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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6 No. 2249. vaisnavi | Substance, country-made paper, 16 * 4 inches. Folia, 6. Lines, 7 on a page. Extent, 215 Slokas. Character, Bengali. Date, ? Place of deposit, Itakumari, Zilla Rangapur, Jayagovinda Bhattacharya. Appearance, old. Prose. Correct. Vaishnavi. A commentary on the Mahimnastava of Puspadanta, showing that the hymn is addressed to Vishnu. It is usually intrepreted to refer to Siva. By Haragovinda Sarma. Beginning. pura citrarathanama gandharvvah kasyacit puspodyane gatavan abhut | tairapi paramrsya visnu nimmalyena udyanamacchaditam tatpankyam sprstva svargam gantum na samarthah | ityavasare stutincakre mahimna ityadi | he hara he visno iti bodhyam | samharakartatvam visnoreva tatha ca gita- yam | ahamevaksayah kaleाdhataham visvatomukhah | mrtyuh sarvvaharascahamudbhavasca bhavisyatamiti || End. namantarena sambodhanam krtam tatha ca gitayam rudranam sankarascami | ityadi | Colophon. iti sri haragovinda sarnganah krtirmahimnah stotrasya vaisnavi tika samapta | visayah | puspadantakrtasivamahimastotrasya kevalam visnuparataya vyakhyanam | I No. 2250. karmmalocanam | Substance, country-made paper, 18 * 4 inches. Folia, 6. Lines, 7 on a page. Extent, 199 Slokas. Character, Bengali. Date, ? Place of deposit, Itakumari, Zilla Rangapur, Jayagovinda Bhattacharya. Appearance, old. Verse. Correct. Karmalochana. One hundred and eight stanzas giving a summary of the duties appropriate for householders. Anonymous. Beginning. bhurisastra samalokya balanam jnanahetave | astottarasataslokam vaksyate karmmalocanam || End. udite jagatam nathe na kuyyaddantadhavanam | sa papisthah katham brute pujayami janarddanam || daksinabhimukho bhutva pascimabhimakhatatha | na dantadhavanam kuryyat kuryyaccennarako bhavet || ityadi | padukam cottariyanca tarjjanyam rupyadharanam | na jivatpitakah kuryyajthe bhratari jivati || Colophon iti karmmalocanaprakaranam samaptah | visayah | gtahasthasya sarvvesvapi karmmasu prayah karttavyakarttavyayarvidhinisedhakathanam |