A 1174-47 Devīmāhātmya

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 1174/47
Title: Raktabījavadha
Dimensions: 19.7 x 11 cm x 50 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1540
Remarks: as Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, Devīmāhātmya; B 397/2

Reel No. A 1174/47

Title Devīmāhātmya

Subject Purāṇa, Māhātmya

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material paper

State incomplete

Size 19.7 x 11 cm

Binding Hole -

Folios 50

Lines per Folio 7

Foliation figures in the left and lower right margin of the verso with durgā in the left and śiva in the right; secondary foliation by a later hand in both margins

Date of Copying

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1-1540

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

oṃ rātriṃ prapadye punar bhūmayo bhūkampā śikhaṃḍinīpārāhastām(?) yuvatiṃ kumāriṇīm ādityacakṣuṣe vātaḥ prāṇāya somo gaṃdhāyāmaḥ ..hāya mato nujñāya pṛthivyai śariraṃ(!) || oṃ śāṃti 3 iti rātrisūktam ||

mārkkaṃḍeya uvāca ||
sārvarṇiḥ(!) sūryyatanayo yo manuḥ kathyateḥ(!) ṣṭama(!) |
niśāmaya tadutpatiṃ(!) vistarād gadato mama || 1 ||
mahāmāyānubhāvena yathā manvatarādhipa(!) ||
sa babhūva mahābhāgaḥ sāvarṇis tayonayo(!) rave(!) || 2 ||
svārociṣe ṃtare pūrvvaṃ caitravaṃśasamudbhavaḥ ||
suratho nāma rājābhūt samaste kṣitimaṃḍale || 3 ||
tasya pālayataḥ samyak prajāḥ putrān ivaurasān ||
babhūvuḥ śatravo bhūpāḥ kālāvidhvaṃsinas tathā || 4 ||
tasya tair abhavad yuddham atiprabaladaṃḍinaḥ ||
nyūnair api satair yuddhe kolāvidhvaṃsibhir jitaḥ || 5 || (fol. 1v1-2r2)

Sub-Colophons

iti mārkkaṇḍeyapurāṇe sāvarṇīke(!) manvatar(!) devīmāhātmye madhukeṭabhavadhaḥ || 1 || (fol. 9r5-6)

iti mārkkaṃḍeyapurāṇe sāvarnike manvaṃtare devīmāhātmye mahisurasainye(!) vadhaḥ || 3 || (fol. 16r2-3)

iti mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe devīmahātmye(!) mahiṣāsuravadhaḥ || 3 || (fol. 20v4-5)

etc. etc.

iti markkaṇḍeyapurāṇe(!) sāvaṇike(!) manvantare devīmahātmye(!) niśuṃbhavadha(!) || 9 || (fol. 50r1-2)

End

devy uvācaḥ(!) ||
ahaṃ vibhūtyā bahubhir iha rūpair yadā sthitā ||
tat saṃhṛtaṃ mayaikaiva tiṣṭhāmy ajāstirobhavā(!) || 8 ||

ṛṣir uvācaḥ(!) ||
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ devyāḥ śuṃbhasye(!) cobhayo(!) ||
paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāṃm(!) asurāṇāṃ ca dāruṇam ||
śaravarṣai(!) śiteś(!) śastrais tathāstrai(!) caiva dāruṇaiḥ ||
tayo(!) yuddham adbhūpaḥ(!) sarvalokabhayaṃkaraṃ || (fol. 50v2-7)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 1174/47

Date of Filming 21-01-1987

Used Copy Kathmandu

Remarks also filmed on B 397/2

Type of Film positive (scan)

Catalogued by AM

Date 28-02-2014