A 1029-34 Mahālakṣmīvratakathā
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 1029/34
Title: Mahālakṣamīkathā
Dimensions: 25.5 x 9.4 cm x 9 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Kathā
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/5678
Remarks:
Reel No. A 1029/34
Inventory No. 32872
Title Mahālakṣmīvratakathā
Remarks assigned to the Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa
Author Vyāsa
Subject Kathā
Language Sanskrit
Text Features The traditional vows to Lakṣmī from Bhādra śukla aṣṭamī to Āśvina kṣṇa aṣṭamī, together with an illustrative tale.
Manuscript Details
Script Devanagari
Material complete
State paper
Size 25.5 x 9.5 cm
Binding Hole
Folios 9
Lines per Folio 9
Foliation figures in both margins of the verso side and marginal title is mā. la. at the first and last folio.
Scribe naṃdarā dadhīca raghunāthasuta laṣitaṃ
Date of Copying SAM (VS) 1835
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5/5678
Manuscript Features
First folio is twice filmed in which explained about tithi nirṇaya to worship Mahālakṣmī quoting from Skandapurāṇa and Candraprakāśasmṛti.
Excerpts
Beginning
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ||
svasthānalābhaputrāyuḥ sarvaiśvaryasukhapradaṃ
vratam ekaṃ samācakṣva vicārya puruṣottamaḥ || 1 ||
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca ||
durvāravṛttadaiteya parivyāpte triviṣṭape
etad eva kṛtasy ādau devendraḥ prāha nāradaṃ || 2 ||
tasya śrutvā tato vākyaṃ sa muniḥ pratyabhāṣataḥ ||
nārada uvāca ||
puraṃdara purā pūrvaṃ puram āsīt suśobhanam || 3 ||
ratnagarbhābhavad bhūmir yatra ratnāḍya (!) bhūdharaiḥ ||
putrāṃganā janāpāṃga bhaṃgāloka[na] samyakaiḥ || 3 || (fol. 1v1–5)
End
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca
vratam idam atha cakre nāradenopadiṣṭaṃ
surapatir api yasmād vāṃchitārthaṃ sa lebhe
tvam api kuru tathaitvad dharmasūnoyathāsyād
abhimataphalasiddhi putrapautrādi vṛddhiḥ || 136 || (fol. 9v1–3)
Colophon
iti śrībhaviṣyottarapurāṇe mahālakṣmīkathā samāptā || śrīmāhālakṣmyai namaḥ ||
saṃvat 1835 āśvinakṛṇam ekādaśyaṃ (!) 11 budhavāsare ||
idaṃ pustakaṃ naṃdarā dadhīca raghunāthasuta laṣitaṃ (!) ||
śubhaṃ bhavatu || śrī || || śrī || || śrī || śrī (fol. 9v4–5)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 1029/34
Date of Filming 09-08-1985
Exposures 11
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks retake of A 341/1
Catalogued by JU/MS
Date 30-07-2003
