Bhāgavatapurāṇa (Skandha 2)

Bhāgavatapurāṇa (Skandha 2) is the 2nd canto of this purāṇic text which contains 10 Adhyāyas (chapters). The text is listed among the18 Mahāpurāṇas. This Ms. contains a commentary Bhāgavatabhāvārthadīpikā by Śrīdharasvāmin which gives good clarity on the complex philosophy and devotional themes present in the text. The text primarily belongs to the Vaiṣṇava philosophy. Skandha-2 deals with cosmology like the evolution of the universe and various Avatāras (incarnations) of supreme deity Viṣṇu prior to Kṛṣṇa. It also discuses the eight-limbed path of yoga Aṣṭaṅgayoga as a means of liberation. This Ms. contains Adhyāya-1 (1b–5a), Adhyāya 2-(5a–10a), Adhyāya 3-(10b–12b), Adhyāya 4-(12b–14b), Adhyāya 5-(15a-18b), Adhyāya 6-(18b–23b), Adhyāya 7-(23b–31a), Adhyāya 8-(31b–33b), Adhyāya 9- (33b–37b), Adhyāya 10- (38a–43a). The manuscript coverd in wooden block covers. Mistakes are covered over with yellow, written over, blocked out, or indicated by short vertical strokes above the syllable in question. It is written in 10–15 lines per leaf. Title is taken from colophon.