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171
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Stotra Description.- Modern paper with watermarks Devanagari chara
cters; dirty in appearance ; handwriting clear, legible uniform and correct, the Ms. contains the following stotras:
(i) मणिकर्णिकारूप fol. !" (ii) मणिकर्णिकाध्यान “ I to 24 (iii) दुर्गापारस्तोत्र " 20-50
(iv) तीर्थवर्णन " -10' (inc). Age.- A modern copy. Author.- Not mentioned. Begins.- fol. I.
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥ चतुर्भुजा विशालाक्षी स्फुरद्धालविलोचना ।
पश्चिमाभिमुखी नित्यं प्रबुद्धकरसंपुटा ॥१॥ etc. Ends. - fol. ra
ध्यातव्यानेन रूपेण मुमुक्षुभिरहर्निशं ।। निर्वाणलक्ष्मीभवन श्रीमती मणिकर्णिका ॥६॥
इति मणिकर्णिकारूपं ॥ References.- Aufrecht's Cat. Cat. III, 906.
This is the only Ms. recorded by Aufrecht.
मणिकर्णिकाविधान
Manikarņikāvidhāna
209 (ii). No. 987
1891-95. Size.—6 in. by 41 in. Extent.- 19-2a leaves ; 10 lines to a page ; 28 letters to a line. Description.- For description see No. 986 above. Age.- A modern copy. Author.- Not mentioned.
Begins.- fol. 14
मंत्रं तस्याश्च वक्ष्यामि भुक्तकल्पद्रुमाभिधं । यस्थावर्तन: सिन्ध्येदपि सिध्यष्टकं तृणां | etc.