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EAP921/2/2/35
- Record Id:
- 040-004067978
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004067929
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139967787.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP921/2/2/35
- Title:
- শ্রীমদ্ভাগবত মহাপুরাণ / ব্রহ্ম-বৈবর্ত পুরাণ / দ্বাদশ-অক্ষর-অপরাধ-ভঞ্জন-স্তোত্র / পাণ্ডব-গীতা / রেবাখন্ড (স্কন্দ-পুরাণ) / ভক্তিরসামৃতসিন্ধু /গৌরাঙ্গ-রূপ-চিন্তা-মানস / নববিধভক্তিলক্ষণ (হরিভক্তি-কল্প-লতিকা) / { একটি বাংলা পত্র তারিখ ১৯২৬-২৭} / চক্ষুরুপনিষদ / অন্যান্য
- Additional Titles:
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Srimadbhagavat Mahapurana / Brahma-Vaivarta Purana / Dvadasha-aksara-aparadha-bhanjana-stotra / Pandava-Gita / Revakhanda (Skanda-Purana) / Bhaktirasamritasindhu / Gauranga-rupa-chinta-manasa / Nababidhabhaktilakshana (Haribhakti-kalpa-latika) / {A letter in Bangla dated 1926-27} / Chakshurupanishad/ Others
- Scope & Content:
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Mostly excerpts of varying length from several Sanskrit texts. Several verses from Srimadbhagavat Mahapurana including Canto 10, Chapter 29, Verses 1 to 8, and Canto 7, Chapter 5, Verses 23-24 are reproduced. The verse in Canto 10, Chapter 53, Verse 37 (asyaiva bhāryā bhavituṁ rukmiṇy arhati nāparā asāv apy anavadyātmā bhaiṣmyāḥ samucitaḥ patiḥ) has relevant glosses from the Bhavarthadipika commentary by Sridharaswami reproduced with it. Srimadbhagavat-Mahapurana, Skanda-Purana [Skandapurāṇa], Brahma-Vaivarta Purana [Brahmavaivartapurāṇa] are all attributed to Vyasa. Bhaktirasamritasindhu was composed by Rupa Goswami and Gauranga-rupa-chinta-manasa is attributed to Visvanatha Chakravarti. Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latika is attributed to Srikrishna Sarasvati in this manuscript. Chakshurupanishad contains mantras for cure of eye-ailments. Apart from these, there are several other excerpts from Sanskrit texts which could not be identified. Also, there are documents referring to annual Hari-sabha events, accounts and inventories of several kinds, as well as a personal letter in Bangla dated 1926-27. ; Complete/ Incomplete: Incomplete; Place of composition: Not Known; Date of copying: Not Known.
Custodial history: Established in the year of 1961 this library is a memorial house of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, a well known educationist and social reformer of British India. Birsingha is the birthplace of Vidyasagar. Many books are found which Vidyasagar used to read and gave a foot note on the book pages. Apart from this many manuscripts are also found. They provide all the facilities which can be possible for a rural library to its readers or members.
Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising the importance of copying the collection applied for a grant to the EAP against which EAP921 has been awarded.
Calendar: Common Calendar.
Extent and format of original material: One Manuscript of 25 folios.
Physical characteristics: Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 36X12 cm.
Owner(s) of original material: Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library.
Author(s) of original material: [Vyasa, Rupa Goswami, Visvanatha Chakravarti, Srikrishna Sarasvati, and others.].
Scribe of original material: Not Known.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Manuscripts, Books, Newspapers in southern West Bengal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004067929
036-004067943
040-004067978 - Is part of:
- EAP921/2 : The Library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library, Birsingha, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
EAP921/2/2 : Manuscripts from the Library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library
EAP921/2/2/35 : শ্রীমদ্ভাগবত মহাপুরাণ / ব্রহ্ম-বৈবর্ত পুরাণ /… - Hierarchy:
- 032-004067929[0002]/036-004067943[0035]/040-004067978
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP921/2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 51 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP921-2-2-35
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Bengali
Sanskrit - Scripts:
- Bengali
- Start Date:
- 0500
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 06th century-15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Physical Characteristics:
- Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 36X12 cm.
- Arrangement:
- Folios bound by a string.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library, Birsingha, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)