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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. No. 8395. budhastamivratodyapanam . BUDHASTAMIVRATODYAPANAM. Page, 1. Lines, 5 on a page. 6085 Begins on fol. 296 of the MS. described under No. 5773, wherein this has not been shown as a separate work. Incomplete. Similar to the above. Beginning : evanguna-- tithau mama iha janmani janmantaresu manovakkayakarmabhih jnanajnanakrtataddosapariharartham budhadevatamuddisya budhadevataprityartha mamacaritabudhastami vratasadgunyartham budhastami vratodyapanasadgunyarthamadau punyahavacanam karisye | End : pancamrtena pratimasodhanam astakalasan astadiksu kalasan pra- tisthapya | No. 8396. brhatigaurivratam . BRHATIGAURIVRATAM. Pages, 5. Lines, 8 on a page. Begins on fol. 122 a of the MS. described under No. 7758. Complete. From Skandapurana. This Vrata consists in the worship of Gauri imagined as being present at the root of the Brhati tree (the egg-plant); and the worship is conducted on the third day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada. The observance of this Vrata is considered to have the power of cleansing one of all sins. Beginning : himalayasutam devim jaganmataramambikam | dhyaye'ham sarvada gaurim sarvamangaladayinim | dhyanam | bhavanim girijam devim sarvasampatpradayinim | subhadam sarvadam nrnam gauri mavahayamyaham || avahanam | 480