Selections from four different Purāṇic texts dealing with mythic themes such as the manifestation (prādurbhāva) of Bhairava, a terrible form of the Hindu deity Śiva; omens associated with death (Kāla) and how to avoid them; the importance of the city of Kāśī (Vāraṇāsī); rites for a yogin to perform to obtain knowledge, etc.
Colophon: iti śrīmārkaṃḍeyapurāṇe alakopākhyāne aṣṭatriṃśatitamodhyāyaḥ // 38 // (f. 15v).; Non-Latin script record.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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