Rāmāyaṇa-Bālakāṇḍa

This is a Bālakāṇḍa (first chapter) text of the Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. The manuscript refers to the text as Ārṣarāmāyaṇa, a title commonly used for the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa; however, the same title is also used for the Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. This is an incomplete manuscript, with the first five folios missing. In the colophon, the scribe mentions that it includes up to 77 sargas (sub-chapters) (f. 90a). It appears that this manuscript is the same work as Items 2269 and 2294; however, the handwriting differs from that of those two manuscripts. This Ms. is written in 11–13 lines per folio. Back page contains title which is higly decorated with a floral design. Title present in internal colophon (f. 90a ). There are quadruple red & black vertical margins on each side of the folio. The double Pūrna Virāma (full stop) style vertical brackets are in red. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.