Manuscript employed for private or public consultation, recitation, and prayer, dedicated to the description and mythology related to various avatāras (manifestations) of the Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. Presented as a dialogue between the deities Śiva and Skanda.
Title from colophon (f. 86v).; Written in 8-12 lines per leaf.; 87 leaves foliated 1-88, [87], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe vināyakamāhātmye śivaskaṃdasaṃvāde gaṇeśāvatāravarṇananāmacaturviśatitaṃodhyāyaḥ // 24 // śrībhālacaṃdragajānanārpaṇam astu // śubhaṃ bhavaṃtu // śake 1788 dakṣiṇāyanepauṣaśuddha 5 guruvārasaraṃ samāptaṃ khare ityupamāmakaviṣṇubhaṭena likhitaṃ // maṃgalaṃ lekhakā[n]āṃ ca pāṭakānāṃ ca maṃgalaṃ maṃgalaṃ sarvadevānāṃ bhūmau bhūpati maṃgalaṃ // śrīgajānanaḥ // śrīsiddhivināyakaprasan // bahudhānya 2 nāmasaṃvatsare idaṃ pustakaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 86v-87v).; Dated śaka 1788 (1866) (f. 86v).; Scribe is Viṣṇubhaṭa Khare (f. 86r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; European paper with watermarks feature an emblem with a crown and the company name "D & G Superfine Foolscap" imprinted on the final folio (f. 87).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2208
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