A 978-22 Gurustava(rāja)

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 978/22
Title: Gurustava(rāja)
Dimensions: 21.9 x 10.4 cm x 7 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/2460
Remarks:

Reel No. A 978/22

Inventory No. 43458

Title Gurustava

Remarks Alternative title is Gurustavarāja. The text is ascribed to Rudrayāmala.

Author

Subject Stotra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Indian loose paper

State complete

Size 21.9 x 10.4 cm

Binding Hole none

Folios 7

Lines per Folio 7

Foliation figures in the upper left-hand margin of the verso on the top of abbreviation gu. rā. and in the lower right-hand margin of the verso under the word rāma

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/2460

Manuscript Features

In 1r there is drawn a square of artistic flowers and in the middle of which is written: stavarāja || gurusahasranāmaprāraṃbha ||

Excerpts

Beginning

|| 90 || śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

oṃ kailāsaśikharāsīnaṃ caṃdrakhaṃḍavirājitataṃ ||
papraccha vinayā bhaktyā gaurī natvā vṛṣadhvajaṃ || 1 ||

śrīdevy uvāca ||

bhagavan sarvadharmajña sarvaśāstraviśārada ||
kenopāyena vai loke lokāḥ prayāṃti sadgatiṃ || 2 ||

tan me vada mahādeva yadi testi dayā mayi ||

śrīmahādeva uvāca ||

asti guhyataraṃ hy etat jñānaṃ tvekaṃ sanātanaṃ || 3 ||

atīva sugopyaṃ priye kathituṃ naiva śakyate ||
atīva me prīyāsīti kathayāmi tathāpi te || 4 || (fol. 1v1–6)

End

brahmāviṣṇumaheśānāṃ niṃdā (!) kurvaṃti ye sadā ||
darśanāc caiva sarveṣāṃ devādīnāṃ ca sarvadā || 60 ||

pāpaṃ vinaśyate sarvaṃ stotrasyāsya prasādataḥ ||
ity evaṃ stavarājaṃ hi tava snehāt prakāśitaṃ || 61 || (fol. 7v4–6)

Colophon

iti śrīrudrayāmale paramahaṃsarahasye gaurīkalpe umāmaheśvarasaṃvāde śrīgurustavarāja (!) samāptam || (fol. 7v6–7)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 978/22

Date of Filming 23-01-1985

Exposures 11

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks

Catalogued by RT

Date 16-02-2005