Manuscript for private use, meditation, and ritual forming a protective, symbolic armor for the benefit of a Hindu devotee and for humankind in general, especially for followers of the deity Śiva. The protective armor is laid symbolically on various parts of the body and functions as a kind of amulet keeping away maladies and other ills and brings prosperity. Text is attributed to the legendary sage Ṛṣabha, the narrator.
Title from title page (f. 1r); alternate title Śivavarmakathana from colophon (f. 11r).; Written in 6 lines per leaf.; 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe brahmottarakhaṃḍe śivavarmakathanaṃ nāmadvādaśodhyāyaḥ śrīviśverārpaṇam astu (f. 11r).; 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.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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