Śarabhakavacastotra, 1824; शरभकवचस्तोत्र, १८२४

Alternate Title:

Śarabhadigbandhana

Date:

1824

Description:

Devotional work praising the god Śiva in his manifestation as the Śarabha beast (well known in Hindu mythology), containing protective mantras (kavaca) employed in rites and prayers.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Tantrism; Śaivism; Hindu mantras; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); prayers (compositions); watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 12 x 19 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1r); alternate title Śarabhadigbandhana from colophon (f. 4r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śarabhadigbaṃdhanasamāptaḥ // (f. 4r).; Dated saṃvat 1881 and śaka 1746 (1824).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Watermarks with the name J. Rump.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1972

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts