Hālāsyamāhātmya [Skāndapurāṇa]

This Ms. contains the narration of the 64 līlāsof śiva at Masurai in Tamil Nadu. This forms part of the Agastyasaṃhitā, asection of the Skndapurāṇa. Itcontains 71 chapters,ofwhich the first four are of introductory nature.An additional chapter, beaing no number, is at the end giving the results that would accrue byreading this Māhātmya. This has almost full agreement with the printed edn. There are slight differences in the readings here and there. The following chapters have headings different from those in the printed text as found in the colophon; 14 (fol.63b); 15 (fol.65b); 32 (fol.125b); 35 (fol. 137a); 51 (ch.167a); & 58 (fol.185b) but do not differ in contents