1700–1850

Gaṅgāsahasranāmastotra

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Purāṇic Literature Hindu Legends
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2206
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

Gaṅgāsahasranāmastotra is part of a larger work it is from the 29th Adhyāya of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa. The purāṇic text is listed among the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. The text contains 1000 names for the Hindu river deity Gaṅgā. Reciting the stotra is believed to removes all diseases and sins similar to bathing in the actual river. The text is presented as a dialogue between the deity Skanda and the legendary sage Agastya. This Ms. is written in 5–6 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Back page contains title. There are double red vertical margins present on each side of the folio as well as the edges. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Gaṅgāsahasranāmastotra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_2206
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Purāṇic Literature, Hindu Legends, Devotional literature for Hindu river deity Gaṅgā.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Purāṇic Literature Hindu Legends Devotional literature for Hindu river deity Gaṅgā.