Manuscript Studies

Folio Holdings

Critical editions and codicological notes from the manuscript witnesses consulted in the Institute's research.

भ

Bhakti-sandarbha (Bengal recension)

भक्ति-सन्दर्भः

18th c. · 312 folios · Vrindavan Research Institute, MS 4421

A Bengal-script folio witness of Jīva Gosvāmī's Bhakti-sandarbha, complete through anuccheda 339. Marginal glosses in a second hand suggest commentarial use in a Navadvīpa maṭha.

ग

Govinda-bhāṣya — fragmentary

गोविन्द-भाष्यम्

19th c. · 87 folios · Asiatic Society of Bengal, MS 9087

A partial copy of Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa's Govinda-bhāṣya, covering Brahma-sūtras 1.1 through 2.1. Provenance traced to Jaipur via the Maharaja's library.

श

Bhāgavata-mahāpurāṇa, Skandha X, folio 12

श्रीमद्भागवतम्

16th c. · 1 folios · Private collection, photographed 1972

A single illuminated folio of the Tenth Skandha with gold-leaf marginalia. Retained in study only as a high-resolution facsimile.