B 5-3 Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 5/3
Title: Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa
Dimensions: 38.5 x 5.5 cm x 175 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Purāṇa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/845
Remarks:
Reel No. B 5/3
Title Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa
Subject Purāṇa
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Maithili
Material palm-leaf
State incomplete
Size 38.5 x 5.5 cm
Binding Hole 1, in the middle
Folios 181
Lines per Folio 5
Foliation figures in the left margin of the verso
Date of Copying
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 1-845
Manuscript Features
The extant folios are: 1-175, 180, 189, 196, 208. Writing is rubbed off in places and the last folio is damaged. There are two prakīrṇapattre attached at the end of the manuscript.
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ .. namo nārāyaṇāya ||
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya narañ caiva narottamam |
devīṃ sarasvatīñ caiva tato jayam udīrayet ||
vande vṛndāvanāsīnam indirānandamandiraṃ |
upendraṃ sāndrakāruṇyaṃ parānandavibhuṃ paraṃ |
brahmā(!)viṣṇumaheśādyā yasyāṅśā(!) lokasādhakāḥ |
tam ādidevaṃ cidrūpaṃ viśuddhaṃ paramaṃ bhaje ||
sūta uvāca ||
śaunakādyā mahātmāna ṛṣayo brahmavādinaḥ |
naimiṣākhye mahāraṇye tapas tepur mumukṣavaḥ |
jitendriyā jitāhārāḥ santaḥ satyaparāyaṇāḥ |
yajantaṣ parayā bhaktyā viṣṇum ādyaṃ jagadguruṃ |
Sub-Colophons
iti śrībṛhannāradīye prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 1 || (fol. 6v4-5)
iti śrībṛhannāradīye dvitīyo dhyāyaḥ || 2 || (fol. 10r2-3)
iti śrībṛhannāradīye tṛtīyo dhyāyaḥ || 3 || (fol. 15r1)
iti śrībṛhannāradīye caturtho dhyāyaḥ || 4 || (fol. 22r1-2)
iti śrībṛhannāradīye pañcamo dhyāyaḥ || 5 || (fol. 26r4)
etc. etc.
iti śrībṛhannāradīye ekonatriṃśo dhyāyaḥ || 29 || (fol. 168r3-4)
iti śrībṛhannāradīye dvātriṃśo dhyāyaḥ || 32 || (fol. 189v3)
End
brahman akṛtānurāgartham(!) evaṃ śreyas samāptavān |
bhaktyā kṛtatarāṃ puṃsāṃ kim bhaved iti vedana(!) |
tasmāt saṃmā/// dīpadānena santam |
yatiṣye parayā bhaktyā hy ahaṃ jātismaro yataḥ |
ya(m pū)jaye jagannātham ekākī vigataspṛhaḥ |
sarvvapāpavinir/// ti paramaṃ padaṃ |
avaśenāpi yat karmma kṛtvemāṃ śriyam āgataḥ |
bhaktimadbhiḥ praśāntaiś ca kiṃ punas samyagarccanāt |
iti bhūpavacaḥ śrutvā vītihotre/// (fol. 208v3-5)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 5/3
Date of Filming not recorded
Used Copy KTM (scan)
Type of Film negative
Catalogued by AM
Date 14-06-2013
