Śītalāstotra, 1857; शीतलास्तोत्र,१८५७

Contributor:

Sahastrabudhi (former owner)

Date:

1857

Description:

Small manuscript for private use, recitation, and prayers dedicated to the worship (pūjā) of the Hindu goddess of smallpox and diseases Śītalā, who is described as riding atop a donkey. Text relates a mythic encounter between the goddess and the deity Śiva and his praise (stotra) of her. Narrated by the deity Skanda.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sahastrabudhi.

Subject:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu hymns, Sanskrit; Diseases -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Hindu goddesses; Smallpox -- Religious aspects; Siva (Hindu deity); Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (3 leaves) : paper; 12 x 15 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 3v).; Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left verso.; Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe vasīṣṭaprārtikasaṃvāde śītalāstotraṃ saṃpurṇaṃ śubhaṃ vatu // mīvaiśākhaśukla 15 śake 1779 saṃvat 1914 śuklanāma idaṃ pustakaṃ sahastrabudhyupanāmakasya (f. 3v).; Dated vaiśākhaśukla 15 śaka 1779 and saṃvat 1914 (Saturday, 9 May 1857) (f. 3v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts