Small manuscript for private or public use, recitation, and prayer in honor of the Hindu deity Śiva. Text employed to ask forgiveness for sins and transgressions (aparādha).
Attributed to Śaṅkarācārya, but more likely written by one of his followers.; Title from colophon (f. 4r); alternate title Aparādhastotra from title page (f. 5v).; Scribe is Bhāskarabhaṭṭa Dāḍekara (f. 4r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.; Dated śaka 1720 (1798) (f. 4r).; Colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīmacchaṃkarācāryaviracitāṃ śivāparādhastotraṃ saṃpūrṇam // (f. 4r).; Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers, characters, and words highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2474
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