Sarasvatīstotra, circa 1700-1850; सरस्वतीस्तोत्र,१७००-१८५०

Contributor:

Āśvalāyana (attributed name)

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript used for private or public recitation and prayer in praise of the river Sarasvatī personified by the Hindu goddess of the same name. Includes some Vedic verses and is accented in red for recitation. The work is attributed to and presented in the voice of the ancient sage Aśvalāyana.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu hymns, Sanskrit; Sarasvatī (Hindu deity); Rivers -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (8 leaves) : paper; 12 x 14 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 8v).; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 8 leaves foliated 1-8, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ity āśvalāyanaproktaṃ sarasvatiḥ stotraṃ saṃpū[r]ṇaṃ (f. 8v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in purple ink.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts