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  en: Viṣṇusahasranāma is an Adhyāya (sub-chapter) out of a total 168 from the 13th Parva (chapter) of the epic Mahābhārata, that is Anuśāsanaparva. They are a total of 18 Parvas. The Anuśāsanaparva is traditionally divided into 2 sub-parvas Dāna-dharma Parva (containing 152 Adhyāyas) and Bhīṣma-svargārohana Parva (containing the rest of the 16). The title Viṣṇusahasranāma means 1000 names of (supreme Hindu deity) Viṣṇu. In the text a dying Bhīṣma is giving king Yudhiṣṭhira a speech on spiritual philosophy and liberation after succumbing to his death during the Kurukṣetra war. The text is considered particularly important for the Vaiṣṇava school of Hindu philosophy. Viṣṇu is attributed to be paramount in the incarnation of beings and deities. 1000 names of Viṣṇu and similar themes are also present in the Padma, Garuḍa and Skanda Purāṇa texts. This Ms. contains the following speaker introduction titles Vaiśampāyana, Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma Uvāca. In (f.48b–52b) from verse No. 22 there are 12 verses which are not present in the popular edition containing speaker title Yudhiṣṭhira and Śrībhagavāna Uvāca. This Ms. is written in 5 lines per folio. Cover page contains title in red. There are double red vertical margins on each side in the starting folios. Some folios are treated with yellow turmeric powder. The (Pūrṇavirāma) full stop style vertical brackets, speaker titles, significant words & syllables are in red. The Ms. is dated in (f.53A).
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    en: Viṣṇusahasranāma
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    en: Śrīviṣṇusahasranāmastotra
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    en: Language
  value:
    en: Sanskrit
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    en: Devanāgarī
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  value:
    en: Part of the epic Mahābhārata, Mahākāvya, Itihasakāvya, Darśanaśāstra.
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  value:
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    en: 1912 Vikrama Saṃvat, 1777 Śaka Saṃvat (1855 CE)
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    en: 1855 - 1855
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  value:
    en: Vyāsa
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    en: Ms. Coll. 390Item 2197
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    en: विष्णुसहस्रनाम; श्रीविष्णुर्दिव्यसहस्रनामस्तोत्र
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