Nīlakaṇṭhamāhātmya

This text describes the origin of the Nīlakaṇṭha Lake and its importance as a pilgrimage site. It claims to be part of the Himavata-khaṇḍa of the Skanda-purāṇa, although the beginning of the text opens with passages similar to those typically found in Avadāna or Mahāyānasūtra literature. The text begins with Chapter 45, Nīlakaṇṭhotpatti (f.1b–4b), from the Kāmākhyā-kauśikī-gaṇḍakī prakarṇa of the Himavata-khaṇḍa of the Skanda-purāṇa, and ends with Chapter 48, Nīlakaṇṭhamāhātmyayātrā (f.10b–13a). However, the chapter numbers are not consistent in this manuscript—after Chapter 45, it unexpectedly resumes with Chapter 1 instead of 46.