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. 2644. sankaragita . SANKARAGITA. Pages, 6. Lines, 6 on a page. Begins on fol. 32 a of the MS. described under No. 17. 1849 Adhyayas 1 and 2. This treats of the Mahatmya (greatness) and Laksana (characteristics) of the Chayapurusa (the shadow or the spirit of man believed to become visible in the air). Beginning : End: atmadeham mahakayam yah pasyati khagocaram | uddharetsapta gotrani kulamekottaram satam || pitrorubhayapaksanca patnipaksam tathaiva ca | guru (ro ) rekakulam devi sapta gotrani manavah || suklavarnamidam deham chayadyolle (dhyane ) na sundarima (ri ) | yah pasyati mahabhage tasya punyaphalam srnu || brahmajnanena yatpunyam tatpunyam krsnadarsanam | gayasraddhe krte yena drstamatrena tatphalam || iti sankaragitayam chaya purusamahatmye prathamo'dhyayah | asiro masamaranam vina janghairdinena vah (yah ) | astabhisskandanase ca chayanace (se ) na (sa) tatksanat || Colophon : iti sankaragitayamumamahesvarasamvade chayapurusalaksanam nama dviti- yo'dhyayah ||