A 341-6 Mahālakṣmīvratakathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 341/6
Title: Mahālakṣmīvratakathā
Dimensions: 21 x 6.5 cm x 17 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date: NS 749
Acc No.: NAK 1/697
Remarks: as Bhaviṣyottara; A 1029/31

Reel No. A 341-6 Inventory No. 32987

Title Mahālakṣmīvratakathā

Remarks assigned to the Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material Paper

State Complete

Size 21.0 x 6.5 cm

Folios 17

Lines per Folio 5

Foliation figures in the right-hand margin of the verso. marginal title:śrīmahālakṣmī is in the upper left-hand margin of the verso

Date of Copying [NS] 749 bhādra kṛṣṇa 14 ādityavāra

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/697

Manuscript Features

Stamp of candrasamśera on the exp 1

Some slokas after colophon

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ śrīmahālakṣmyai namaḥ || yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ||

svasthānalābhaputrāyuḥ sarvvaiśvarya sukhapradaṃ |

vratam ekaṃ samācakṣva, vicāry-ya puruṣottama || ||

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca ||

durvvārevṛtta daiteya (!) pāravyāpte (!) triviṣṭape |

etad eva kṛtasyādau, devendraḥ prāhanāradaṃ ||

tasya śrutvā tato vākyaṃ, sa muniḥ pratyabhāṣata || ||

nārada uvāca ||

purandara purā pūrv-vaṃ puramāsīt śubhānvitaṃ |

ratnagarbhābhavad bhūmir yatra ratn-nā vasuṃdharā | (fol. 1r1–1v1)

End

priyāga iva tīrtheṣu devatās tu bhavān iva |

nadīṣu ca yathā gaṃgā, vrateṣvaṃ tat tathāvrataṃ (!) |

dharm-maṃ cārthaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca yadi vāṃchasi |

tad etat tvaṃ vrataṃ śakra, kuru śraddhāsamanvitaḥ |

vratamidamatha cakre nāradenopadiṣṭhaṃ

surapatir api tasmād vāṃchitārthaṃ sa lebhe |

tvam api kuru tad etad dharm-masūno yathāsmād

abhimataphalasiddhiḥ putrapautrādivṛddhiḥ || ○ || (fol. 16v3–17r2)

Colophon

iti śrībhaviṣyottare mahālakṣmīvratakathā samāptā || ||

|| tribhiḥ pārāvatā paṃca paṃcabhiḥ saptasārsā | saptabhir navahaṃsāśca navabhir varhiṇastrayaṃ || rājakanyā vivārthe śatena śatamāharet ||… samvat 749 bhādrapadakṛṣṇa 14 caturdaśyāṃ tithau ādityavāsare liṣitam idaṃ || ○ || śubham astu || (fol. 17r3:17v5)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 341/6 = A 1029/31

Date of Filming 05-05-1972

Exposures 18

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by JU\MS

Date 02-01-2004

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