Gaṇeśārthavaśīrṣa, 1865; गणेशार्थवशीर्ष, १८६५

Date:

1865

Description:

Collection of protective rites, mantras, and praises associated with the name Gaṇapati; manuscript identifies as a Upaniṣad (f. 4v) though likely written in the late medieval period; dedicated to the Hindu deity Gaṇeśa.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity); Hindu mantras

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); prayers (compositions); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (5 leaves) : paper; 17 x 11 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 5r); alternate title Gaṇapati arthavaśīrṣa from title pages (f. 1r, 5v).; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.; Colophon: ity upaniṣat // vakratuṃḍāparṇamastu // iti gaṇeśārthavaśīrṣasamāptaḥ // cha śake 1786 saṃvat // 1921 mitīmāghaśukladvitīyātadine pustakam saṁāptam // śrīhanumaṃtāparṇamastu // śrīkāśīviśveśvarāparṇamastu // lakṣumaṇ // cha // (f. 5r).; Dated śake 1786, saṃvat 1921 mitīmāghaśukladvitīyātadine (Saturday, January 28, 1865) (f. 5r).; Mistakes blocked out with black; some marginal additions and corrections; decorative floral borders on front and back covers with characters la, kṣu, ma, ṇ (f. 1r) and rā, ma, caṃ, dra (f. 5v), in corners (clockwise); on bluish paper.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgari)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 14

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts