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Dharmaśāstra
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देवान्पितॄन्ब्राह्मणांश्चैव साधून् धीमान्विप्रो वित्तशक्त्या प्रलयात् । प्रत्यागतश्चाविपुनस्तथैव
देवान्पितॄन्ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेच्चेति ब्रह्मपुराणात् श्रीगदाधराय नमः॥ शके १७०८ पराभवनामसंवत्सरे चैत्रे मासे शुक्लपक्षे पंचम्यायां तिथौ
तहिने इदं पुस्तकं समाप्तं ॥ हस्ताक्षर माहादेवभट्ट जोशि आजगावकर References.-- See No. 350.
Gayāpaddhatidīpikā
गयापद्धतिदीपिका No. 354
No.
.43
1881-82
Size.- 91 in. by 44 in. Extent.- 30 leaves ; 10 lines to a page; 38 letters to a line. Description.-Country paper; Devanagari characters; handwriting
legible ; two lines in black ink on each border ; paper old
and musty. 1 The work deals with the ritual of performing śräddha at
Gayā and giving a lamp to the departed manes. It was composed by Prabhākara, as an offering to his departed father Bhūdharadīkşita whom the author praises in 20 verses at the end. The date of composition given is Sam. 1709 (सप्तशते गतेऽधिकमुनी वर्षे समाघे सिते). Bhidhara was the son of Murāri and grandson of Rāmajit. The author's mother Kanakā, was the daughter of Gaņādhipa, son of
Janardana, son of Srivatsa... Age,- Sam. 177 (2). -. Author.-Prabhakara. Begins.- fol. 10.
" श्रीगणेशाय नमः॥ गणेशं च गुरु वंदे वंदे राम सलक्ष्मणं । गयाश्राद्ध विधि वक्तुं तातं वंदे समातृकं ॥१॥ समालोब्य पुराणानि गयाश्राद्धविधिपृथक् ।। नवनीतमिवाबद्राहम कुर्षे यथातथं ॥२॥etc.