A 10-1 Viṣṇudharma
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 10/1
Title: Viṣṇudharma
Dimensions: 55.5 x 5 cm x 128 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Purāṇa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/766
Remarks: A 1081/2
Reel No. A 10-1
Inventory No. 87436
Title Viṣṇudharma
Subject Purāṇa
Language Sanskrit
Reference Grünendal 1983:15
Manuscript Details
Script Newarī
Material palm-leaf
State damaged by worms
Size 55 x 5.5 cm
Binding Hole 2
Folios 128
Lines per Folio 5
Foliation letters in the left margin of the verso
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 4-766
Used for edition yes; Grünendal MS N7
Manuscript Features
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ oṃ namo bhagavato(!) vāsudevāya ||
nārāyanan namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamaṃ |
devīṃ śarāśva〇tī caiva tato jayam udīrayet ||
kṛtābhisekaṃ tanayaṃ rājña pārikṣa(!) hi |
draṣṭum abhyāyayuḥ prītyā śauna〇kādyā maharṣayaḥ ||
tān āgatāṃ sa rājarṣiḥ pādyārghair ahirarcitāṃ |
sukhopaviṣṭaviśrāntān kṛtasaṃpraśnasatkṛtān ||
tatkathābhir(!) kṛtāhlāda(!) praṇipatya kṛtāṃjaliṃ |
satānīko〇 ʼtha prapaccha nārāyanakathaṃ(!) purān ||
yam āśritya jagannātha mama pūrvvapitāmahāḥ |
vipakṣāpahṛtaṃ rājñaṃ(!)〇 avāpuḥ puruṣottamāt || (fol. 1v1–2)
End
sarvā bādhā tathā pā〇pam akhilaṃ manujeśvaraḥ |
viṣṇudharmo vyayo hanti saṃsmṛtāḥ paṭhitāḥ śrutāḥ ||
etat te sarva〇m ākhyātaṃ rahasya(!) parama(!) hare(!) ||
nātaḥ parataraṃ kiṃ cic chravyaṃ śrutisukhāvaha(!) |
atroktavidhiyuktasya puruṣasya vipaścitaḥ ||
na durlabhaṃ naravyāghra paramaṃ brahma śāśvatam〇 (fol. 126r5–v1)
Colophon
viṣṇudharmeṣu śāstramahātmya(!) | mahādharmaśāstre śatatasāhasryāsaṃhitāyāṃ(!) dānadharmmajapaniyama〇svādhyāyādiṣu viṣṇudharmānukīrttanaṃ nāma namo namaḥ || ||
viṣṇudharme(ṣv a)mī vṛttāḥ kṛyāprayogapravṛttiḥ acyutāmbarīṣasamvādaḥ || ||〇
sugatīdvādaśī || etc. (fol. 126v1–2)
vaivasvatagāthā || puṣpādivibhāgaḥ || māndhātarājyāprāpti(!)hetutrivikramavrataḥ ||
samāptaṃ cedaṃ viṣṇudharmam iti || || oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya || || (fol. 127r2–3)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 10/1
Exposures 131
Used Copy Berlin
Type of Film negative
Remarks = A 1081/2
Catalogued by DA
Date 02-09-2004
Bibliography Gruenendahl 1983: 15
