"Padāṅkadūta - Sana 1244, 4th of Caitra, 12 Maghi (full moon day) [March 18th, 1888]"

Poem written from the perspective of a gopī (cowherdess) who longs to be with Kṛṣṇa and encounters his footprint (padāṅka) which she treats as the messenger (dūta) of the god who will send her love and emotion to him. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 10 x 38 cm; 24 folios and 2 covers of particle board. Notes and numbers written on manuscript by modern Bengali scholars: Kra: 120; Kāvya: 17 (f. 1r). Owner of original material: Caitanyacaraṇa Śarmmana. Scribe: Caitanyacaraṇa Śarmmana.