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Dvādaśastotra, circa 1700-1850

Also known as द्वादशस्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०

by Madhva & Balirāmamula

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Sanskrit
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Manuscript is employed for study or recitation and contains references to and praise of the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa as well as other avatāras or manifestations of the god Viṣṇu and discusses their various exploits, such as the defeat of demons. Reciting the hymns (stotras) is said to remove one's accumulated sins. Manuscript is divided into twelve different short hymns dedicated to different forms of Viṣṇu.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession.

  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Demonology”. Retained metadata contains “demons” in the description and “Demonology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Demonology”· via Colenda Digital Repository — University of Pennsylvania Libraries
    • “demons”· in description
    • “Demonology”· in subject

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University of Pennsylvania digitized manuscript

1 item (18 leaves) : paper ; 9 x 18 cm; 18 leaves foliated 1-18, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmadānaṃdatīrthabhagavatyādācāryaviracite [//] śrīma[d]dvādaśastotre dvādaśodhyāyaḥ // 12 // idaṃ pustakaṃ rudraṃ bhaṭasūtena balirāmamulena likhItaṃ svārthaṃ paropakārārthaṃ // tat sat kṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // (f. 18r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Mistakes blacked out.; Referred to as Ānandatīrtha, one of his other names, in the colophon of manuscript (f. 17v); well known Vedanta philosopher and Sanskrit commentator.; Scribe is Balirāmamula son of Rudraṃ Bhaṭa (f. 18r).; Some folios are on blue, European stock of paper with an undetermined watermark.; Title from colophon (f. 17v-18r).; Written in 7 lines per leaf.

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  • ark:/81431/p3q52fc5q

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Cataloging notes

  • Colenda collection: Collection of Indic Manuscripts
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9959356223503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 385
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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