Dvādaśastotra

The manuscript titled as Dvādaśastotra work is in eleven stanzas. Traditionally, this devotional hymn is attributed to the sage Vyāsa, The stotra is dedicated to Lord Viṣṇu, celebrating his divine qualities, cosmic functions, and protective nature. Throughout the text, the glory and supremacy of Viṣṇu are extolled with poetic depth and spiritual devotion. Specially the fifth stanza explains various sacred names of Viṣṇu(6b–7b). The sixth stanza presents avatars names such as Matsya, Kūrma, and Nṛsiṃha highlighting how the Lord descends in different forms to restore dharma and protect creation(7b–8b). Referred to as Ānandatīrtha, one of his other names, in the colophon of manuscript (f. 17b); well known Vedanta philosopher and Sanskrit commentator. Title is taken from colophon (f. 17b–18a). The manuscript is written in 7 lines per leaf. 18 leaves are foliated 1–18, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes are blacked out.; Some folios are on blue, European stock of paper with an undetermined watermark.