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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95 Siva Geta, with a commentary entitled Subodhini. On the divinity of Siva. The commentary is by Apyaji Bhatta, of Virapura, pupil of Jnanananda. Contents: I. The importance of faith in Siva. II. Dispassion. III. Initiation in the mantra of Viraja. IV. The manifestations of Siva. V. The gift of the Mahapasupat weapon by Siva to Rama. VI. The embellishments of S/iva. VII. Siva imparts to Rama a knowledge of his (Siva's) pervading the universe. VIII. Origin of the human body. IX. The philosophy of corporation. X. Ditto of the soul. XI. The rise and fall of the soul. XII. Adoration. XIII. Varieties of Mukti. XIV. The origin of the five ceremonies of the soul. XV. Bhakti Yoga. XVI. Persons for whom the work is designed. The colophon describes the work to be a part of the Uttara Khanda of the Padma Purana, but a different codex with a similar beginning has a colophon in which the work is described to be a part of the Matsya Purana, ante IV, p. 84. Beginning. (ti0 )| yasmin jatani bhutani protani ca jagatpata | End. yasca sarvvannaro gitasubodhinya mude'stu nah || 1 || apyajjibhattho medhavi vasan virapurabhise | jnananandena guruna preritastasya vai mude || 2 || vitim sivagitayastanoti suvibodhinim | mudde vidugdhakaranam candrikam suvibodhinim || 3 || (mu0 )| sruta uvaca | athatah sampravacyami suddham kaivalyamuktidam | anugrahanmadesasya bhavaduhkhasya bhesajam || 1 || na karmmanamanusthanairna danaistapasapi va | kaivalyam labhate marttaprah kintu jnanena kevalam || 2 || ramaya dandakaranye parvvatipatina pura | ya prokta sivagitakhya guhyad guhyatama hi sa || 3 || yasyah sravanamatrena nnrnam muktirghuvam bhavet | pura sanatkumaraya skandenabhihita hi sa || 4 || sanatkumarah provaca vyasaya munisattamah | mahyam krpatirekena pradadau vadarayanah || 5 || (mu0 ) | ityukva prayayuh sarvve sayam sandhyamupasitum | stavantah khataputram te santusta gomatitatam || 65 | |