1717 Śāka Saṃvat (1795 CE)

Ādityahṛdayastotra

ms_coll_390item_2465 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Devotional literature for Sun deity Āditya Conversation between Arjuna and Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa from the epic Mahābhārata
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2465
Language Sanskrit
Date 1717 Śāka Saṃvat (1795 CE)

About this Manuscript

Ādityahṛdayastotra is a devotional text in praise of the sun deity Āditya also called Sūrya. It is part of the Bhaviṣyauttarapurāṇa. The text is presented as a dialogue conversation between Arjuna and Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa. There is a famous work with the same name part of the Yuddhakaṇḍa of Rāmāyaṇa also in praise of deity Āditya. This text should not be confused with that one. The text is serialised using numerals. This Ms. is written in 10–11 lines per folio. Cover and back page contain title. Title also present in colophon (f. 14a). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words are rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. The Ms. is dated in (f. 14a) along with the scribe Dāḍekara Bhāskarabhaṭṭa.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Ādityahṛdayastotra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2465
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Devotional literature for Sun deity Āditya, Conversation between Arjuna and Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa from the epic Mahābhārata, Purāṇic Literature.
Date 1717 Śāka Saṃvat (1795 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Devotional literature for Sun deity Āditya Conversation between Arjuna and Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa from the epic Mahābhārata Purāṇic Literature.