Essay name: Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study)
Author:
Anand Dilip Raj
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
The essay studies in English the Sucindrasthala-mahatmya which represents a significant Sthalamahatmya from South India detailing the origins and development of the Trimurti temple at Suchindram in Tamil Nadu. The study reveals its legends, customs, and religious practices.
Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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[Ch: 13.38a] B3 75346 of Adyar library, Chennai Total number of folios 75 with about 8 lines per page and 47 letters per line. Size 36cm x 3cm. Clear Grantha characters. No. of Grandhas 1770. Complete. Colophon इत� स्कान्देपुराणे स्थानवैभवखण्डे शुचीन्द्रस्थलमाहात्म्य� याज्ञवल्क्क्यसायुज्य� ना� चर्तुविंशोऽध्याय� ।। [iti skāndepurāṇe sthānavaibhavakhaṇḍe śucīndrasthalamāhātmye yājñavalkkyasāyujya� nāma cartuviṃśo'dhyāya� || ] B 4 C. 2398 of Curators office collection of ORI & MSS Library, Thiruvananthapuram. Total number of folios 105 with about 6lines per page and 40 letters per line. Size 38c.m x 2.7c.m. Grantha characters. Total number of Grandhas. Text is complete. Name of the scribe is Umamaheswaram Subramanium. Colophon B5 इत� स्कान्दे पुराणे स्थानवैभवखण्डे शुचीन्द्रस्थलमाहात्म्य� याज्ञवल्क्क्यसायुज्य� ना� चर्तुविशोऽध्यायः ।। [iti skānde purāṇe sthānavaibhavakhaṇḍe śucīndrasthalamāhātmye yājñavalkkyasāyujya� nāma cartuviśo'dhyāya� || ] 1, C. 2512 of Curators Office Collection of ORI & MSS Library, Thiruvananthapuram. Procured from Kasi Vadhyar Avl., Mahadanapuram, near Sucindram. Total number of Granthas : Text is complete 209
