Manuscript employed for consultation and contemplation, highlighting especially the sacred pilgrimage spots around the Hindu center of Vārāṇasī. Text also contains mythology connected to various gods and goddesses, especially those sacred to the deity Śiva in his manifestation as a liṅga, his amorphous symbol. Presented as a discourse between the deity Skanda-Kārttikeya and various other legendary figures, such as the sage Agstya. Manuscript contains 100 chapters; the foliation for which is done separately in two sections. The first section contains chapters 1-50, and the second section contains chapters 51-100. Manuscript also contains a commentary by Rāmānanda running horizontally above and below the main text. Manuscript has been combined with Item 2613 as it forms part of the complete text and is written by the same scribe. Some portions of the text are missing.
Title from colophon (second section, f. 280r).; Written in 7-17 lines per leaf.; 605 leaves foliated [i], 1-54, 54-101, 101-215, 215-226, 258-304, 366-413, [i]; [i], 1-156, 158-190, 192-226, 228-280, [i], upper left and lower right verso. Secondary foliation added to bottom right verso (second section, f. 195-279).; Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe kāśīkhaṃḍe anukramaṇikānāmaśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ 100 kāśīkhaṃdasamāptam śubham // // (second section, f. 280r).; Dated saṃvat 1910 (1853) (second section, f. 280r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. Some additions are in a second scribal hand.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2613
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