1700–1850

Jānakīkavaca

ms_coll_390item_2658 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Devotional Literature Hindu Rituals.
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2658
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

The manuscript is Jānakīkavaca. It's a stotra dedicated to goddess Sītā recited by devotees for protection like an amulet. Title is taken from colophon (f. 3a) alternate title is Sītākavaca taken from incipit. The manuscript is written in 9 lines per leaf. 3 leaves are foliated 1–2, [3], upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Jānakīkavaca
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2658
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Devotional Literature, Hindu Rituals.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Devotional Literature Hindu Rituals.