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
