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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6236 Beginning : A DESCRIPTIVE CATALO GUE OF dhyayeccaturbhujam devim F phalapradam || ehi gauri vararohe sarvamangaladayini | bahun mama varandatum candike te namamyaham || avahanam | The remaining portion here is the same as in the work described under No. 8602. No. 8605. Faffaxaasey:. SVASIIKAVRATAKALPAH. Pages, 6. Lines, 6 on a page. Begins on fol. 516 of the MS. described under No. 3105. Complete. From Bhavisyottarapurana. Deals with the manner of conducting this Vrata which consists in worshipping Visnu and Laksmi as being present in diagrams drawn with colored rice flour, the diagrams being in number 108, 1000 or any desired uumber. This Vrata should be begun in Asadha and completed in Asvayuja. Beginning : atha asadhadyasvinantam svastikavratam karnatakesu prasiddham hi | lokanam modate ( dam ) devam prahurevam manisinah | gopalamadanakhyanam nastvam svarthasya siddhaye || yudhisthira uvaca -- tani sarvasiddhanam kathitani tvaya vibho | tathapi svastikam nama kathitam krpaya prabho || naiva tasya vidhanantu kathitam te suresvara | ka ceyam devata tatra kim danam ko vidhirbhavet || * * asadhe masi rajendra prathamam caranam bhavet | asvine tu samaptirvai kartavya svastikaranam || *