University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Coll 390, Item 572

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DS ID:

DS6830

Shelfmark:

Ms. Coll 390, Item 572

Title:

Sumukhatattvacandrikā

Author:

Jayakṛṣṇa Brahmamuni

Date:

17--].

eighteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Sanskrit WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 paper ; 13 x 27 cm

Note:

The author, Jayakṛṣṇa Brahmamuni, is the pupil of Sureśvarānandatīrtha (see colophon).
Title from colophon and cover page (f. 1r). Cover page reads: Sumukhatatvacandrikā pustakam idaṁ śrībhavadevabhaṭṭānām.
Written 12-16 lines per leaf by multiple scribes. Ff. 7-10 poorly written.
Fair condition. Leaves brown, slightly brittle, and fraying at edges. Ink fading on several leaves. Mistakes blotched out with black or crossed through. Ff. 1-6 have orange powder highlighting section divisions, invocations and colophons.
Text begins (f. 1v): om̐ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ. yat smṛtvā viṣṇurudrādyāsvasvakāryāṇyasādhayan. tatsaccitmukhavighneśabrahmāsmyakriyam advayam (verse 1). brahmavidyārthi[-]emegre gurubhiḥ śrāvito[hy?]aham śuklāṁvaradharaśloka soyaṁ matyai vicāryate (verse 2). śuklāṁvaradharaviṣṇuṁ śaśivarṇaṁ caturbhujaṁ [ ]vadanaṁ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye (verse 3).
Colophon: iti śrīparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryaśrīmatsarvesv́arānandatīrthapūjyapādaśiṣyajayakṛṣṇabrahmamuniviracitā sumukhatatv[acandri]kā samāptā. śrī[bhavadevabhaṭṭānām] etat pustakam.
Text ends (f. 10v): om̐ tat sat śrīpārvatīparameśvaravighneśvarebhyo namaḥ. kvāhaṁ kva granthakaraṇaṁ kiṁ tu yeṣām prasādajñaḥ muktasyāṁ śrīguruśrīśavedāntāste girārcit[ ].

Keyword:

Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Vedanta

Tantrism

Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9934319233503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p32n4zm29/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania