Descriptive Catalogue of Palmleaf and Paper Manuscripts

SR No.: 020182
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Total Pages: 215
Language: English
Classification: Catalogue
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(xxV) adorned the court of Gajapati Mukunda Deva (1559-1568 A, D.) may tentatively be assigned to perio.l from C 1520-1580-A. D. Works of Narasimha: From the verse No. 30 of the Vamsarali quoted above, it is known that Narasimha wrote 18 works each of which was called a gia whereas it gives the name of only one Pradipa e. g., au sein. The names of some other "pradipas are obtained from the following quotations made below from the first two parts of his 'Nityachara Pradipa' published by the Asiatic Society of Bengal (55). 1991 ZAIE Etat x Xangai satu tafs&TA : 1 तदस्माभिः विस्तरेण भक्तिप्रदीपे प्रपञ्चितमिति नेह प्रणीयते / 17** 'grafaqat' afa: 1 (d) grofa a gerTTAI ETT. A sa ICIQI Esatargardor gragr, gfagrasta a fariton (g) 1 XX XIATOZAFA TIETHIC Fala gaane : 1 According to zunter Narasimha was the anthor of five works (1) Achara Pradipa (2) Vyavastha Pradipa (3) "Prayaschitta Pradipa (4) Vajapeya Smrti and (5) Danasagara (56) Or these five No. 3 is found in the quotations of (c) above and Achara pradipa is the same as Nityachara Pradipa referred to above, two palm-leaf manuscripts of which are in our collection (Dh/11, Dh/110), while the remaining three are new ones. There is a complete manuscript of fragracia' Dh/12 by Narasimha in the manuscript library of the Museum. From the notices of Sanskrit manuscripts (57) it is known that a work called a TIe was also compiled by him as will the evident from the verses and colophon quoted below. (C) (55) Nityacbara Pradi & -do- Vol. I p. 77 (b) -do- Vol. I p, 746 -do- Vol. II p. 141 -do- Vol. II p. 301 (e) -do- Vol. II p. 288 -do- Vol. II p. 395 -do- Vol. II p. 534 (56) Hunter's Oriega Vol. II Appendix 9 P 206. (57) Second series by H. P. Shastri Vol. IV No.84. (d) For Private and Personal Use Only