University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Coll 390, Item 475

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DS ID:

DS6864

Shelfmark:

Ms. Coll 390, Item 475

Title:

Rājarājeśvarīmahātripurasundarīkavaca

Date:

18--].

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Sanskrit WIKIDATA

Material:

paper

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 paper ; 9 x 17 cm

Note:

Manuscript incomplete. Extant folios numbered 1-13 and 15. Lacks end.
Written 7-8 lines per leaf.
Title from f. 1v. Cover folio reads, in another hand: Rājarājeśvarī. Title abbreviation "Rāja* K" provided on upper left margins of verso folios. Poleman catalogs the ms. as Rājarājeśvarīkavaca.
Good condition. Left and right margins formed by triple black lines. Upper and lower margins formed with single black lines. Double dandas in red. Mistakes crossed through or blotched out with black. Grayish-blue and black blotches. Marginal corrections.
Begins: śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ śrīdevy uvāca devadeva mahādeva bhaktānām prītivarddhanam yat sucitaṁ purā nātha kim arthaṁ na prakāśitam 1 rājarājeśvarīdevyās tripurāyā śubhāvahāḥ kavacaṁ yadi me prīti kathayasva vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ 2
Verse five begins (f. 1v-2r): om̐ asya śrīrājarājeśvarīmahātripurasundarīkavacasya dakṣiṇāmūrtti ṛṣiḥ
Text ends (f. 15v): na śaknomi prabhāvaṁ hi varṇituṅ kavacasya tu yasmai kasmai na dātavyaṁ sugopyam api durllabham 115 na deyaṁ paraśiṣyebhyaḥ

Keyword:

Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Hindu mantras

Rajarajeshvari (Hindu deity)

Tantrism

Tripurasundarī (Hindu deity)

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9934320073503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3sz49/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania