Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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253 deluge; 25, Nature of hymns to Mahadeva; 26, Mahadeva's advice to Vishnu and Brahma; 27, Origin of vowels; 28, The body of Mahadeva described; 29, Genealogy of Rishis; 30, The mind-created sons of Brahma; 31, Daksha's hymn to Mahadeva; 32, The race of Svayambhuva ; 33, The regents of the seven Dvipas ; 34 to 38, Sumeru and other mountains; 39 and 40, The mountains, rivers and countries of the earth; The Kailasa mountain; 42, Descriptions of Plaksha and other continents ; 43, The size of the earth ; 44 and 45, Motions of Planets ; 46, Hymn to Nilakantha ; 47, Origin of Lingams; 48, Names of the Pitris; 49, Yajnas; 50, The four Yugas ; 51, Characteristics of the four Yugas ; 52, The descendants of Prajapati. Contents of Part Second : 1, Churning of the earth ; 2, The descendants of Prithu; 3, The eight kinds of Devas; 4, The descendants of Prajapati; 5, The birth of the Devas in the Vaivasvata Manantara; 6 and 7, The race of Daityas ; 8, The descendants of Rishis; 9 to 18, Sraddhas; 19, 20 and 21, Birth of Vaivasvata, and his descendants ; 22, The descendants of Ikshaku ; 23, The tribes of Mithila ; 24, 25 and 26, Birth of Soma, and his descendants ; 27 and 28, The clan of the Yadus; 29, The attributes of Vishnu; 30, Royal races; 31, Account of future Manvantaras; 32, The mansion of Siva described; 33 to 40, The origin and merits of Gaya. Beginning. narayanam namaskrtya narancaiva narottamam | End. devim sarakhati m vyasam tato jayamudirayet || jayati parasararunuh satyavatihrdayanandano vyasah | yasyasyakamalargalatam vanmayamamrtam jagat pivati || prapadye devamisanam sasvatam padamavyayam | mahadevam mahatmanam sarvvasya jagatah patim || 1 || brahmanam lokakattaram sarvvajnamaparajitam | prabhum bhutabhavisyasya sampratasya ca satpatim || 2 || ruta uvaca | sanatkumaro munipungavaya punyam kathancatha nivedya bhaktya | svamasramam punyavanairupetam visrjya sangitagurum jagama || Colophon. iti srivayupurane vayuprokte gayamahatmam� | samaptancedam vayupuranam | visayah | 1 me, -anukramanika | 2 ye, - naimisiyartasikrta satrasya sthanadikathanam | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, - prajapatikhastikathanam | 8 - atita kalpavarttamana kalpayora �