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1893.] Hnra Prasad Shastri — Old Nepalese Manuscripts. 
strings. One of the boards is besmeared with sandal paste, which has 
accumulated there for ages. The MS. was evidently an object of worship 
and as Prajnaparamita is also called Rakshd-B hag aval i it appears to 
have been regarded as a charm for protection against evils. The MS. was 
copied in the 38th year of Govindapala who is styled Gauresvara, i. e., 
the year 1198 A.D. Govindapala had certainly lost his kingdom 
befoi e that time, because his kingdom is not mentioned as a pravardlux- 
mdna-vijaya-rajya, as usual, but as an aUta-rdjya, i. e., that his kingdom was 
lost but he was living, perhaps a fugitive. Three of the MSS. belonging 
to the same reign have been examined by Mr. Bendall at Cambridge. 
In one of them, that belonging to the 38th year of this reign, occurs the 
word vinasht a-rajya, showing that the kingdom was lost at that time. 
The word used in our MS. is atilii, which is the same as vinashta. 
The book was copied at Jayanagara in Magadha Mandala at a Viliara 
established by Rani hdietallya Devi by Jainacliarya SVikam ;t hip ala. 
It was a gift by a lay disciple belonging to the Mahayana School 
named Maluka (? ), the son of Maharohasoshtane (P). Jayanagara at this 
time was a sort of second capital of Magadha. Cunningham says it was 
situated near Laskhmiserai. That it was a place of importance is testi- 
fied by two facts : ( 1 ) by the discovery of a number of inscriptions in the 
12th century character, and (2) by a number of coins in the Indian 
Museum, belonging to this place. The rulers of Jayanagara seem to 
have held a semi-independent authority under the Palas. Govinda 
Pala in this MS. is called the king of Gauda ; this was a mere title. He 
had no authority in that city which was under the power of the Senas, 
and Lakshmana Sena is said to have changed its name into Lakshmanavati, 
and one of his inscriptions is dated from Paundravardhana, which is by 
many and, indeed, by the late Mr. Blochmaun, identified with Hazrat 
Pandua, so near Gaud. 
I have compared the first few leaves with the printed text of Dr. 
Rajendralala Mitra, and I found them to agree perfectly. This work 
has not been acquired. 
The eleventh MS. is a collection of S'aiva tantras. On a careful 
examination of the whole MS. it appears to be a collection of six S'aiva 
works. (1) S'ivapadma, 12 complete chapters, (2) S'ivapadmottara, com- 
plete in 12 chapters, (3) S'ivapadma Samgraha, complete in 12 chapters, 
(4) Uma Mahesvara Saxnvada, 21 chapters, not complete. Works of this 
name, belonging to the Skanda and to the Linga Puranas, are mentioned 
in Aufreeht’s Catalogue, but there is no good notice of these works. (5) 
S'ivopanishad, complete in eight chapters. This is different from the 
S'ivopanishad by Harihar, noticed by Rajendralala Mitra. (6) Uttarottara 
Tantra, complete in 10 chapters. The work can safely be placed on 
paleographic grounds in the 12th century. 
