithau bhūmijanur vāre samāpitam likhitvā pāṇḍuraṅgeṇa bhīmāya pratipāditam śivanāmasahasraṃyattena tuṣyatuśaṅkaraḥ // bhīmasyaivadhruvam (f. 20r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and extensive additions and notes in margins by a second scribal hand; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Well used manuscript with residual hand oils from turning folios, especially on right side.; Likely written in Maharashtra, as the regional deity Pāṇḍuraṅga (a form of Kṛṣṇa) is named in the colophon (f. 20r).; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts