A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras
by M. Seshagiri Sastri | 1901 | 1,488,877 words
These pages represent "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras"—a scholarly work that systematically details the vast collection of Sanskrit manuscripts held by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras, now Chennai, India. The catalogue serves as an essential ...
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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. svasra (suh ) surendrassubhaya (sya subha ) suraghnya - srnvanti tasyah purato'bhisekam | te putrapautrabhiha ( diyuta dhanadhyah sukhani vindanti patra hetoh || Colophon : 1739 iti srimatskandapurane kausikya [[] bhiseko nama pancavimso'dhyayah || No. 2461. pancakrosamahatmyam . PANCAKROSAMAHATMYAM. Substance, paper. Size, 92 x 44 inches. Pages, 39. Tines, 10 Character, Devanagari. Condition, good. Apon a page. pearance, old. Complete in 5 Adhyayas. This is a portion of the Brahmavaivarta-Purana and treats of the holiness of Kasi and the surrounding regions within a radius of 5 Krosas. It is said to have been taught by Kapila to the Siddhas as it had been formerly related by Mahadeva to Parvati. Appears to be different from the work described on page 28 of Aufrecht's Bodleian Library Catalogue. Beginning: srikapila uvaca -- evam siddhah kasikayam vasedyah sarvairdharmairasamyutasso'tivandyam | tasmaddharmassatatam siddhibhumau samsevyah syuh papakam nalpamatra || ye ye dharma manavaissamprayuktah kasyante tanmoksasiddhinnayanti |