1789 Śaka Saṃvat (1867 CE)

Gaṅgāṣṭakastotra

ms_coll_390item_2539 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Devotional literature Stotra

Repository University of Pennsylvania

Reference No. ms_coll_390item_2539

Language Sanskrit

Date 1789 Śaka Saṃvat (1867 CE)

About this Manuscript

Gaṅgāṣṭakastotra is a devotional text with eight verses (8+1) as the name suggests dedicated to the sacred river deity Gaṅgā. The text describes the nature of the river deity and its purification qualities, also it's connection with Lord Śiva, residing on the head of the lord. The text is attributed to Vālmīki in (f.2a). This Ms. is written in 10 lines per folio. Title is present in colophon (f.2a) along with date. Mistakes are blacked out.

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ms_coll_390item_2539 · University of Pennsylvania

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Gaṅgāṣṭakastotra
Repository	University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number	ms_coll_390item_2539
Collection	Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Devanāgarī
Subject Classification	Devotional literature, Stotra
Date	1789 Śaka Saṃvat (1867 CE)
Place of Origin	United States of America
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available