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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252 No. 1677. atmabodhatika | Substance, country-made yellow paper, 14 x 4 inches. Folia, 8. Lines, 7 on a page. Extent, 189 slokas. Character, Bengali. Date, ? Place of deposit, Santipura, Srinatha Chattopadyaya. Appearance, new. Prose. Correct. Atmabodha Tika. A commentary on Sankara's Atmabodha or essence of Vedanta spiritualism. By Madhusudana Sarasvati. Beginning. satamakhapujitapadam satapathamanaso'pyagocarakaram | End. vikasitajalaruhanetram sitavamangamasraye ramam || tatra bhagavan sankaracaryya uttamadhikarine vedantaprasthanatrayam nirmaya tadava- lokanasamarthanam mandabuddhinamanugrahartham sarvvavedantasiddhantasangrahamatmabodhartha- prakaranam didarsayisuh pratijanite, tapobhiriti | tasmadatmatirthe snatasya na kincidavasisyate - iti bhavah | Colophon. iti srimadhurudanasarakhatikrtatmabodhaprakaranatika samapta || sankaracaryyakkrtatmabodhasya vyakhyanam | visayah | No. 1678. vayupuranam | Substance, country-made paper, 132 x 51 inches. Folia, 275. Lines, 10-11-12 on a page. Extent, 1,200 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, SK. 1689. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, old. Verse. Incorrect. Vayu Purana. One of the eighteen great Puranas attributed to Vyasa. The work is divided into 2 Parts, the 1 st comprising 52 chapters, and the 2 nd, 40 chapters. Contents of First Part : Introduction ; 2, Places meet for Satras; 3 to 7, Creation; 8, Relation of the present to the past Kalpas; 9, The four conditions of life; 10, Origin of the Asuras; 11, Description of a kind of Yoga called Pasupata; 12, The use of regulation of breath (Pranayama); 13, Accidents to Yoga ; 14, Majesty of Yoga ; 15, Nature of Parabrahma; 16, Adoration of the fiery essence of the soul; 17, Purification; 18, Rules regarding the religious staff ; 19, expiations for Yatis ; 20, Sensations at the time of death ; 21, Letters and accents; 22, Duration of Kalpas; 23, A kind of Yoga called Mahesvaravatara; 24, Form of Vishnu at the time of a