Text is modeled after the Hindu epic text, the Bhagavadgītā, but is focused on the veneration and praise of the deity Śiva and not Kṛṣṇa and is set in an episode of the Rāmāyaṇa. Legendary sage Āgastya instructs Rāma to perform the Pāśupata-vrata (vow) so that he may have a vision of Śiva. Śiva teaches Rāma about attaining self-realization and the different methods (yogas) to attain it. Text from the last section (uttarakāṇḍa) of the Padmapurāṇa. Praise of the Hindu deity Śiva identifies itself as a Upaniṣad (f. 107r). Presented as a discussion between the deities Śiva and Rāma (Rāghava).
Written in 7 lines per leaf.; Non-Latin script record.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Colophon: om̐ tat sad iti śrīpadmapurāṇe śivagītāsūpaniṣatsubrahmavidyāyāṃ yogaśāstre śrīśivarāghavasaṃvāde jīvanmuktisvarūpavarṇanaṃ nāma aṣṭādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ //18 // caitravadya // 14 // caṃdravāra // saṃvat // 1863 // śake // 1728 // idaṃ pustakaṃ śrīsāṃbacaraṇarajavyaṃ kaṭarāvamahājanopanāmakena likhitaṃ śubhārthaṃ śrīrastu // śubham astu // (f. 107r-107v).; 107 leaves foliated 1-107, upper left and lower right verso.; Scribe is Kaṭarāva Mahājana (f. 107r).; Dated saṃvat 1863 and śaka 1728 (1806) (f. 107v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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