Kāśīmāhātmya, 1913; काशीमाहात्म्य, १९१३

Date:

1913

Description:

Hindu mythology, the first five chapters (adhyāya) of a text praising the greatness of the city of lights (Kāśīmāhātmya), referring to the city of Vārāṇasī; particularly important to the Hindu deity Śiva and liṅga worship; says that the city will help to expiate sins and give merit to those who visit there; noted as being a section of the Pātālakhaṇḍa of the Padmapurāṇa.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh); Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages; Hindu mythology; Hinduism -- Prayers and devotions; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Lingas (Śaivism)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); poems; prayers (compositions); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; devotional literature

Physical Description:

1 item (18 leaves) : paper; 12 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India -- Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh); Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 13-14 lines per leaf.; 18 leaves foliated 1-18, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīkāśīmāhātmyaṃ saṃpūrṇam astu // śrīkāśīviśveśvarārpaṇam astu // om̐ tat sah brahmārpaṇam astu // śrīgurubhyo namaḥ // saṃvat 1969 pauṣakṛṣṇa 12 śanau // padmapurāṇoddhṛtaṃ śrīrasamayasiddhānuvāditaṃ kāśīmāhāt[m]yaṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 18r).; Dated saṃvat 1969 pauṣakṛṣṇe 12 śanau (Monday, February 3, 1913) (f. 18r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 313

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts