Text eulogizing a hundred different names of the Hindu deity Śiva. Taken from the last section (uttarabhāga) of the Padmapurāṇa called the Bilvakeśvaramāhātmya, generally praising the greatness of Bilvakeśvara, a form of Śiva. Presented as a discussion between the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa and the legendary figure Mārkaṃḍeya.
16 leaves foliated 1-16, upper left and lower right verso.; Non-Latin script record.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; Colophon: iti śrī padmapurāṇe uttarabhāge bilvakeśvaramāhātmye śrīkṛṣṇamārkaṃḍeyasaṃvāde vedasārākhyaparamadivyasahasranāmastotraṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // śake 1758 durmukhanāmasaṃvatmara āṣādakṛṣṇa 14 caturdaśyāṃ guruvāsare idaṃ pustakaṃ śrīkṣetrakāśyāṃ likhitaṃ // viśveśaṃ mādhavaṃdaṃḍiṃ daṃḍapāṇiṃ cabhauravaṃ // vaṃde kāśīṃ guhāṃ gaṃgāṃ bhavānīṃ maṇikarṇikāṃ // 1 // śrīr jayati // (f. 16v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line. Decorative border on cover (f. 1r).; Dated śaka 1758 (1836) (f. 16v).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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