Gītāmāhātmya (Part of Padmapurāṇa)

Gītāmāhātmya is part of the Padmapurāṇa which is listed among the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. The text is present in the Sati (Pārvati) Maheṣvara (Śiva) saṃvāda. In the conversation with Pārvati supreme deity Śiva narrates the dialogue between supreme deity Viṣṇu and Lakṣmī. Where Viṣṇu explains the significance of the Bhagavadgītā in spirituality and devotion and recounts stories of individuals who attained liberation by reading the text. The Bhagavadgītā is actually the 3rd part out of the 4, from the 6th Parva (chapter) of the epic Mahābhārata out of the 18 Parvas. There is a also a similar text with the same name Gītāmāhātmya present in the Varāhapurāṇa. This Ms is written in 8–9 lines per folio. Title present in the colophon (f.104a). There are two red and one black vertical margin on each side of the folio. The Ms. is string bound along left edge. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out.