1700–1850

Gaṇapatistotra

ms_coll_390item_2528 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Devotional literature for Hindu deity Gaṇeśa.
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2528
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

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

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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

Subjects & Keywords

Devotional literature for Hindu deity Gaṇeśa.