Gaṇapatistotra
ms_coll_390item_2528 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This is a Hindu stotra text attributed to lord Gaṇeśa or Gaṇapati, who is widely worshiped as the remover of obstacles and the god of wisdom and new beginnings. The text describes in 8 slokas so the text has another name Gaṇapati-aṣṭakastotra. Lord Gaṇeśa who is the one and only , the one who praise him get release from death and birth cycle, any type of dieases, the one who praise for knowledge could get the eternal knowledge (kaivlya), If anyone recite this stotra at Gaṇeśa aṣṭamī could get whatever they want. Text ends with a dhyāna, a meditation or reflection upon the deity. Title from title page; alternate title Mahāgaṇapatyāṣṭakastotra from colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 7–8 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1–2, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: 'iti śrīmahāgaṇapatyaṣṭakastotraṃ saṃpū[r]ṇaṃ' // (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins
Digital Facsimile Viewer
Loading Mirador Viewer
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Gaṇapatistotra |
| Alternative Titles | Mahāgaṇapatyāṣṭakastotra |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_2528 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Devotional literature for Hindu deity Gaṇeśa. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |