Devīsūktavarṇa, circa 1700-1850; देवीसूक्तवर्ण,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Tantric hymn dedicated to the great goddess Devī, which is a section of both the Ghaṭatantra and the Devīmāhātmya as presented in the Rudrayāmalatantra. Manuscript was folded into three sections to make it easy to carry for uses including recitation and rituals.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Hymns (documents); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 12 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 4v).; Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīrudrayāmale ghaṭataṃtre devīmahātmye saptaśatikāyāṃ devīsuktavarṇanaṃ nāmatrayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ // (f. 4v).; 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