University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Coll 390, Item 485

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DS ID:

DS7027

Shelfmark:

Ms. Coll 390, Item 485

Title:

Bagalāmukhīkavaca

Date:

17--].

eighteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Sanskrit WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 paper ; 10 x 17 cm

Note:

Possibly sixteenth century.
Bagalāmukhīkavaca from the Ekavīrātantra. Title on cover folio is Bagalāstotra. Cover folio (written in another hand on paper not part of original ms.) reads: śrīḥ gajānanaḥ prasannostu. Bagalāstotram etat.
Cataloged by Poleman as Vagalāmukhīkavaca.
Title from colophon.
Written 11-12 lines per leaf.
Complete in 43 stanzas.
Poor condition. Leaves dark brown, stained, torn on edges and brittle. Three folios have been mended with white paper and written over in a different hand. Some text lost on right margins. Orange powder rubbed in over invocation, colophon, some words and most verse numbers. Marginal corrections.
Colophon: (f. 5v): iti shrī ekavīrātantre mahogratārābhairavasaṁvāde ṣadtriṁśad akṣarāvidyāratna[pra?]stotre bagalāmukhīkavacaṁ sampūrṇam. śrīguruparadevatā[rp]aṇam astu. śrīrāmārpaṇam [
Ends (f. 5v): kṛtvā purā tu kavacaṁ japenmantraṁ samāhitaḥ naanyathāthā stambhinīvidyāsiddhā syād iti niścayaḥ (verse 43).
Begins (f 1v): śrīgaṇādhipataye namaḥ. śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ. [ ]rubho namaḥ. śrīparadevatāya namaḥ. śrīr astuḥ śu[ ]. śrīmahogratārovāca. rājñāṁ maṇḍalagādīna[ ] parivisarpatāṁ sagarvāṇāṁ mahādeva dhanair vikṛtace[ ] (verse 1).

Keyword:

Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Bagalāmukhī (Hindu deity)

Shaktism

Tantrism

Institutional Record:

https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9947767223503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3w950r0x/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania