Kāśīkhaṇḍa, 1911.

Abstract:

Manuscript employed for consultation and contemplation, highlighting especially the sacred pilgrimage spots around the Hindu center of Vārāṇasī. Text also contains mythology connected to various gods and goddesses, especially those sacred to the god Śiva in his manifestation as a liṅga, his amorphous symbol. Presented as a discourse between the deity Skanda-Kārttikeya and various other legendary figures, such as the sage Agstya. Manuscript is incomplete and begins with verse 58 of chapter 60.

Timespan:

Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India); India.

Date:

1911

Identifier:

9958038413503681; (OCoLC)ocn802833502; (OCoLC)802833502; (PU)5803841-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śaivism.; Sacred space.; Hindu mythology.; Lingas (Śaivism); Sacred space -- India.; Kārttikeya (Hindu deity); Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India.; Pilgrims and pilgrimages.; Manuscripts.; Poems.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.; Prayers.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (61 leaves) : paper; 15 x 34 cm

Personal Name:

Siva; Munaśi, Viśvanātha Śāstri, scribe.

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 159r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; Written in 17-23 lines per leaf.; 61 leaves foliated 99-159, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīskaṃdapurāṇe kāśīkhaṃḍe anukrūmaṇikākathanaṃ nāmaśatatamodhyāyaḥ // 100 / śrīviśveśvarārpaṇamastu // yad aks̜arapadabhraṣṭaṃ mātrāhīnaṃ ca yad bhavet // tat sarvaṃ kṣamyatāṃ devaprasīdaparameśvara // 1 // saṃvat 1968 kārtikaśukla 1 iṃduvāre munaśītyupanāmnāviśvanāthaśāsniṇālikhitaṃ // om̐ tat sad brahmārpaṇam astu // (f. 159r).; Scribe is Viśvanātha Śāstri Munaśi (f. 159r).; Dated saṃvat 1968 (f. 159r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.