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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OF CULTURE MINISTRY OF NMENT OF INDIA 272 jatah sasthigoce vimalataraganadadidevadikarsana- mitrovacaspatisatpraguna tanayatam prapadapraptadosah 1 dhammaudityastato'bhujjagati suviditovaracetyasya namna mimamsabodhavedhah sama + + + mahakulakattarakah || yajjayata jagaharoghara + jetatulyasato - divakara itisrutah prathita kami tatah | SL abhudgunamahanidhih sa nayi sutah sriya paramaya yuteाjayati devadattastatah || tatsunorbhavadatta ityabhisaya vatatmanah srimatah tikayam nisadhadhirajacarite yasyamitaikadasah | sargah svarga niketakirttanalasannamabhyagadujjvalah seyam sarasarakhati vinatam nityam pramodam satam || Colophon. iti sribhavadattakrti malacaritatikayamekadasah sargah | visayah | srikrta naisadhacaritasya ekadasa sagitam vyakhyanam | No. 2208. nandikesvarasamhita, va sivadhammauttara, athava nandikesvara- puranam | Substance, foolsoap paper, 12 x 3 inches. Folia, 130. Lines, 7 on a page. Extent, 2, 314 slokas. Character, Bengali. Date, P P Place of deposit, Ula, Post Ranaghata, Zilla Nadiya, Babu Annadaprasada Mukhopadhyaya. Appearance, new. Verse. Incorrect. Nandikesvara-samhita ALIAS Nandikesvara-purana ALIAS Sivadharmottara. The second part of a treatise on the divinity and adoration of Siva, called Sivadharma, a Saiva Tantra, in which Siva, as Nandikesvara or the master of Nandi, expounds Saiva doctrines for the edification of Sanatkumara and his followers. CONTENTS: I. Praise of Sivadharma. Virtues of Siva's lingam. Lingams of crystal and other materials appropriate for Indra and other gods. Sin of not worshipping Siva. Merit of worshipping lingams. IIV. Duties of worshippers of Siva. Merit of erecting temples for Siva. Sweeping, cleaning, and besmearing cowdung in Siva's temples. Bathing of lingams. Offerings of aromatics and edibles to ditto. Appropriate flowers for ditto. Characteristics of Bel leaves. Rules for songs and music before lingams.