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Ādityahṛdayastotra

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Ādityahṛdayastotra is a devotional text in praise of the sun deity Āditya also called Sūrya. It is part of the Bhaviṣyauttarapurāṇa. The text is presented as a dialogue conversation between Arjuna and Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa. There is a famous work with the same name part of the Yuddhakaṇḍa of Rāmāyaṇa also in praise of deity Āditya. This text should not be confused with that one. The text is serialised using numerals. This Ms. is written in 5–8 lines per folio. Cover and back page contain title along with double red vertical margins and horizontal margins rounding off creating a frame. Title also present in colophon (f. 23b). There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. The double Pūrna Virāma (full stop) style vertical brackets are in red. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words are rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. The Ms. is dated in (f.24a).

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