Kāśīkhaṇḍa, 1911; काशीखण्ड, १९११

Contributor:

Munaśi, Viśvanātha Śāstri (scribe)

Date:

1911

Description:

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.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sacred space; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Śaivism; Lingas (Śaivism); Kārttikeya (Hindu deity); Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India; Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Sacred space -- India; Hindu mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

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

Geographic Subject:

India; Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 159r).; 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).; 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 312

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts