Manuscript is employed for contemplation and recitation and is a poetic work that deals with the exploits of the Raghu dynasty, important as a mythic background to and retelling of elements of the Hindu epic, the Rāmāyaṇa. Chapters deals with the travels of Raghu, a confrontation with the god of wealth, Kubera, as well as a wedding ceremony where the woman choses a husband (svayaṃvara).
Colophon: iti śrīdharaghuvaṃśasvayaṃvarāmigamanaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 31v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant numbers and letters highlighted in red throughout.; Title from colophon (f. 9v).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 24-29, 29-31, upper left verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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