B 273-19 Somotpatti

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 273/19
Title: Somavatīvratakathā
Dimensions: 23 x 8 cm x 2 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/5706
Remarks:

Reel No. B 273/19

Inventory No. 68038

Title Somotpattikathā

Remarks assigned to the Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa

Author Vyāsa

Subject Kathā

Language Sanskrit

Text Features origination of the moon

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Indian paper

State complete

Size 23.0 x 8.0 cm

Binding Hole

Folios 2

Lines per Folio 9–10

Foliation corrected numbers in the lower right-hand margins of verso

Scribe Lakṣmīnātha

Date of Copying SAM 1821

Donor Śrīkṛṣnajośī

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/5706

Manuscript Features

Stamp on exp. 1: Napal National Library and somotpatti patre 2 śrīkṛṣṇajośī

Full of scribal errors

Excerpts

Beginning

śrigaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

agni[[ho]]traṃ hutāsīnaṃ gārgyaṃ vṛddhaṃ mahāmunim ||
vinayenopasaṃgamya bhāguriḥ paripṛcchati || 1 ||

kathaṃ somasamutpaṃn-naṃḥ (!) kathaṃ vā kṣīyate punaḥ ||
kenāyaṃ kaḥ samutthānaṃ kena sṛṣṭaś ca brūhi me || 2 ||

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ||

kautuhalasamutpannā devatāṃ ṛṣibhiḥ saha ||
saṃśayaṃ paripṛcchaṃti vyāsaṃ dharmārthakovidam || 3 ||

kathaṃ vā kṣīyate somaḥ kṣīṇo vā varddhate katham ||
īmaṃ (!) praśnaṃ mahābhāga brūhi sarvam aśeṣataḥ || 4 || (fol. 1v1–4)

End

ya imāṃ somotpattiṃ garbhiṇiṃ śrāvayet striyām ||
putraṃ sā labhate vīraṃ dharmajñaṃ vedapāragam || 27 ||

ya imāṃ somotpattiṃ śrāddhakāle sadā paṭhet ||
tadannam amṛtaṃ bhūtvā pitṛṇāṃ dattam akṣayam || 28 ||

ya imāṃ somotpattiṃ yaḥ paṭhet paṃktipāvanaḥ ||
tārayet prabhṛtīn putrān puruṣaḥ saptasaptaim || 29 ||

ya imāṃ somotpattiṃ parvakāle sadā paṭet ||
sarvān kāmān apāpnoti somalokaṃ sa gachati (!) || 30 || (fol. 2r6–10)

Colophon

iti somotpattiḥ samāptā || saṃvat || 18 || 21 || kārtikakṛṣna || 4 || śaniḥ || lakṣmīnāthena || (fol. 2r10)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 273/19

Date of Filming 07-05-1972

Exposures 3

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks

Catalogued by JU/MS

Date 12-07-2003