Mahistotravivṛtti, circa 1700-1850; महिस्तोत्रविवृत्ति,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṃkaranārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa

Date:

1700

Description:

Commentary on a devotional work dedicated to the deity Śiva, possibly the Mahimnāstotra of Śaṃkarācārya, a proponent of Advaita Vedānta philosophy.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śaṅkarācārya. Mahimnāstotra; Siva (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu hymns, Sanskrit; Advaita; Vedanta; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Hymns (documents); Commentaries; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (35 leaves) : paper; 11 x 26 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Attributed to Śaṃkaranāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa (f. 90v), but likely intended as Śaṃkaranārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa.; Title from colophon (f. 90v).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 35 leaves foliated 7-17, 29, 31-35, 37, 52-53, 72-77, 80-88, 90, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīśaṃkaranāmaṇabhaṭṭakṛto puṣpadaṃtakṛtamahistotravivṛtaḥ saṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 90v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double black line; significant words and phrases highlighted in red in part of manuscript.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts