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7 No. 225]. durgetsavanirnayah | Substance, country-made paper, 14 * 3 inches. Folia, 11. Lines, 6 on a page. Extent, 214 Slokas. Character, Bengali. Date, ? Place of deposit, Brahmani-kunda, Zilla Rangapur, Harischandra Bhattacharya. Appearance, old. Prose and verse. Correct. Durgotsava-nirnaya. A digest of the rules regarding the performance of the Durgapuja ceremony. By Nyapanchanana: this name is a title, the personal name of the author is not given. Beginning. natva ramam ghanasyamam nikamam vidusam mude | nyayapancananadute durge|tsavavinirnayam || atha durgetsavanirnayah | tatra saratkalina durgapuja nitya tatha ca kalikapuranam | yamahadathavalasyaddevim durga mahotsave || ityadi | End. asubham khanjanam drstva devabrahmanapujanam | danam kurvvita kuryyaca snanam sarvausadhojalaih || Colophon. iti nyayapancananakrtadurgotsavanirnayah samaptah | visayah | durgapujayah kamyatvam nityatvancetinirupanam | nanadinasadhya ekaiva puti- nirupanam | angadhikaritanirupanam | navamyadikalpavyavasthakathanam | evam pratipadadisastyadikalpa- vyavasthakathananca | bodhanadikalavivecanam | pratimaya abhave sivalingadavapi pujanavasyakata- kathanam | balidananirupanam | tatra pasumukhadiniyamakathanam | daksinadinirupananca | I No. 2252. prayascittamarttandah | Substance, palm leaf 14 * 23 inches. Folia, 88. Lines, 4 on a page. Extent, 1,363 slokas. Character, Maithili. Date, SK 1544. Place of deposit, Bhanrora, Post Betiya, Zilla Champarana, Purushottama Deva. Appearance, decayed. Prose and verse. Correct. Prayaschitta-martanda. A summary of the rules for expiations of different kinds. By Misra-martanda. Beginning natva sarakhatim devim sankhakundendusundarim | prayascittasya marttandamarttandena viracyate || athadau prayascittakharupam nirupyate | tatra haritah | prayatatvadvopacitam papam nasayatiti | ityadi | End. | pravrttiresa bhutanam nivrttistu mahaphaleti | etadvacanantu saktetaranam hrdayam ranjayatiti sam |