पुण्याहवाचन

पुण्याहवाचनम्, Sanskrit, Devanagari, text starts from fol 2 to fol 4 and then from fol 8 to fol 7, 6, then ends at fol 5;  scribbled “पुण्या:वाचन् २९८” (digital image 001; No. 298 seems to be accession list number of the collection); Start: श्रीगणेशाय नम:॥॥संपूज्यगन्धमाल्याद्यै व्राह्मणान् स्वस्ति वाचयेत्॥धर्मक=मार्णि मंगल्ये संग्रामाद्भुतदर्शने॥ पुण्याहवाचन चैव व्राह्मणस्य विधीयते॥ (fol 2, digital image 002); End: इति पुण्याहवाचनम्॥शुभमस्तुसर्वदा॥समाप्तम्॥ (fol 5, digital image 005); additions in the margins (fol 3, digital image 003), crowfeet additions (digital image 008). Calendar: C 1960 (Vikram Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 8 folios. Physical characteristics: Patrasaphū (Leaf book), Haritāla (A mixture of arsenic suphilde, Manaśilā and rice flour glue) on both sides of the leaf, slight damage along the margins, moisture stains; 24.5cm x 10.5cm.