Brahmottarakhaṇḍa
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20018
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004358
Manuscript No.
RE20018
Title Alternate Script
ब्रह्मोत्तरखण्ड
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but slightly injured
Folios in Text
44
Folio Range of Text
1a - 44b
Lines per Side
7 - 11
Folios in Bundle
44
Width
3 cm
Length
44.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE20018
Miscellaneous Notes
This text forms part of the brahmakhaṇḍa, one of the divisions of the skandapurāṇa. There are 13 chapters (23 to 35) and the text breaks off in ch.36
Text Contents
1.Folio 1a - 4b.pañcakṣaramahimā (ch. 23).
2.Folio 4b - 15b.śivarātrīmahimā (ch. 24 and 25).
3.Folio 15a - 16b.pradakṣiṇamahimā (ch.26).
4.Folio 16b - 21b).pradoṣamahimā (ch.27 and 28).
5.Folio 21b - 24a.pradoṣapūjāvidhi (ch.29).
6.Folio 24a - 26b.śivapūjāmahimā (ch.30).
7.Folio 26b - 34b.somavāravrata (ch. 31 and 32).
8.Folio 34b - 37a.bhaktabhasmamahimā (ch.33).
9.Folio 37a - 39a.dharmopadeśa (ch.34).
10.Folio 39a - 41b.śivakavaca (ch.35).
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Manuscript Beginning
ṛṣayaḥ। ākhyātaṃ bhavatā sūta viṣṇor māhātmyam uttamam। sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ samāsena śrutañ ca naḥ। idānīṃ śrotum icchāmo māhātmyaṃ tripuradviṣaḥ। tat bhaktānāñ ca mahātmyaṃ niśśeṣaṃ pā(pa) haraṃ param। tanmantrāṇāṃ tad vratanāṃ tat prajāyāś ca sattama। tat kathāyāś ca tat-bhakteḥ prabhāvam anuvarṇaya॥
Manuscript Ending
tatrāpaśyat kṛtodvāhaṃ bhadrāyuṣam arindamam। pādayoḥ pattitaṃ premṇā harṣāttaṃ pariṣasvaje। eṣa me prāṇado vīra eṣa śatrunibarhaṇaḥ। ajñāpya jñṣātavaṃśo(a)mmamānandaparākramaḥ। eṣame nṛpa jāmātā candrāṅgadamahābalaḥ। asya vaṃśam athotpattiṃ śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
359
Key
manuscripts_004358
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Brahmottarakhaṇḍa,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on November, 5th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/381507