B 3-2 Devīpurāṇa

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 3/2
Title: Devīpurāṇa
Dimensions: 37 x 12 cm x 229 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Purāṇa
Date: NS 805
Acc No.: NAK 1/885
Remarks:

Reel No. B 3-2

Title Devīpurāṇa

Subject Purāṇa

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material paper

State complete, in good condition

Size 37.0 x 12.0 cm

Folios 229

Lines per Folio 9

Foliation figures in the middle of margins of the verso

Illustrations 4, on the cover-leaf

Date of Copying NS 805

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/885

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||

namas tasyai jaganmātre kumbhyoni prayāśriye |

namaskṛya śivān devīṃ sarvvabhāgavatāṃ śubhāṃ ||

purāṇaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yathoktam ṛṣibhiḥ purā ||

ṛṣaya ucū(!) ||

bhagavaṃs tvaṃ samastasya dṛṣṭādṛṣṭasya tattvavit |

purāṇārthaṃ vayaṃ sarvve āgatā bhāvabhāvināḥ ||

kathyatāṃ yatra ghorārthā bhūtāḥ sāṃpratadānavāḥ |

bhaviṣyāś(!) ca vināśiṣye devī devanamaskṛtā ||

(fol. 1v1–3)

End

devyaḥ saṃpūjayitvā tu vidhinā nṛpasattamā |

ṣaḍ ā≪va≫varttaṃ prakurvvaṃti pratyakṣā bhavate śivā ||

sadācāraḥ śubhācāraḥ sarvvasaṅgavivarjitaḥ ||

vācayan śatam arddhaṃ vā pratyakṣaṃ prāpnuyāc chivaṃ ||

etac cābhyudayaṃ pādaṃ śatais tribhir navottaraiḥ ||

sahasrair dvādaśair vatsa kathitaṃ sarvvasiddhidaṃ || ||

(fol. 229r9–11)

Colophon

ity ādye devyavatāre devīpurāṇaṃ samāptaṃ || śubhaḥ || saṃ 805 kāvaṭa samvat 805

kārttikavadi ‥(thva)kuhnu śrīśrīsumatijayajitāmitramalladevaśanabhāgi nāma pradhānāṅgayā

balaśadevipurāna(!)(coca)kādina juro || thva devipunāna(!)mahāyatnanadayakā

anaharāyāyamate ca yatnapūrvvakananidānayāyamāla || ||

(fol. 229r11–229v2)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 3/2

Date of Filming 227-07-1970

Exposures 236

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film negative

Catalogued by AN

Date 17-11-2009