Mallārikavacastotra, circa 1700-1850; मल्लारिकवचस्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Subsection of the Mallārimāhātma from the Kṣetrakhaṇḍa of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, praising the Hindu deity Śiva, especially in his terrible manifestation of Mārtaṇḍa Bhairava after his defeat of the demon Malla. Śiva takes the name of Mallāri or Enemy of Malla. Various kinds of gifts from Śiva are bestowed on his devotees are described, especially the birth of sons, as well as the prescription of Hindu mantras and other kinds of worship (pūjā) and praises the pilgrimage site associated with the location of the mythological account. Presented as a conversation between the deities Śiva and Pārvatī.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Bhairava (Hindu deity); Hindu mantras; Puja (Hinduism); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India; Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages; Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); poems; prayers (compositions); hymns; dialogues; 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 colophon (f. 4r).; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇe kṣetrakhaṃḍe mallārimāhātme mallārikavacastotra saṃpūrṇaṃ śrīmārttaṃḍabhairavārpaṇam astu cha cha (f. 4r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2214

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts