Gurugītā, circa 1700-1850; गुरुगीता,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Small manuscript for private or public recitation or prayer, dedicated the veneration of one's spiritual guide or guru considered, in this context, a manifestation of the Hindu deity Śiva on earth. Presented as a dialogue between the deity Śiva (in the form of Īśvara) and the goddess Pārvatī.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Gurus; Śaivism; Siva (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Hymns; Dialogues; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 12 x 16 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 10r).; Written in 11-15 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: śrīskaṃdapurāṇuttarakhaṃḍe īśvarapārvatīsaṃvāde gurugītāsamāptam astu rāmārpaṇam astu // (f. 10r-10v).; Mistakes crossed or blacked out.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts