A 16-9 Vaiśākhamāhātmya
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 16/9
Title: Vaiśākhamāhātmya
Dimensions: 33.5 x 4.5 cm x 113 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1508
Remarks:
Reel No. A 16-9
Inventory No. 84379
Title Vaiśākhamāhātmya
Remarks assigned to the Padmapurāṇa
Subject Karmakāṇḍa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material palm-leaf
State complete
Size 35.5 x 4.5 cm
Binding Hole 1
Folios 113
Lines per Folio 4
Foliation figures in the right margin of the verso
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 1-1508
Used for edition no
Manuscript Features
Some folios are rubbed off.
oṃ namo bhagavate anantāya ||
sūta uvāca ||
dvārakāyāṃ mahāsthāne pure ratnamaye śubhe ||
vaidūryyādiktaiḥ stambhair gavākṣair mauktikācitaiḥ ||
vicitratoraṇādyaiś ca ketubhīḥ kiṅkiṇīravaiḥ |
vividhaiḥ saudhasaṅkī〇rṇṇai,r jvaladbhiḥ parimaṇḍite ||
devatā nāgarājendrai, kinnarair guhyakādibhiḥ |
vidyādharādyair gaṃdharvaiḥ sevite cāpsarogaṇaiḥ ||
tatrādhipatiṃ〇 śrīmantaṃ, devadevaṃ janārddanaṃ |
sukhāsīnaṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ dṛṣṭvā dharmasya cātmajaḥ ||
upagamya śanais tasmin praṇipatyedam abravīt || ||
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ||
trailokyanātha bho viṣṇo, śrotum icchāmi nirṇṇayaṃ |
anantavratarājasya kathā kathaya (fol. 1v1–4)
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya ||
ambarīṣa uvāca ||
yad etat paramaṃ brahma vedavādibhir ucyate |
sa devaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ svayaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ ||
yo ’mūrtto mūrttimān īśo vyaktā’vyaktaḥ sanātanaḥ |
sarvadevamayo ’cintyo dhyātavyaḥ sa kathaṃ hariḥ ||
yasmin sarvva〇m idaṃ viśvam otaṃ proktaṃ(!) pratiṣṭhitaṃ |
avyaktam ekaṃ paramaṃ paramātmeti viśrutaṃ ||
yato janmādi jagatāṃ yo nirmmāya svayaṃbhuvaṃ | (fol. 1v1–3)
Sub-colophon
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāhātmye prathamo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 13r)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāhātmye dvitīyo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 17v)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāhātmye tṛtīyo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 20r)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe devaśarmopākhyānaṃ|| (fol. 25r)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāhātmye pañcamo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 29v)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe nāradāmbarīṣasamvāde vaiśākhamāhātmye sumanopākhyānaṃ ṣaṣṭho ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 30v)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāhātmye citropākhyānaṃ saptamo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 41r)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pañcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pātālakhaṇḍe nāradāmbarīṣasamvāde vaiśākhamāhātmye citropākhyāne ‘ṣṭamo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 42r)<ref name="ftn1">The colophon of the nineth adhyāya is not found.</ref>
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvāde vaiśākhamāhātmye pretopākhyāne pāpapraśamanaṃ stotraṃ nāma daśamo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 55v)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe vaiśākhamāhātmye nāradāmbarīṣasaṃvādaḥ|| (fol. 66v)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe pātālakhaṇḍe vaiśākhamāhātmye śrīādivarāhapṛthvīsaṃvādāntarggatayamabrāhmaṇasaṃvādo nāma dvādaśodhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 81r)
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe vaiśākhamāhātmye trayodaśo ‘dhyāyaḥ|| (fol. 95r)
End
vidhim evaṃ yathā bhūmau yajñadatto pi sa svayaṃ |
cakāra kārayāmāsa mādhave snānajaṃ vrataṃ |
yamabrāhmaṇasaṃvādo mayāyaṃ vo niveditaḥ |
tasya mādhavamāsasya, puṇyākhyānaṃ prasaṃgataḥ ||
prasṃgād iham(!) ākhyātaṃ māhātmyaṃ kiñ cid uttamam〇 |
bhānau meṣagate vipra, vaiśākhasyāghaśodhanaṃ ||
ayaṃ śṛṇvantu yūyaṃ X yat pṛṣṭo ham purānaghāḥ |
prahlādasya caritran taṃ tatsaṃgrāmaṃ saviṣṇunā || || (fol. 112r1–3)
Colophon
iti śrīpadmapurāṇe vaiśākhamāhātmye caturddaśo ‘dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ || (fol. 112r3)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 16/9
Date of Filming 20-08-70
Exposures 116
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Catalogued by DA
Date 2002
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