A 1029-40(10) Mahālakṣmīvratakathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 1029/40
Title: Mahālakṣmīvratakathā
Dimensions: 19.3 x 8.2 cm x 147 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/335
Remarks:

Reel No. A 1029-40

Inventory No. 51441

Title Mahālakṣmīvratakathā

Remarks assigned to Skandapurāṇa

Author Vyāsa

Subject Kathā, Karmakāṇḍa

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devananagri

Material paper

State complete

Size 19.3 x 8.2 cm

Binding Hole

Folios 5

Lines per Folio 7

Foliation figures in upper-left and lower-right margin of the verso under the abbreviation ma. la. and kathā

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4/335

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||    ||

atha mahālakṣmīvratakathā ||    ||

skanda uvāca ||

kenedaṃ svīkṛtaṃ pūrve katham asmiṃ(!) prakāśitam ||
brūhi me tatvato deva yady ahaṃ tava vallabhaḥ ||    ||

śaṃkara uvāca ||

āsīd rājā sārvabhaumo maṅgalārṇa iti śrūtaḥ ||
kuṃḍine nagare ramye tasya padmāvatī priyā || 2 || (fol. 156v1–4)

End

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyā(!) nityaṃ śrāvayed vā samāhitaḥ ||
na saṃtyajati taṃ lakṣmīr alakṣmī naivakāmayet || 43 ||

sarvvapāpavinirmuktaḥ svargaloke mahīyate || 44 || (fol. 160v5–7)

Colophon

iti skaṃdapuººśivakumārasaṃvāde [[mahālakṣmīvratakathā samāpta(!)]] (fol. 160v7)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 1029/40

Date of Filming 09-08-1985

Exposures 152

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks The text is found on exp. 147–151.

Catalogued by JU/MS

Date 13-07-2003