ভগবৎ-কথা-সংগ্রহ

The invocation (mangalacharana) includes verses in Sanskrit from the Chaitanya-charitamrta by Krishnadasa Kaviraja. Contains verses from the Srimadbhagavata Mahapurana, mostly from the first two cantos, as well as some relevant glosses from the Bhavarthadipika commentary by Sridharaswami. Towards the end, there is a detailed narration of the episode of Daksha given in the first two chapters of the fourth canto of the Srimadbhagavata Mahapurana by Vyasa. That section towards the end is referred to as Daksha-yagna-katha-samgrahah. No other detail is available.; Complete/ Incomplete: Incomplete; Date of copying: Not Known; Place of composition: Not Known. Custodial history: Established in the year of 1961 this library is a memorial house of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, a well known educationist and social reformer of British India. Birsingha is the birthplace of Vidyasagar. Many books are found which Vidyasagar used to read and gave a foot note on the book pages. Apart from this many manuscripts are also found. They provide all the facilities which can be possible for a rural library to its readers or members. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising the importance of copying the collection applied for a grant to the EAP against which EAP921 has been awarded. Calendar: Common Calendar. Extent and format of original material: One Manuscript of 37 folios. Physical characteristics: Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 6X42 cm. Owner(s) of original material: Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library. Author(s) of original material: [Krishnadasa Kaviraja, Vyasa and others]. Scribe of original material: Not Known.