A 1029-35 Varalakṣmīvratakathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 1029/35
Title: Varalakṣmīvratakathā
Dimensions: 16 x 10.3 cm x 8 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/5675
Remarks:

Reel No. A 1029-35 Inventory No. 85286

Title Varalakṣmīvratakathā

Remarks assigned to the Baviṣyottarapurāṇa

Author Vyāsa

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit

Text Features The manner of call upon to the goddess of wealth Varalakṣmī

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Indian paper

State complete

Size 16.0 x 10.0 cm

Folios 8

Lines per Folio 7

Foliation figures on the verso, in the upper left-hand margin under the marginal title varala. ka.=vara.\ K.=va. ka. and in the lower right-hand margin of the verso

Donor GaṇapatiBhaṭṭa

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/5675

Manuscript Features

There are 51 verses followed by a colophon and a post colophon statement idaṃ pustakaṃ maunītyupanāmaka gaṅgādharātmaja gaṇapatibhaṭṭasya ||

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

sūta uvāca ||

kailāsaśikhare ramye sarvadevaniṣevite ||

gauryā saha mahādevo divyākṣaiś ca vinodataḥ 1

jito sitvaṃ jitety āha pārvatīparameśvaraṃ ||

sopitvaṃ ca jitety āhā suvivādas tayor abhūt 2

citranemis tadā pṛṣṭe mṛṣāvādam abhāṣata ||

tadā kopasamāviṣtā gaurī śāpaṃ dadau tu taṃ || (fol. 1v1–7:2r1)

End

bhadtyā karoti vipulān bhogāprāpya śrīyaṃ vrajet ||

vratānām uttamaṃ puṇyaṃ varalakṣmīvrataṃ śubhaṃ 49

tat kṛtvā ca naronārī dvau gatau svarṇasaṃśaya (!) ||

ya idaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ śrāvayed vā samāhitaḥ 50

dhanadhānyam avāpnoti varalakṣmīprasādataḥ 51 || || (fol. 8r7–8v4)

Colophon

iti śrībhaviṣyottarapurāṇe sūtaśaunakasaṃvāde varalakṣmīvratakathā samāptā || ||

śrīvaralkṣmy arpaṇam astu || idaṃ pustakaṃ maunītyupanāmaka gaṃgādharātmaja gaṇapati bhaṭṭasya śubham (fol. 8v5–9)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 1029/35=A 340/23

Date of Filming 09-08-1985

Exposures 8

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by JU\MS

Date 01-07-2003

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