Ādityahṛdayastotra, circa 1700-1850; आदित्यहृदयस्तोत्र,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Collection of hymns, mantras, and praises to the Sun god (Āditya also called Sūrya) used for private or public recitation, meditation, and prayer. presented as a conversation between the legendary prince Arjuna and the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa. Opening mantra of praise is dedicated to the Vedic god Mirtra rather than to the elephant-headed, Hindu deity Gaṇeśa.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sun worship; Sūrya (Hindu deity); Mitra (Hindu deity); Hindu hymns, Sanskrit; Hinduism -- Prayers and devotions; Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Arjuna (Hindu mythological character); Krishna (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Poems; Prayers; Hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; Devotional literature; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (18 leaves) : paper; 11 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title colophon (f. 18r).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 18 leaves foliated 1-17, [18], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrībhaviṣyottarapurāṇe śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde ādityahṛdayastotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 18r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2458

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts