Purana Bulletin

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The “Purana Bulletin” is an academic journal published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. The Puranas are an important part of Hindu scriptures in Sa...

Inventory of Matsya Purana Manuscripts

Inventory of Matsya Purana Manuscripts / Dr. V. Raghavan, Madras University 220-232

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[srikasirajanyasantargatena puranavibhagena matsyapuranasya samsodhita- samskaranaya prastave krte sati sri ve0 raghavanamahodayah tasya sampadana- karyam svikrtavantah, tatprasange taih purananam ye ye kosah (hastalikhitadarsagranthah ) talapatriyah patratmaka va yatra yatra suraksitastesam brhati suci samkalita | tasyah sucya matsyapuranakosanam suciyam sammudrayate | jnayeta tadanusucaniyamiti prarthyate ] yadatravasistam [The Kashiraj Trust having decided on a critical edition of the Matsya Purana, Dr. V. Raghavan undertook its editorial work and in that connection prepared a comprehensive Inventory of the Purana Manuscripts, both on palm-leaf and paper, deposited in the various collections. The Matsya Purana portion of the same is being printed here with the request that if there be any omissions or additions, they may kindly be intimated. In the following list the manuscripts collated in the Purana Dept. of the Kashiraj Trust have been marked with an asterisk. -V. S. AGARWALA] Baroda 287 (Ng. Pr. 1070 ( " gr. 14,000) 33 " 7,500) incomp. 2551 (" " 14,000) 9717 (" 14,000) dw 99 11463 (,, 99 99 " 9,000) incomp. Mysore I 369 (Tel. ff. 128) 32 C. 372 (Ng. 337) 99 2166 (Tel. 118) 99 99 1791 (Tel. ?" 68)

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Feb., 1960] INVENTORY OF MATSYA MANUSCRIPTS ff. 231) incomp. Ujjain II *4481 (Sarda *4646 (Ng. 99 99 99 R. A. S. B. Bombay Univ. B. B. R. A. S. Br. Museum IO 3998 (Beng. Pr. 3999 (Ng. 4000 (Beng. 4001 ( " dw 398) ff. 238) comp. 99 99 420) comp. 99 343) incomp. dw 99 39 *1006 (Ng. Pr. 957 (Ng. Pr. *108 (Ng. Pr. 109 ( " 248) incomp. ff. 289) 221 ff. 368) some ff. lost) ff. 531) " " 186) incomp. chs. 25-130 ff. 320) comp. 334) comp. *3548 (Ng. Pr. *3549 (,, *3550 (" 3551-3552 (,, 3553 (, "9 92 " 99 99 ww 344) comp. 99 99 459) (in 2 vols) 420) incomp. pp. 383) chs. 1-120 ff. 343) comp. *6749 (Mal. Pr. 6750 (Ng. Pr. 6751 (Tel. Pl. 99 Udaipur (p. 102) 357 (Ng. Pr.) Sam. 1818 64) incomp. ch. 1-89 355 ( ,, ") 39 1937 (?) 2 ff. missing. 356 (" 1714 dw 99 Granthappura *402 (Gr. Pl. gr. 9000) chs. 1-158 Tanjore D. Madras D. Bharatpur II *10440-10445 (Ng. Pr. gr. 14000) comp. *10446-10449 (Ng. Pr.) incomp. *2254 (Ng. Pr. pp. 1204) 41 7849 (Ng. Pr.) Trav. Univ. Kotah 629 (PP. 651) Sringeri Math 249 (Ng.) chs. 84 Mithila 1071 Bhore 119

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222 puranam - PURANA [Vol. I, No. 2 Harshe 263 Owner-Sankar Vinayaka Nidre, Punatambe, Ahmadnagar Distt. Cabaton I 481 (Beng. Pr. pp. 718) Skt. Coll. Ben. (1879-1901), No. 203 (ff. 219, gr. 11000) (p. 61) PUL II 2036 (Ng. Pr. ff. 579) 275 chs., Sam. 1820 2037 (" 498) 99 99 2038 (,, 252-379+16) incomp. 29 99 IL. 291 356 BORI comp. chs. 181-189 *28/1871-72 (Ng., Pr., ff. 498) Comp., Sam. 1776 83 Visrama (II) *340/Visrama (I) (Ng., Pr., ff. 334) Comp. Sam. 1700 45 Visrama (II) *119/1884-87 (Ng., Pr.) Incomp. 164 1887-91 *226/1895-1902 (Ng., Pr,. ff. 439) some ff. missing, 158 A. 1881-82 Mandlik B. H. 35 (p. 66) (ff. 381) Sam. 1804 Sam. 1680 BISM V. 110/32 Nasik II 90 (ff. 450) 477 (ff. 328) Udaipur II 551 (ff. 342) Anandasrama 1165 1381 6945 Vanguja, p. 93 832 (Ng. ff. 379) Incomp. Chs. 1-273; a few ff. lost. 1400 (Beng. 300) Incomp. 1437 ( 398) Comp. chs. 271

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Feb., 1960] INVENTORY OF MATSYA MANUSCRIPTS C.P.B. 223 3779 (The Bhonsla Rajas of Nagpur) 3780 (Lakshmi Prasad of Jabalpore) 3781 (Tukaram Pathak, of Yeoda, Amaroti Varendra Jodhpur Visvabharati S. K. Ray Wai Mandlik Sup. 38 753 2293 (Beng. Pr. pp. 100) incomp. 1 (ff. 436) comp. 361 161 (ff. 404) 162 (ff. 254) Sam. 1915, Saka 1780 Ranbir (Jammu) 7705 7755 TPL. Navadvipa S. K. Ray, DC Bombay Univ. (Ichchharam Desai Collection) Surat DCRI 26, 27, 2 Vols. 39 250 (ff. 436) *368 (Ng., Pr. ff. 604) Comp *124 (Ng. Pr. ff. 538) Comp. 423 (Ng. Pr.) Comp. 2153 2288 Tel. Aca Cog. App. BISM 4226 (a) (ff 59, chs. 13-49) 95 (ff. 377) A. D. 1729 813-14 (ff. 601) Punde 110 Mitikar 225 Sadashiva Pandurang Gore 116 Poona Patawardhan 14 Rome 69 (Ng. Pr. ff. 352) Distt.)

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224 puranam - PURANA [Vol. I, No. 2 Auf. I. 422a Mack 44 IO 406, 407.108 D Oxf. 38 b. 347 a, 358 a Paris (B. 18) Khn 30 K. 28 B. 2, 22, 24 Ben. 49 Bik 203 Katm 2 Radh. 40 Oudh 1877, 14 VIII 4 XV, 22 N P VIII., 20 Burnell 192 a Gu 3 Poona 340. II, 45083 Oppert I, 96, 8153 II, 3223, 4816, In Private Libraries 6936 of Southern India Auf. II. 96 b. Auf. II 215 b. Auf. III 91 b. Srinagar, Kashmir Rice 76 Govt. Ori. Libr., Madras, 63 Rgb. 119 Stein 211, 212 Ulwar 847 Appendix As p. 135 (3 mss.) 136 (incomp) BC. 260 Bd. 164 H pr. 1, 264 IO 406, 407, 1080, 1918 2032, 2831 (Adhyayas 1-127) ADDENDA. Raghunath Mandir Pustakalaya Saraswati Bhandagara No. 3854 ff. 262, Comp. Nag. A. D. 1800 No. 3601 ff. 562, Comp. Sarada No. 3920 ff. 685, with commentary, Sarada

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ABBREVIATIONS OF THE INVENTORY OF PURANA-MANUSCRIPTS Abbreviations (alphabetically arranged) of the Inventory of Manuscripts of the Puranas with their explanation as given in Aufrecht's Catalogus Catalogorum and the New Catalogus Catalogorum, are given below: Adyar I. Auf. A. K. Alph. ListBeng. Govt. America Anandashrama. Ani Avanapparambhu Mana. A. S. Adyar Library, Adyar, Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. Part I, 1926. Theodor Aufrecht: Catalogus Catalogorum, Vols. I, II, III. Report for the search of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bombay Presidency by Abaji Vishnu Kathavade, Bombay 1901. An alphabetical list of manuscripts by Haraprasad Shastri Vol. XI, Calcutta 1895. (Also Descriptive Catalogues of Manuscripts in the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal by Haraprasad Shastri. A Census of Indic Manuscripts; American Oriental Series No. 12. A hand-list of 8518 manuscripts in the Ananda- srama, Poona. A hand-list of manuscripts in the Ani Pandit Library, P. O. Beani Bazar, Sylhet, Assam. A hand-list of Sanskrit Mss. in the AvanappaVadakkanchari, P. O. rambhu Mankkal, Cochin State. Catalogue of printed books and manuscripts in Sanskrit, Oriental Library of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

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226 B. Baroda. BBRAS B. C. Bd. Ben. Bharatpur. Bhau Daji. BHK. Bhor. Bik. Bikaner. B. I. S. M. BL BORI puranam - PURANA [Vol. I, No. 2 A Catalogue of Sanskrit Mss. contained in the Private Libraries of Gujarat, Kathiawad. Kachch, Singh and Khandesh, compiled under the superintendence of G. Buhler. List of Manuscripts in the Oriental Institute, Baroda. Vol. I. 1942. Catalogue of Sansk. and Prakrit Mss. in the library of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 4 Volumes. Manuscripts presented to India Office Library by A. C. Burnell. Report on the search of Sansk. Mss. in Bombay Presidency by R. G. Bhandarkar 1997. A Catalogue of manuscripts in Banaras Sansk. College Library, Banaras, 1864-74. A list of Mss. in the State Library, Bharatpur. Catalogue of Mss. belonging to the Bhau Daji Memorial, Bombay 1882. Report on the Search for Sansk. Mss. during 1881-82 by R. G. Bhandarkar. List of Manuscripts in the Palace Library, Bhor State. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Library of His Highness the Maharaja of Bikaner, compiled by Rajendralal Mitra. List of Sansk. Mss. in Anup Sanskrit Library, Fort Bikaner. List of Sansk. Mss. in Bharatiya Itihasa Samsodhaka Mandala, Poona. Lists of Sansk. Mss. in private libraries in the Bombay Presidency by R. G. Bhandarkar. Manuscripts in the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona 4.

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Feb., 1960] BP. Br. Mus. Burdwan. Burnell ABBREVIATIONS OF MSS. INVENTORY 227 Report on the Search for Sansk. Manuscripts in the Bombay Presidency by R. G. Bhandarkar, Bombay, 1887. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the British Museum by Cecil Bendall. List of 30 Sansk. Mss. in the Palace library of Bardwan. Index to the Sansk. Mss. in the Palace at Tanjore by A.C. Burnell, London, 1880. Cabaton I. Catalogue des Manuscripts Sanskrits at Paris par A Cabation, Paris. Ier Fascicule - Manuscripts Sanskrits 1907. CPB Cs. 59 Dacca Gough Granthappura H. Pr. Hz. II O IL 15 Catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Mss. in the Central Provinces and Berar by R.B. Hiralal. Nagpur 1926. Descriptive Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Library of the Calcutta Sanskrit College, Vols I-X. List of Sansk. Mss. in the Collection of the Dacca University, Dacca, Bengal, Papers relating to the Rewards of Ancient Sanskrit Literature in India, by A. E. Gough., Calcutta, 1878. A Revised Catalogue of the Palace Granthappura (Library) Trivandrum, 1929. Notices of of Sansk. Mss., Second Mss., Second series, by Haraprasad Shastri, 4 Volums. Govt. of Bengal, Calcutta. Reports of Sansk. Mss. in Southern India by E. Hultzsch. 3 Vols. Government Press, Madras. Catalogue of Sansk. and Prakrit Mss. in the Indian Institute Library Oxford, by A. B. Keith. List of Sansk. Mss. in the Imperial library, Calcutta,

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228 IM IO Jha Jodhpur. K Khatm. Khn. Kotah L. Lz. puranam - PURANA [Vol. I, No. 2 List of Sansk. Mss. in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Catalogue of Sansk. and Prakrit. Mss. in the India Office Library, Julius Eggeling, 2 parts. 1 List of Mss. of Ganga Nath Jha Research Institute, Allahabad, in two sections, A - Palm-leaves, and B Paper Mss. List of Mss. in the Archaeological Department of the Jodhpur State, Jodhpur. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. existing in the Central Provinces, edited by F. Kielhorn, Nagpur, 1874. List of Sansk. works in the Nepalese Libraries of Khatmandu, S. R. Lawrance, 1868. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Southern Division of the Bombay Presidency by F. Kielhorn. List of Mss. in the State Library, Kotah. Notices of Sans. Mss. by Rajendralal Mitra, Calcutta, 1871-90, 11 Volums. Volumes X and XI by H. Pr. Shastri Katalog der Sanskrit Handschriften der Universitates-Bibliothek zu Leipzig von Theodor Aufrecht, Leipzig 1901. Mack. The Mad. Uni. Mandlik MandlikSupp. MD Mackenzie Collection, by H. H. Wilson, Calcutta, 1822-8. The greater part of this collection is in the India Office Library. List of. 940 Sans. Mss. by R. A. Shastri deposited in the Madras University Library. Catalogue of Mss. in the Mandlik Library, Fergusson College, Poona., Supplementary list of the Mss. in the Mandlik Library. Descriptive Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Govt. Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras,

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Feb., 1960] ABBREVIATIONS OF MSS. INVENTORY Mithila Mysore I 229 Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in Mithila, pub. by Bihar and Orissa Research Society, Patna. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Govt. Oriental Library, Mysore, 1922 (quoted by pages) Nabadwip. List of Mss. in Edward VII Anglo-Sanskrit Library, Nabadwip Bengal. NaduvilMatham. Nepal NP NW List of Sansk. Mss. in the Naduvil Matham, Trichur, Cochin State. Catalogue of palm-leaf and select paper Mss. belonging to the Durbar Library, Nepal, by H. Pr. Shastri, Calcutta 1905. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in Private libraries of the North-Western Provinces, Parts II-X, Allahabad, 1877-86. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in Private Libraries of the North-West Provinces. Part I, Benares 1874. Oppert I, II Lists of Sansk. Mss. in Private Libraries of Southern India by Gustav Oppert, Vol. I, Vol. II. Oudh Oxf. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. existing in Oudh by J. C. Nesfield, Sep. 1875; compiled by Pt. Devi Prasad, Fascicles III-XIII. Catalogue Codicum Sanscriticorum Bibliothecal Bodllianae. Th. Aufrecht., Oxford. 1864. Paira Mall. List of 18 birch bark manuscripts with Paira Mall, M. D. Dhab, Khatikan, Amritsar. Paliyam Paris List of manuscripts in the Private collection of the Paliam family, Cochin State, copied from a hand-list supplied by P. Anujan Achan, State Archaeologist, Trichur, Cochin State. (a) A written alphabetical catalogue compiled by S. Munk.

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230 Peters Phet Poona PUL puranam - PURANA [Vol. J, No. 2 (b) List des titres de manuscripts sanskrit ajourtes on catalogue de Munk......, supplied to him in 1886 by Feer. Reports on the search for Sanskrit manuscripts by Peter Peterson. 6 volumes. Aug. 1882-March 1898. Pheharist Samskrita ke Pustakon ka, 16 pages. A Catalogue of Sanskrit Mss. in the Library of the Deccan College, Part I, prepared by F. Kielhorn; Part II by R. G. Bhandarkar, 1884. A Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Punjab University Library, Lahore. Vol. I 1932; Vol. II, 1941. Putuvamana- List of 64 Sanskrit Mss. in the Putuvamana Mana, Tattara, Mulanthuruthy P. O. Cochin Mana Radh. Ranbir State. Pustakanam Sucipatram, 48 pages, belonging to the Late Pandit Radhakrishna of Lahore. List of Mss. in Shri Ranbir Library, Jammu. R.H. Shastri Diary of Pt. R. H. Shastri tour in search of Sansk. R.A.S.B.V. Report. Rgb. Rice Sakti. Mss. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sansk. Mss. Royal, Asiatic Society of Bengal, by H. Pr. Shastri. Vol. V. Puranas. Detailed report of a tour in search of Sanskrit Mss. made in Kashmir, Rajputana, and Central India by G. Buhler, Bombay 1877. Report on the search for Sansk. Mss. in the Bombay Presidency by R. G. Bhandarkar, Bombay 1994. Catalogue of Sank. Mss. in Mysore and Coorg, by Lewis Rice, Bangalore 1884. List of Mss. with Sakti Sastrigal Aykudi, Travancore State.

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Feb., 1960] ABBREVIATIONS OF MSS. INVENTORY S. B. SKt. Coll.Ben. Serampore S. K. RayS. K. RayD. C. SringeriMutt SSPCI. Stein 231 Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Sanskrit College Library, Banaras. List of Sansk, and Hindi Mss. deposited in the Sanskrit College, Banaras; Allahabad 1954. Descriptive list of 81 Mss. in the Serampore College, Serampore, Bengal. A Hand-list of Mss. with Sarat Kumar Ray, 1-4 European Asylum Lane, Calcutta. An Unfinished Descriptive Catalogue of the above Collection. A Hand-list of Mss. in the Mutt of H. H. Sankaracharya of the Saradapitha, Sringeri, Mysore. A hand list of Sansk. Mss. in the Sanskrit Sahitya Parishat, Calcutta Vol. I. F. Purana., III. 2. Purana. Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Raghunath Temple Library of H. H. the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. Prepared by M. A. Stein, Bombay 1894. Suchindram A Hand-list of 200 Mss. with P. N. Sharma, Ayurvedasram Suchindram, Travancore. Taylor Tanjore D. T D. TPL Trav. Uni. Trippurnithura I A Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts in the Library of the College, Fort Saint George, by Rev. William Taylor. 3 Vols., Madras 1857-1862 Desc. Cat. of Sans. Mss. in the Saraswati Mahal Library, Tanjore. Catalogue of 163 Tod manuscripts in the Royal Asiatic Society, London, by L. D. Barnelt. A list of Sansk. Mss. in the Public Library Trivandram. List of Sansk. Mss. in Travancore University Mss. Library, Travancore. Five hand-lists of Mss. in Trippurnithura, Cochin.

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232 Udaipur I Udaipur II Ujjain I Ulwar. puranam - PURANA [Vol. I, No. 2 A. Hand-list of Mss. in the Sajjan Vani Villas Library Mewar, Udaipur. B. List of Mss. in the Saraswati Libray, Mewar. A Hand-list of Mss. in the library of Nathdwara, Udaipur, Mewar State. A Catalogue of Oriental Mss. in the Oriental Mss. Library, Prachya Grantha Sangraha, now called Scindhia Oriental Institute, Ujjain, Vol. I. 1936, Vol. II. 1941. Catalogue of Sanskrit Mss. in the Library of H. H. the Maharaja of Alwar by Peter Peterson, Bombay 1892. Vangiya. A Descriptive Catalogue of Sansk. Mss. in the Vangiya Sahitya Parishat, Calcutta, Sahitya Parishat Series, No. 85. Varendra Vishvabharati Wai A list of Mss. in the Varendra Research Society, Rajshahi, Bengal. A list of the Mss. in the Visvabharati, Santi-niketan. A list of Sansk. Mss. in the Prajna Pathshala (Dharmaksoa Karyalya) Wai, Satara District, Bombay. Quoted by Bandh numbers.

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