A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras

by M. Seshagiri Sastri | 1901 | 1,488,877 words

These pages represent "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras"—a scholarly work that systematically details the vast collection of Sanskrit manuscripts held by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras, now Chennai, India. The catalogue serves as an essential ...

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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. No. 2503. maghamahatmyam . MAGHAMAHATMYAM. 1799 Substance, palm-leaf. Size, 14 x 13 inches. Pages, 280. Lines, 6 on a page. Character, Telugu. Condition, much injured. Appearance, old. Adhyayas 1 to 50 This is a portion of the Vayu-Purana, and treats of the sanctity of the month of Magha. Beginning : srinaradah- samsare klisyamananam jantunam papakarmanam | karmana bhramyamananam ka gatih kamalodbhava || sukhamicchanti te mudha necchanti sukhakaranam | necchanti duhkhalesam va taddhetau satatam yatah || * * karttikam sarvamasebhyah sahasraphaladam viduh | tasmalaksaguno magha iti praha janardanah || na maghasnanat paramo'sti dharmah samsaraduhkham vinivartate kalau | yatha kalau visnukatha para gatih tathaiva snanam makare divakare || papani vilayam yanti tamamsiva bhagodaye | samagacchanti punyani yatha gurukrpodaye || janmakotisahasresu yatpapam samuparjitam | tatpapam sakalam ghoram maghasnanena nasyati || * * iti srivayupurane maghamahatmye prathamo'dhyayah ||

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