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Dharmaśāstra
1828
पुण्याहवाचन
Punyahavācana
572 No. 828
1883-84 Size - Et in. by 44 in. Extent-8 leaves; 7 lines to a page; 21 letters to a line. Description -Modern water-marked paper; Devanagari characters%3B
several handwritings; legible; foll. 1-2 have two lines in red ink on either border; fol. 3 mutilated; fol. 6 is slightly wormeaten; foll. 4-5 wanting. __It is a collection of leaves from different works; foll. 1-2 are part of some work on Punyāhavācana ( recitation of mantras before starting any ceremony); fol. 3 is part of some work on daily practices; it deals with bath; foll. 6-10 are a
fragment of another work for daily practices. Age - Appears to be modern. Author - Anonymous. Subject -Dharma. Begins - fol. 1a
श्रीगणेशाय नमः॥ अथ सर्वकांगभूतं पुण्या(ह)वाचन विधानं । तच्च येषां शाखायां कलशसूत्रादौ विस्तरः संक्षिप्तं वाभिहितमस्ति तैस्तदेवानुष्ठातव्यं बह्वल्पं वा स्व
शाखोकं यस्य यावत्प्रचोदितं ॥ etc. Ends - fol. 100
इति पंचमं त्रैरेकैकमंजली देवतीर्थेन दत्वा ॥ नीवीति उदण्मुखः सयवाभिरिद्भिः प्रजापत्येन तीर्थेन कृष्णद्वीपायनादया ये ऋषय ends abruptly.
पुण्याहवाचन
Punyāhavācana
573 No. 829
1883-84 Size -- 81 in. by 47 in. Extent - 11 leaves; 10 lines to a page; 25 letters to a line.