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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accident, and all of these can be imported into a text by a comparison with other manuscripts. The frequently imply a far closer connection that could be inferred by the identity of reading, and often show the immediate descent of one manuscript from another'. The A-group is considered more authentic than the B-group ommitted because the lines are necessary for the situation and A manuscripts are 螞 comparatively older than the B manuscripts. The oldest dated manuscript belongs to this group. LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS The manuscripts utilized for the present edition of Sucindrasthalamahatmya are as follows. A. GROUP 1. A鈧� = c.400, Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library, University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. A鈧� = 16101, ORI & MSS. Library, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. 3. A鈧� = 19498, ORI & MSS. Thiruvananthapuram. Library, University of Kerala, 4. A = 66090, Adyar Library, Chennai. 4 5. A = 6799, Oriental Institute,M.S University, Vadodara.
5 6. A = 17145, QRI & MSS Library, Thiruvananthapuram.
6 7.A, = 1c. 1900, QRI & MSS Library, Thiruvananthapuram.
8.A鈧� = c.2065.A, QRI & MSS Library, Thiruvananthapuram.
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