Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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RY OF CULTURE krti mamtralaya OF INDIA GOVERNMENT OF bharata mara SSL 74 vrttantakathanam | sitaharanatattantam srutva janaka-bharata satrughnanam ramasamipagamanavivaranam | yatha- yasare anjananandana-sugrivayoh svayameva ramantikagamanakathanam | cancanapucasya hanumaniti nama- karanakathanam | hanumato sitadarsanartham bhramararupena lankapravesavarsanam | mandodarikrta sitasama- vasanam | --- 12- 12-sama, ravanasya hanumata saha samvadakathanam | vibhisanasya ramapaksapatitvaka- thanam | gajamekam nimittikrtya laksmanena saha yuddhasthale valino mrtyupuragamanakathanam | vanarabalena saha lankam pravistasya ramasya ravanabadhadistattantakathanam | ramalaksmanyadigvijayavarnanam | punarava- dhyayam gamanakathanam | dasarathakrta ramarajyabhisekavarnanam | karmika dvitiyayam jinapajavi- dhikathanam | ramasya jinamandire pujadikaranakathanam | sitaya astau putra jatah | tesu laghuna, makaya yauvarajyam dattva ramasya laksmanaviyoga vidharasya drsabhasya jinadevasya samipam gatva kevala- diksagrahanakathanam | canyasu tithisu jinapujavidhikathanam | ramasya sivapraptikathananca | No. 2040. harivamsah | Substance, country-made paper, 9 x 84 inches. Folia, 488. Lines, 9-10 on a page. Extent, 9,344 Slokas. Character, Nagara, Date, Sm. 1841. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, fresh. Prose and verse. Generally correct. Harivansa Purana. An imitation of the Hindu Harivamsa, giving accounts of several Jinas, abstracts of many Jain legends, details of Jain rites and ceremonies, and histories of ancient dynasties, including the Kurus, the Pandus and the Yadavas, all cast in Jain moulds, and devoted to Jain worship. By Jinasena Acharya. CONTENTS. I. II. Introduction. Birth of Jina as son of Samudra, chief of Kundapura, in the Videha country. He is named Vardhamana. On the 30 th year of his life he retires from home, and for twelve years afterwards performs penance and austerities. Thereby he attains perfect knowledge. He remains silent for 66 days, and then retires to Rajagriha. There, seated on a throne, he sojourns with Indra and other gods and Kaundinya and other sages with their disciples. Chandana, a princess, approaches him. Nagas, Kinnaras and others repair to his presence. At the request of one Gautama he expounds the Jaina religion in all its branches. He sets the water of religion in motion at Magadha. (Dharmatirtha-pravarttana.) III. The religion spread over Kasi, Kanchi, Dravida, Maharash tra, Gandhara and other countries. The gratification of beings on