Text known as the 'Wave of enjoyment' and is in praise of the Hindu goddess Pārvatī; though attributed the Hindu philosopher Śaṅkarācārya, it was more likely written by a later follower.
Language:
Sanskrit
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Kṛṣṇeśvara Śarmaṇa (f. 13v) who is also the scribe.; Kṛṣṇeśvara Śarmaṇa, former owner.
Reproduced from the original with permission of the Mahesh Charitable Trust under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license.
Notes:
Written in 5-6 lines per folio.; 13 leaves foliated 1-13, middle right verso, there is one photo of the newspaper wrapping.; Title from colophon (f. 13v).; Dated Śaka [17]53 (1831) (f. 13v); century isn't given, but is most likely the 17th century of the Śaka year.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; paper treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect from insects.; Dimensions of original manuscript: 9 x 40 cm.; Reproduced from the original with permission of the Mahesh Charitable Trust under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) license.; Scribe is Kṛṣṇeśvara Śarmaṇa (f 13v).; In Sanskrit (Bengali)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Web, Rāmamālā Library 1531
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