A 266-4 Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 266/4
Title: Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa
Dimensions: 32 x 16.5 cm x 327 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Purāṇa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/987
Remarks:
Reel No. A 266-4
Inventory No. 12368
Title Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa
Remarks
Author
Subject Purāṇa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Devanagari
Material paper
State complete
Size 32.0 x 16.5 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Illustrations
Folios 327
Lines per Folio 13
Foliation figures on the verso, in the left hand margin under the abbreviation brahmā pu. and in the right hand margin under the word rāmaḥ
Scribe
Date of Copying’’’
Place of Copying
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 4/987
Manuscript Features
On the front cover-leaf is written: || śrībrahmāṇḍapurāṇapūrvvārddha prārabhyate ||
The missing folios are 21
Double exposure of 24v–25r, 19v–20r
Excerpts
«Beginning »
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || ||
prapadye ((devam)) īśānaṃ śāśvataṃ dhruvam avyayaṃ ||
maheśvaraṃ mahātmānaṃ viśvasya jagataḥ patiṃ || 1 ||
prabhuṃ bhūtabhaviṣyasya sāṃpratasya ca satpatiṃ ||
jñānam apratimaṃ tasya vairāgyaṃ ca jagatpate || 2 ||
sthairyam aiśvaryadhrmāṃś ca satyañ ca kṛpayā saha ||
ya imām īkṣate bhāvān nityaṃ daśasadātmakāṃ || 3 ||
avisastapranaṣṭārthe kriyābhāvārthaqm īśvaraḥ ||
lokakṛllokatatavajño yogam āsthāya yogavit || 4 ||
asṛjat sarvabhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca ||
tam ajaṃ viśvakarmāṇaṃ citpatiṃ lokasākṣiṇaṃ || 5 || (fol. 1v1–4)
«End »
anādiyogayuktau ca satvaṃ kṣetrajña eva ca ||
avṛddhipūrvasaṃyuktau prasakto tvan narāriva(!) ||
apratyayam anārayañ ca sthitamṛtakamatsyavat ||
pravṛttipūrvake vṛtte punaḥ sargho bhaviṣyati ||
jñānād guṇā na varttete rasaḥ satvaṃ tathā tama[ḥ] ||
nimittakāre rajaso jagadbhave dviṣatpravṛtte sa viśeṣatā ca ||
viśeṣatāñ ca yāṃti lokā ‥māṃ satvarajaḥ pravṛttāḥ ||
satyābhidhāyinas tasya dhyāyatas taṃ nimittataḥ || || ❁ || || (fol. 237v2–5)
«Sub-Colophon »
ity ādi mahāpurāṇe brahmāṇḍe īśvarāvatāro nāma yogā(!) saptaviṃśo ʼdhyāya sampūrṇam || 28 ||
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || (fol. 52v9–10)
«Colophon »
ityādi mahāpurāṇe brahmāṇḍe upasaṃhārapāde || 124 || samāpto ʼyaṃ brahmāṇḍapurāṇaḥ || śubham
astu sarvā(!)dāḥ(!) || ❁ || śubham || (fol. 327v6–7)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 0266/04
Date of Filming 24-02-1972
Exposures 337
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by MS/RA
Date 24-11-2011
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