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आषाढमाहात्म्य. ( from स्कन्दपुराण. )

Resource Type : Manuscript
Year/Date of Publication : 1837
Original Era : शके 1759
Subject : Purana
Script : Devanagari Handwriting
Notes/Description : Asadhamahatmya, explaining the importance of a bath in the river Yamuna, in the month of Asadha, is from the Skanda Purana. It contains six Adhyayas having 60, 100, 104, 228 and 167 s’lokas respectively. In the Second Adhyaya, the story of a merchant is told, who had adopted Jainism, but who was subsequently induced to give it up, being struck by the greatness of Yamuna, who saved him from danger.
Pages/Folios : Folios: 34 , Lines: 10 , Folio Size in Inches: 12.5 x 4.25
Identifier : MS_00000896
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