Mānasikapūjana, circa 1700-1850; मानसिकपूजन,१७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Devimānasiddhapūjā

Contributor:

Śaṅkarācārya (attributed name)

Date:

1700

Description:

Devotional work on the mental worship (pūjā) of the goddess Devī; rich descriptions of golden palaces and flora.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu goddesses; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (7 leaves) : paper; 11 x 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Attributed to the philosopher Śaṅkarācārya, but likely written by one of his followers.; Title from colophon (f. 7v); alternate title Devimānasiddhapūjā from title page.; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 7 leaves foliated 1-7, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmachaṃkarācāryaviracitaṃ manisikapūjanaṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 7v).; Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; Gaṇeśa mantra in red at the end (f. 7v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts