MS. Sansk. c. 57
MSS. Sansk. c.
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Śiva Purāṇa, 19th cent.?
Contents
Four different fragments of the Śiva Purāṇa
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: 224
Dimensions (binding): 34.9 × 18.4 cm.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī.
History
Origin: 19th cent.?
probably about a. d. 1850.
MS. Sansk. c. 57(1) [fols 4v]
Contents
page containing the beginning (adhyāya 1 and two ślokas of adhyāya 2) of the Jñānasaṃhitā of the Śiva Purāna.
Language(s): Sanskrit
MS. Sansk. c. 57(2) [fols 5-88]
Contents
adhyāyas 1–53, 80 of the Jñānasaṃhitā of the Śiva Purāṇa.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Incipit: devau jayati ǁ ǁ jagataḥ pitaraṃ Śaṃbhūṃ jagato mataraṃ Śivaṃ tata putraṃ ca Gaṇādhīśaṃ natvaitad varṇayāmy ahaṃ | vāgīśā yasya vadane Lakṣmīr yasya ca vakṣasi | yasmāsti hṛdaye samyak taṃ Nṛsihaṃm ahaṃ bhaje | &c.
MS. Sansk. c. 57(3) [fols 89-126v]
Contents
adhyāyas 15, 73 to 36, 17 of the Jñānasaṃhitā of the Śiva Purāṇa.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Incipit: vaṃ vacanam ākarṇya ṛṣayas te praharṣitāḥ |
MS. Sansk. c. 57(4) [fols 127-223]
Contents
adhyāyas 16, 12 to 64 (end) of the Dharmasaṃhitā of the Śiva Purāṇa.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Incipit: yas tu vāhyārthasaṃyogaḥ ktiyāyoga sa ucyate pradhānakāraṇaṃ yogo vimukter munisattama | &c.
Additional Information
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1189 (1–4), pp. 154-155
Availability
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Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1189 (1–4), pp. 154-155
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