Dakṣiṇāmūrtistotrārthapratipāda, circa 1650-1799; दक्षिणामूर्तिस्तोत्रार्थप्रतिपाद,१६५०-१७९९
Name:
Sureśvarācārya; Rāmatīrtha
Timespan:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1650
Description:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise and commentary on a traditional work of praise (stotra) attributed to the Advaita Vedānta philosopher Śaṅkarācārya called the Dakṣiṇāmūrtistotra, dedicated to a form of the Hindu deity Śiva called Dakṣiṇāmūrti. The manuscript also contains a super-commentary called the Mānasollāsavṛttānta by Rāmatīrtha running parallel, above and below the root text.
Title from colophon (f. 41r); title of super-commentary Mānasollāsavṛttānta from commentary colophon (f. 41r).; Written in 14-21 lines per leaf.; 41 leaves foliated 1-41, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīdakṣiṇāmūrttistotrārthapratipādakamānasollāse daśāmovṛttāṃtaḥ (f. 41r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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