Gaṅgāsahasranāman, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Text listing 1,000 names of the river Ganges (Gaṅgā). Presented as a discourse of the legendary sage Agastya.

Timespan:

Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)

Date:

1700

Identifier:

9954145673503681; (OCoLC)ocn773696399; (OCoLC)773696399; (PU)5414567-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hinduism -- Prayers and devotions.; Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.; Hindu mythology.; Hymns.; Devotional literature.; Prayers.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.; Manuscripts.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (46 leaves) : paper; 9 x 15 cm

Personal Name:

Gangā

Notes:

Non-Latin script record.; 46 leaves foliated 1-42, 44-46, [47], upper left and lower right verso.; Title from title page (f. 47v).; 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 red line.; Written in 5-6 lines per leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.