Text dedicated to the veneration of the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa, especially in his manifestation as a playful cow herder who cavorts with the cow-herder girls (gopīs). Describes a maṇḍala or mystic diagram featuring Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, exploring various names and mantras associated with the god; opens with a praise of the deities Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa instead of the deity Gaṇeśa, the lord of beginnings, who more typically opens Sanskrit manuscripts.
Title from colophon (f. 9r); alternate title Jugalasahasranāma from title page (f 1r).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1-9, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīnāradīyapurāṇe yugalakiśorasahasrastotraṃ saṃpūrṇam śubhamastu samāptam saṃ[v]at 1872 śrīrādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇarādhākṛṣṇa // jeṃklīṃrāsarasavilāsinau śrīrādhākṛṣṇau svāhāśti yugalamaṃtra (f. 9r).; Dated saṃvat 1872 (1815) (f. 9r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases 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
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