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MS Ind. Inst. Sansk. 141(R)

Sanskrit, Malan Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: A single paper quire in the pothī format containing Puṣpadanta's Mahimnastotra.
Puṣpadanta , Mahimnastotra
Rubric: [2r1] oṃ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ
Incipit: [2r1 = 1r1] mahimnaḥ pāraṃ te paramaviduṣo yady asadṛśī stutir brahmādīnām api tava sannā¦s
[2r2] tvayi giraḥ athāvācyaḥ sarvāḥ svāmatipariṇāmāvadhi gṛṇan mamāpy eṣa stotre hara nirapavādaḥ parika
[2r3]raḥ 1
Explicit: [7r6 = 6r6] śrīpuṣpadaṃtamukhapaṃkajanirgatena stotreṇa kilbiṣahareṇa harapriyeṇa kaṃṭha
[7r7 = 6r7]sthitena paṭhitena samāhitena suprīṇito bhavati bhūtapatir maheśaḥ || 40 ||
Final rubric: [7r7 = 6r7] iti śrīpu¦
[7v1 = 6v1]ṣpadaṃtācāryaviracitaṃ mahimnākhye stotraṃ samāptaṃm agamat_ ||
Colophon: [7r1 = 6r1] śubham astu || saṃvat || 18 | 77
Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: quire
Support: Paper.

13.8 × 23.3-23.8 cm.

Extent: 8 ff.
Foliation: Devanāgarī numerals, mid-right margin, verso.

Condition

Complete, in good condition; frayed on the margins, rust-coloured stains on most folios.

Hand(s)

Black and red ink.

Additions:

Marginalia

  • titleRunning marginal title (ma°), top left margin under foliation, verso.

Binding

Cardboard box.

History

Origin: 1877 Vikrama / 1820 CE. Nepal.

Provenance and Acquisition

Donated by the Rev. Malan, Solomon CaesarS. C. Malan in 1885.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation