A Study on Sanskrit Puranic Manuscripts in Odisha From the Period of 1801-1950
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8266199Keywords:
Manuscripts, Sanskrit Puranic Manuscript collection, Historical period 1801-1950, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Documentation, Literary traditions, Religious texts, Manuscript repositories, Epigraphical studies, Conservation, Linguistic analysis, Digital humanitiesAbstract
Odisha has a rich tradition of manuscripts writing the authors and poets root many original text of Sanskrit literature covering many branches of study out of which Purana heritage has a long tradition. As the scope of this present paper is limited to a particular period from 1801-1950, I have also concerted on such collection of manuscripts in Odisha preserved in Odisha State Museum. The aim and objective of this paper is to make survey regarding the available text on puranic literature. There are around 90 manuscripts recorded in the museum collection so far as the puranic manuscripts are conceded. This will help definitely to present a short survey of puranic text during the about period. To mention a few names such as - adbhutarāmāyaṇam, adhyātmarāmāyaṇa, ādipurāṇam, ārṣarāmāyaṇam, itihāsasamuccayam, ekāmrapurāṇam, kapilasaṃhitā, khilaharivaṃśam, gurugītā, gopīgītā, narasiṃhapurāṇam, padmapurāṇam, pāṇḍavagītā, brahmavaivarttapurāṇam, brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, bṛhannāradīyapurāṇam, etc.
