Anusmṛtistotra, circa 1700-1850
अनुस्मृतिस्तोत्र, १७००-१८५०

Description
Selection of 104 verses from the Śāntiparvan of the Mahābhārata on the importance of remembering the Hindu deity Viṣṇu at death.
Form
manuscripts (documents)
prayers (compositions)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Date
1800
Language
Sanskrit
Subject
Epic literature, Sanskrit
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Worship (Hinduism)
Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies
Collection
Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Extent
1 item (8 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 24 cm
Notes
Title from colophon (f. 8r); alternate title Viṣṇuranusmṛtistotra also from colophon (f. 8r).
Invocation, colophon, introduction of speakers and double daṇḍas written in red. Mistakes rubbed out and written over or covered with yellow.
Written in 8 lines per leaf.
Colophon: iti śrīmahābhārate śatasahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ vaipāśakyāṃśc[ā]nusāsanirkadānadhamauviṣṇur anusmṛtistotraṃ sapūrṇaṃ (f. 8r).
Non-Latin script record.
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p34m91d2m
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2666
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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