[INDOLOGY] nāga-stotra

[Buchta, David]

Dear colleagues,

I'm seeking information about a *nāga-stotra*.
Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa (!8th century) cites these verses in his commentary
to a song by Rūpa Gosvāmin:

*muneḥ kalyāṇamitrasya jaimineś cāpi kīrtanāt*
*vidyud-agni-bhaya*ṃ
* nāsti likhite ca gṛhodare*
*jaiminiś ca sumantuś ca vaiśampāyana eva ca*
*pulastyaḥ pulahaś caiva pañcaite vajra-vāraṇāḥ*

I have found these verses on many websites (usually in the opposite order,
and with a few minor variants) as part of a nāga-stotra supposed to be
recited on nāga-pañcamī.

Does anyone know anything more about this text? Is it part of a larger
Purāṇa or the like? Or just a traditionally transmitted floating stotra?
I'd also be happy to hear about any other sources for this idea of reciting
sages' names (especially Jaimini) to counteract fear caused by thunder.

Thanks,
Dave
--
David Buchta, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit
Department of Classics
Brown University
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