Rudranāmāvalī, circa 1700-1850; रुद्रनामावली,१७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Rudramantravibhāgavidhi

Name:

Bhaṭṭa Purāṇīka, Bālakṛṣṇa (Son of Nārāyaṇa)

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a section of the Śivarayasya, a purāṇic-style, Tantric work. Text highlights the veneration of Śiva and especially his Vedic manifestation of Rudra, the Howler, through the employment of Vedic mantras. There is a post-colophon addition to the text (f. 10r-10v), also part of the Śivarayasya and dedicated to Rudra.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Rudra (Hindu deity); Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Śaivism; Hinduism -- Prayers and devotions; Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Tantrism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; Devotional literature; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 10 x 22 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margins; alternate title Rudramantravibhāgavidhi from colophon (f. 10r).; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śivarahasyoktarudramaṃtravibhāgavidhisamāptaḥ // (f. 10r).; Scribe is Bālakṛṣṇa Bhaṭṭa Purāṇīka, son of Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa Purāṇīka (f. 10r).; Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; numerous corrections and additions in margins; accents to aid recitation in red.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2014

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts