Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa, circa 1700-1850; बृहन्नारदीयपुराण, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Selection from the larger purāṇic work (adhyāya 31) dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Selection deals with the problem of sin (pāpa), its causes, as well as the means to remove it for the purpose of being liberated from the snares of the cycle of life and death (samsāra). The worship of Nārāyaṇa (a form of Viṣṇu) is presented as one means of liberation. Additional note at the end of manuscript in second hand, written in Marathi, indicating the former owner of the text (f. 18r)

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Janārdan Koṇḍadeva Gāṅgilayām (f. 18r).; Gāḍagīla, Janārdana Koṇḍadeva, former owner.

Subject:

Vishnu (Hindu deity); Narayana (Hindu deity); Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Puja (Hinduism); Sin

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); poems; prayers (compositions); hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (18 leaves) : paper; 8 x 11 cm

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.; 18 leaves foliated 1-18, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīṣṭahannāradīyapurāṇe ekatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ // 31 // śrīśivārpaṇam astu // cha // cha // janārdan koṃḍadeva gāṅagilayāṃce pustaka (f. 18r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit and Marathi (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2387

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts