1700–1850

Hanumānbāhukavaca

ms_coll_390item_438 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Hindtu rituals for deity Hanumān Devotional Literature.
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_438
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

The manuscript contains Hanumānbāhukavaca by Goswami Tulsidas. It consists of verses which are recited for protection like an amulet as per belief, just like how a Kavaca (armor) gives protection to the phisical body. Title is taken from the colophon (f. 24a). It is written in 7 lines per leaf. 24 leaves are foliated 1–24, upper left verso. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words highlighted in red throughout, vertical margins marked with double red line. Folios turn from right to left as if in a Western-style book.

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ms_coll_390item_438 · University of Pennsylvania

Catalogue Metadata

Title Hanumānbāhukavaca
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_438
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Hindtu rituals for deity Hanumān, Devotional Literature.
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Hindtu rituals for deity Hanumān Devotional Literature.