A 257-2 Skandapurāṇa
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 257/2
Title: Skandapurāṇa
Dimensions: 45 x 10 cm x 378 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Purāṇa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/1562
Remarks:
Reel No. A 257-2
Inventory No. 67071
Title Skandapurāṇa
Remarks
Author
Subject Purāṇa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material paper
State complete
Size 45.0 x 10.0 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Folios 378
Lines per Folio 9
Foliation figures in the right-hand margin on the verso
Scribe
Date of Copying NS 803
Place of Copying
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 4/1562
Manuscript Features
Some folios contain considerable marginal notes.
The colophon is followed by four scattered folios written in newari (first two), Sanskrit (rest two) languages and a table of contents bearing two folios; filmed in reverse order.
There are two exposures of fols. 48v–49r and 240v–241r.
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ oṁ namaḥ śrīkṛṣṇāya ||
oṁ kāśīpataye namaḥ ||
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya, narañ caiva narottamaṃ |
devīṃ sarasvatīñ caiva, tato jayam udīrayet |
tan manmahe maheśānaṃ, maheśānapriyārbhakaṃ |
gaṇeśānaṃ karigaṇe,śānānanam anāmayaṃ ||
bhūmiṣṭhāpi nayātra bhūs tridivato py uccair adhaḥsphāpiyā(!),
yāvad dhātuvimuktidā syur amṛtaṃ yasyāṃ mṛtā jantavaḥ ||
yā nityaṃ trijagatpavitrataṭinītīre suraiḥ sevyate,
sākāśī tripurārirājanagarī pāyād apāyāj jagat || (fol. 1v1–3)
End
śṛṇuyād dūradeśe ʼpi, yaḥ kāśīkhaṇḍam uttamaṃ |
sa kāśīvāsapuṇyasya, bhājanaṃ syāc chivājñayā ||
etac chravaṇataḥ puṃsāṃ, sarvvatra vijayo bhavet |
saubhāgyaṃ vāpi sarvvatra, prāpnuyān nirmmalāśayaḥ ||
yasya viśveśvaratuṣṭa,s tasmai tac chravaṇe matiḥ |
jāyate puṇyayuktasya, mahānirmmalacetasaḥ |
sarvveṣāṃ maṅgalānāñ ca, mahāmaṅgalam uttamaṃ |
gṛhe pi likhitaṃ pūjyaṃ, sarvvamaṅgalasiddhaye || || (fol. 378v5–5)
Colophon
iti śrīskandapurāṇe kāśīkhaṇḍe anukramaṇikādhyāyo nāma śatatamo ʼdhyāyaḥ samāptāḥ || || samvat 803 āṣāḍhaśuklatṛtīyā, puṣyanakṣatra, harṣaṇayoga ādityavāra || (fol. 378v7–8)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 257/2
Date of Filming 21-02-1972
Exposures 388
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by BK/RK
Date 03-08-2011
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