Vasudeva and Krishna. Numbered ‘f.19’ in nagari. 130 by 112 mm. Vasudeva arrives to remove the infant Krishna while guards sleep outside and on the roof.
Add.Or.9-14 Six leaves from a manuscript of the ‘Bhagavata Purana.’ Nagpur, c.1780. Purchased 1954. Each folio has three to seven lines of Sanskrit te ...
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Add.Or.9-14 Six leaves from a manuscript of the ‘Bhagavata Purana.’ Nagpur, c.1780. Purchased 1954. Each folio has three to seven lines of Sanskrit text in nagari characters in the centre, with two to seven lines of commentary above and below; vertical rules in gold, black and red; vertical ...
Devaki and Vasudeva. Numbered ‘f.21’ in nagari. 140 by 222 mm. Devaki sits with the changeling child, Vasudeva, chained at the end of the bed. The guards are asleep outside and on the roof.
Nanda and Garga. Numbered ‘f.38’ on reverse in nagari. 124 by 100 mm. Nanda welcomes Garga in his house, the two men seated on low stools within a pillared chamber.
The infant Krishna. Numbered ‘f.15’ on reverse in nagari. 150 by 310 mm. The infant Krishna reveals himself as Visnu to Vasudeva and Devaki within the prison, while the guards sleep outside in the foreground.
Kansa, Devaki and Vasudeva. Numbered.’f.23’ in nagari. 120 by 112 mm. Kansa addresses Devaki and Vasudeva who sit outside the prison, their shackles cast aside in the foreground.