C 6-3 Vārāṇasīmāhātmya
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Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: C 6/3
Title: Vārāṇasīmāhātmya
Dimensions: 31.5 x 5 cm x 147 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Purāṇa
Date: NS 650
Acc No.: Kesar 66
Remarks:
Reel No. C 6-3 Inventory No. 85289
Title Vārāṇasīmāhātmya
Subject Purāṇa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari and Nagari
Material palm-leaf
State Incomplete and damaged.
Size 31.5 x 5 cm
Binding Hole One in centre
Folios 147
Lines per Folio 4-6
Foliation Numerls in left margin of the verso side.
Date of Copying 650?
Owner / Deliverer Kaiser Library
Place of Deposit Kaiser Library
Accession No. 9-66
Used for edition no/yes
Manuscript Features
Excerpts
Beginning
oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||
mithilāsthaṃ mahātmānaṃ mājñavalkyaṃ(!) mahāmuniṃ |
devarātaśutaṃ(!) śāntaṃ ṛṣisaṃghaiḥ samāvṛtaṃ ||
brāhmaṇair vedatatvajñaiḥ śrūtimantraviśāradaiḥ ||
yatibhi/// mais tu purāṇārthaviśāradaiḥ ||
rājarṣibhis tu dharmmajñair(!) janākādyaiḥ(!) susaṃvṛtaṃ ||
bālakhilyair mmahātmānair(!) mmārkkāṇḍe[[ya]]sasāṃḍilaiḥ(!) ||
anyaiś ca ṛṣibhiḥ sarvvaiḥ saṃsārabhaya(bhīru)///
ṣām madhye sukhāsīnaṃ gārgyas tu paripṛcchati ||
bhagavan sarvvadharmmajña sāṃkhyayogaviśārada |
tvaṃ vettha paramaṃ dharmmaṃ yan na viṃdaṃ[[ti]] kecana |
kaivalyaṃ niṣkalaṃ jñānaṃ śāśvataṃ tvayi tiṣṭhati |
tvayā/// sahasrāṃśuṃ prāptā śrutiḥ sudurlabhā | (fol.1v1-4)
End
namaḥ kālakalajñāya sakalāya kalāya ca |
namas tv dhipataye pretādhipataye namaḥ |
namaḥ krodhavihīnāya krodhādhipataye namaḥ |
namaḥ sramāyā(!)sramiṇe sramamāpanayānāya(!) ca |
namo jñānāya saṃjñāya jñānine śo(ka)hāriṇe |
sāktāya caiva tapase aiśvaryaniyamāya ca |
namo yogarahasyāya yogadāya namo stu<ref name="ftn1">Read: namo ʼstu te|</ref>
mahyaṃ sarvvā⟪sarvvā⟫tmanā kāmaṃ prayacha(!) bhagava⟪ā⟩⟩n prabho |
janmamṛtyubhayaṃ deva pramārjayitum arhasi |
majjamānaṃ mahādeva trāhi māṃ ⟨trāhi māṃ⟩ saraṇāgataṃ |
sa evaṃ stūyamānā (fol.145r3-6 )
«Sub-colophons:»
iti matsyapurāṇe bhairavaprādurbhāve vārāṇasīvarṇano nāma | 5 | (fol. 22v2-3)
iti matsyapurāṇe bhairavaprādurbhāve vārāṇasīvarṇanaṃ nāma | 8 | (fol.35v4)
iti brahmapurāṇe vārāṇasīmāhātmye | (fol.105r5)
iti vāmanapurāṇe ºº | (fol.144v2)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. C6/3
Date of Filming 12-09-1987
Exposures 154
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Catalogued by BK
Date 05-09-2003
Bibliography
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