Viṣṇu as Gajendramoksa and Kṛṣṇa as Viśvarūpa : Pañcaratna (five gems), with selections from the Mahābhārata exemplars.
Five gems, with selections from the Mahābhārata.
Pāñcarātra.
This illustrated devotional Sanskrit manuscript includes five texts, usually attributed to the Mahābhārata. Illustrated are Viṣṇu as Gajendramokṣa, rescuing the king of the elephants from a crocodile and a scene from the Bhagavad Gīta of Kṛṣṇa revealing himself to Arjuna as Visvarupa. Other illustra...
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Viṣṇu as Gajendramoksa and Kṛṣṇa as Viśvarūpa : Pañcaratna (five gems), with selections from the Mahābhārata [electronic resource] exemplars. |
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| Alternative titles: |
Five gems, with selections from the Mahābhārata. Pāñcarātra. |
| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | Sanskrit |
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[early 19th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. RSA. IASC. ISOAS. |
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Electronic Resource Click here to view record |
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This illustrated devotional Sanskrit manuscript includes five texts, usually attributed to the Mahābhārata. Illustrated are Viṣṇu as Gajendramokṣa, rescuing the king of the elephants from a crocodile and a scene from the Bhagavad Gīta of Kṛṣṇa revealing himself to Arjuna as Visvarupa. Other illustrations include Viṣṇu reclining on the multi-headed serpent Sesa and Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa in a chariot. Despite many centuries of Islamic book-illustration and the widespread use of paper in northern India, this manuscript retains the horizontal format favoured for palm-leaf manuscripts (Text by Crispin Branfoot, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) |
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| Language: | Sanskrit |
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[early 19th century].
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. RSA. IASC. ISOAS. |
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India -- Jammu and Kashmir. |