MS. Chandra Shum Shere d. 329
MSS. Chandra Shum Shere d.
NOTE: This record has yet to be fully checked.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: paper
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated by Mahārāja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana in 1909.
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(2)
Contents
KĀŚĪSĀRA, from the Skanda, Kūrma, Linga, Matsya, Brahmā
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 34 fols. (of which fols. 1-15 are missing)
Layout
9 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 699, p. 247
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(3)
Contents
GĪTĀSĀRA
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 2 fols
Layout
15 and 12 lines
Hand(s)
Jaina Devanagari
History
Origin: 1594
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 85, p. 31
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 65
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(4)
Contents
MALAMĀSAVRATA, from the Skanda Purāṇa.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 2 fols
Layout
13 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 765, p. 262
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 185
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(5)
Contents
ŚIVAKAVACA, the 12th adh. of the Brāhmottarakhaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 5 fols
Layout
10 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 524, p. 190
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 315
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(6)
Contents
RĀJAGṚHATĪRTHAMĀHĀTMYA, from the Vāyu Purāṇa. Unfinished.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 10 fols
Layout
9 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 642, p. 224
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 219
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(7)
Contents
BADARĪKṢETRAMĀHĀTMYA, from the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 19 fols
Layout
11 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
History
Origin: 1868
Bibliography
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 153b
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(8)
Contents
HOLIKĀVRATAKATHĀ, from the Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 5 fols
Layout
9/10 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
History
Origin: 1852
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 825, p. 277
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 326
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(9)
Contents
ṢAṢṬIPŪJĀ with kathā, from the Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa,
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 6 fols
Layout
9 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 804, p. 272
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 292
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(10)
Contents
TULASĪMĀHĀTMYA, from the Skanda, Vāmana, Padma and Viṣṇu Purāṇas
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 61 fols
Layout
7/8 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
History
Origin: 1801
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 627, p. 219
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 98
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(12)
Contents
RUDRĀKṢAMĀHĀTMYA, from the Padma purāṇa. Unfinished.
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 6 fols
Layout
10/11 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 262, p. 98
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 230
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(13)
Contents
SKANDA PURĀṆA: Kāśīkhaṇḍa
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 25 fols
Layout
9 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
History
Origin: 1877
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 534, pp. 192-193
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 315
MS.Chandra Shum Shere d.329(14)
Contents
EKĀDAŚĪMĀHĀTMYA, from various purāṇas
Language(s): Sanskrit
Physical Description
Support: Paper
Extent: 69 fols
Layout
9 lines
Hand(s)
Devanagari
History
Origin: 1749
Bibliography
Brockington, Epics and purāṇas, no. 579, p. 207
Gambier-Parry and Johnston, Index Catalogue of MSS. Chandra Shum Shere, fol. 33
Additional Information
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the Bodleian Libraries' unpublished card catalogue for otherwise-undescribed manuscripts, available in the Charles Wendell David Reading Room.
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
John Brockington, A descriptive catalogue of the Sanskrit and other Indian manuscripts of the Chandra Shum Shere collection in the Bodleian Library, Part II: Epics and Purāṇas, Jonathan Katz (editor), (Oxford, 1999), no. 699, p. 247; no. 85, p. 31; no. 765, p. 262; no. 524, p. 190; no. 642, p. 224; no. 825, p. 277; no. 804, p. 272; no. 627, p. 219; no. 262, p. 98; no. 534, pp. 192-193; no. 579, p. 207; no. 277, p. 102