University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Coll 390, Item 1985

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DS ID:

DS6855

Shelfmark:

Ms. Coll 390, Item 1985

Title:

Mahāgaṇapatimantra

Date:

18--].

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Sanskrit WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 paper ; 11 x 22 cm

Note:

Three short tracts of text providing mantras for the deities Mahāgaṇapati, Baṭukabhairava and Śiva. Titles from headings. Cataloged by Poleman as Gaṇapatimantra. Title supplied on acquisition wrapper label is Gaṇapatimantravidhi.
Written 27 lines total.
Text ends (f. 1v): om̐ namaḥ śivāya prāṇāyāmapūrvakaṁ hṛdayādinyāsaṁ kṛtvā mānasaṁ saṁpūjyet
Begins (f. 1r): śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ asya śrīmahāgaṇapatimantrasya gaṇakaṛsaye namaḥ śirasi nicṛdgāyatrī chandase namaḥ mukhe śrī mahāgaṇapatidevatāyai namaḥ hṛdaye
Good condition. Right and left margins formed with double red lines. Text in brown and brownish-red ink. Colophon, some words, and some double dandas in red. Mistakes crossed through with red or blotched out with red and brown.

Keyword:

Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Hindu mantras

Siva (Hindu deity)

Gaṇeśa (Hindu deity)

Tantrism

Bhairava (Hindu deity)

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9934319953503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p39s1kn71/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania