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Hanumatsahasranāma manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Hanumatsahasranāma

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The manuscript contains the Hanumatsahasranāma which is a stotra containing thousand names of the deity Hanumān as the title suggests. It is based on the epic Rāmāyaṇa. T...

Hanumānekamukhīstotra manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Hanumānekamukhīstotra

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Hanumānekamukhīstotra is a text dedicated to deity Hanumān. It consists of verses which are recited for protection like an amulet as per belief, just like how a Kavaca (a...

Hanumānbāhukavaca manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Hanumānbāhukavaca

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The manuscript contains Hanumānbāhukavaca by Goswami Tulsidas. It consists of verses which are recited for protection like an amulet as per belief, just like how a Kavaca...

Hanumānaṣṭaka manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Hanumānaṣṭaka

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The manuscript contains Hanumadāṣṭakastotra. It consists of eight verses, so it is called an āṣṭaka. The text poetically presents the glory and power of deity Hanumān in...

Hanumadāṣṭakastotra manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Hanumadāṣṭakastotra

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The manuscript contains Hanumadāṣṭakastotra. It consists of eight verses, so it is called an āṣṭaka. The text poetically presents the glory and power of deity Hanumān in...

Halaṣaṣṭhivratakathā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Halaṣaṣṭhivratakathā

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The manuscript consists of Halaṣaṣṭhikathā. This vrata (observance) is dedicated to Śiva and Pārvatī. The kathā (story) of the vrata explains that it should be performed...

Guruparāmarśa manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Guruparāmarśa

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It is a treatise on Indian system of logic used for contemplation and study taken from the Nyāya school of philosophy, particularly focusing on the topic of inference (an...

Gurulakṣaṇa manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Gurulakṣaṇa

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The manuscript consists of various chakra tables related to astrology and their explanations. Folio (1a) contains topics about the Guru (teacher), the characteristics of...

Gurukavaca manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Gurukavaca

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The manuscript contains Gurukavaca taken from Āgamasāra. The text is a prayer for guru to protect his divotee. Title is taken from the colophon. Catalogued by Poleman as...