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Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa, circa 1700-1850. = बृहन्नारदीयपुराण, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (18 leaves) : paper ; 8 x 11 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 2387
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Standardized Title:
Puranas. Bṛhannāradīyapurāṇa. Selections.
Subjects:
Vishnu (Hindu deity).
Narayana (Hindu deity).
Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity).
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Puja (Hinduism).
Sin.
Form/Genre:
Poems.
Prayers.
Hymns.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit and Marathi (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Selection from the larger purāṇic work (adhyāya 31) dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Selection deals with the problem of sin (pāpa), its causes, as well as the means to remove it for the purpose of being liberated from the snares of the cycle of life and death (samsāra). The worship of Nārāyaṇa (a form of Viṣṇu) is presented as one means of liberation. Additional note at the end of manuscript in second hand, written in Marathi, indicating the former owner of the text (f. 18r)
Notes:
Title from title page (f. 1r).
Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.
18 leaves foliated 1-18, lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīṣṭahannāradīyapurāṇe ekatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ // 31 // śrīśivārpaṇam astu // cha // cha // janārdan koṃḍadeva gāṅagilayāṃce pustaka (f. 18r).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
Non-Latin script record.
Penn Provenance:
Formerly owned by Janārdan Koṇḍadeva Gāṅgilayām (f. 18r).
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 1139 (UP 2387).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2387
Contributor:
Gāḍagīla, Janārdana Koṇḍadeva, former owner.
OCLC:
794177741