B 271-2 Lakṣmīmāhātmya

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 271/2
Title: Lakṣmīmāhātmya
Dimensions: 28 x 11 cm x 33 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/5673
Remarks:

Reel No. B 271/2

Inventory No. 26271

Title Mahālakṣmīmāhātmya

Remarks

Author Gālava

Subject Māhātymya

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State incomplete

Size 28 x 11 cm

Binding Hole

Folios 33

Lines per Folio 9–10

Foliation figures in both margins of the verso; marginal title la. mā.

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/5673

Manuscript Features

Images of fols. 3v–7r, 8r are not found on the scanned copy.

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||    ||

gālava uvāca ||    ||

āsīt kolāpure pūrvaṃ kolākhyo dānavottamaḥ ||
gayākhyo lavaṇākhyaś ca kaniṣṭhau tasya bhrātarau ||
etābhyāṃ saha kolākhyas tapas tepe suduṣkaraṃ ||
narmadātīram āsādya divyaṃ varṣasahasrakaṃ ||
tato devaḥ śūlapāṇiḥ saṃtuṣṭaḥ prāha pārvvatīṃ ||
gaccha devi varaṃ dātuṃ kolāya narmadātaṭe ||
tato devī mahāgaurī prāpya kolasamīpataḥ ||
uvāca vacanaṃ tasya bhrātṛbhyāṃ saha tiṣṭhataḥ || (fol. 1v1–5)

Sub-colophons

iti gālavokte mahālakṣmīmāhātmye lavaṇavadhaś caturtho dhyāyaḥ ||   || (fol. 9r)

iti gālavokte mahālakṣmīmāhātmye gayāsurasenābhaṃjano nāma paṃcamo dhyāyaḥ ||   || (fol. 10r)

...

iti gālavakṛte mahālakṣmīmāhātmye cauladevīkīlāpurīpraveśo nāma paṃcadaśo dhyāyaḥ ||   || (fol. 31r–v)

End

gālavena hitārthāya purā proktaṃ maharṣiṇā ||
vratarājam idaṃ loke pravṛtyarthaṃ dayālunā ||
ye ca śṛṇvanti satataṃ bhāṣyamānaṃ narottamāḥ ||
te putrapautrasaṃyuktāḥ sukhaṃ tiṣṭhantu sarvadā ||
sarvatīrtheṣu sa snātas tena devāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
pitaras tarpitās tena yaś cared vratam uttamaṃ ||
dhārmiko stu mahīpālaḥ prajā santu nirāmayāḥ ||
mahī samṛddhiśasyāstu kāle varṣantu vāridāḥ || (fol. 33v7–10)

Colophon

|| iti śrīgālavakṛte mahālakṣmīmāhātmye vratavyākhyānasamuccaye ṣoḍaso ʼdhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ ||    || ❁ ||    || ❁ ||    ||    ||    ||    || 6 ||    ||    ||    ||    || ❁ ||    ||    || (fol. 33v10–11)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 271/2

Date of Filming 30-04-1972

Exposures 33

Used Copy Kathmandu (scan)

Type of Film positive

Remarks

Catalogued by JU/MD

Date 12-11-2013