Maheśvarakavaca

Text praising the Hindu god Śiva (named Maheśvara); the recitation of the prayers is performed during the rites of the protective kavaca, a kind of amulet employing mantras and prayers. Cotton and wood pulp paper; moderate condition, unbound. 9 x 43 cm; 3 folios; newspaper wrapper. Notes and numbers written on manuscript by modern Bengali scholars: Kra: 2996; Vi: 211; 109 naḥ.