Viṣṇusahasranāmastotra of Anuśāsana parvan of Mahābhārata, Gaṅgāstotra and Gaṅgāpraṇāma of Brahmapurāṇa

This ms consists of three texts. The first text (folio 1 to folio 6) reckons the thousand names of Viṣṇu. It is a part of the Dānadharma Parvan, an upaparvan under the Anuśāsana parvan of the Mahābhārata. The second text (from the first page of 7th folio to the middle of the last page of 7th folio) is a hymn to Goddess Gaṅgā and the 3rd text is a benedictory mantra to Gaṅgā ascribed to Brahmapurāṇa. Date of original material: Before 6th century CE (Viṣṇusahasranāmastotra), 8th century CE (?) (Gaṅgāstotra). Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 7 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 25X10 cm. Author: Vedavyāsa (author of Viṣṇusahasranāma and Gaṅgāpraṇāma (according to the tradition) and Śaṅkarācārya (author of Gaṅgāstotra). Date of original material: before 6th century.