1788 Śaka Saṃvat (1866 CE)

Gaṇeśāvatāravarṇana

ms_coll_390item_2208 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Purāṇic Literature Hindu Legends

Repository University of Pennsylvania

Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2208

Language Sanskrit

Date 1788 Śaka Saṃvat (1866 CE)

About this Manuscript

Gaṇeśāvatāravarṇana is a part of a larger work the 24th adhyāya of the Skandapurāṇa. The purāṇic text is listed among the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. The text is presented as a dialogue between the deity Śiva and Skanda. It describes the various avatāras (manifestations) of the Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. This Ms. is written in 8–12 lines per folio. Cover and back page are blank. Title present in colophon (f. 86b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title	Gaṇeśāvatāravarṇana
Repository	University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number	ms_coll_390item_2208
Collection	Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Devanāgarī
Subject Classification	Purāṇic Literature, Hindu Legends, Devotional literature for Hindu deity Gaṇeśa.
Date	1788 Śaka Saṃvat (1866 CE)
Place of Origin	United States of America
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available