The main aim of this paper is to discuss a recently discovered manuscript of Vāsudēvappāṭṭu and to comment on the characteristic features of the text: its devotional content, language and philosophy. Vāsudēvappāṭṭu is a bhakti song written in the Tamil-Maṇipravāḷa language and attributed to Pūntānam (1547–1640), one of the prominent devotional poets of Kerala, who is often praised as a talented and prolific writer and an ardent devotee of Kṛṣṇa. The first section of the paper investigates the linguistic features of the work, the writing style, and the characteristics of the manuscript itself. The second part focuses on the content of the poem: its style, tone, and religious motives. Furthermore, the article suggests that Vāsudēvappāṭṭu belongs to the South-Indian pāṭṭu genre and discusses the work in the context of the pāṭṭu literature of Kerala. Moreover, to highlight the performative aspects of pāṭṭu, the authors have recorded a traditional recitation of Vāsudēvappāṭṭu, which can be found attached to this paper. The paper also considers the features of the manuscript and therefore contributes to current research on Keralan Bhakti literature and participates in ongoing debates on the production of pre-modern Indian texts and manuscriptology.

本文的主要目的是讨论最近发现的《梵语》手稿，并对文本的特征进行评论：其虔诚的内容，语言和哲学。Vāsudēvappāṭṭu是一首以泰米尔语-Maṇipravāḷa语言编写的巴克提歌曲，并归因于喀拉拉邦虔诚虔诚诗人之一庞塔南（1547–1640），他经常被赞誉为才华横溢，多产的作家和虔诚的奎师那奉献者。本文的第一部分研究了作品的语言特征，写作风格以及手稿本身的特征。第二部分侧重于诗的内容：诗的风格，语调和宗教动机。此外，该文章还建议Vāsudēvappāṭṭu属于南印度语pāṭṭu类型，并在喀拉拉邦的pāṭṭu文学背景下讨论了该作品。此外，为突出pāṭṭu的表演性，作者记录了对Vāsudēvappāṭṭu的传统朗诵，可以在本文中找到。该论文还考虑了手稿的特征，因此为喀拉拉邦巴克蒂（Keralan Bhakti）文学的当前研究做出了贡献，并参与了有关印度前现代文本和手稿学生产的持续辩论。