Manuscript of the Gaṇapatisūkta, a hymn to Ganapati or Ganesha, the God of Wisdom, and Śāntisūtra, a hymn of atonement.
Scope and Contents
The manuscript is in Devanāgarī script.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Gaṇapatisūkta (Hymn to Ganapati or Ganesha, the God of Wisdom).
Side margins drawn in red, daṇḍas highlighted in red, accents marked in red, incipit daubed with red (all marks of a carefully prepared and valued manuscript). No colophon.
(ii) Śāntisūtra (Hymn of Atonement).
No margins or colouring. Colophon (folio 21 verso): ॥ oṃm ॥ śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu ॥ cha (6 times) [that is, a common pious wish to end copying/reading, followed by a letter छ, used as a decorative motif].
The volume has been misbound so that every alternate page is upside down.
Dates
- Creation: Undated.
Language of Materials
Sanskrit
Extent
23 Leaves ; 5 ⅘ x 4¼ inches.
Arrangement
23 folios. Gaṇapatisūkta - 2 folios, 9 lines to side. Śāntisūtra - 21 folios, 8 lines to side.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 16 01 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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