This page contains catalog metadata for a manuscript of the Varaha-Purana, a Hindu religious text. The manuscript measures 31 by 13.7 centimeters and focuses on the glorification section known as Mahatmya. It is a Marathi edition, identified as the first folio or symbolic leaf, and belongs to appendix number 12 of the collection.

Sanskrit

Vyatīpātamāhātmya

This manuscript fragment represents a Marathi recension of the *Varāha-Purāṇa*, a major Hindu religious text devoted to the boar incarnation (Varāha) of Viṣṇu. The sample contains Sanskrit verses from Adhyāya 4, focusing on *māhātmya* (glorification of sacred sites and practices), with interlinear or marginal annotations in Marathi that suggest this served as a liturgical or instructional text. Notable features include metrical Sanskrit ślokas prescribing ritual observances (*vrata*), dietary regulations, and the spiritual benefits of devotion, alongside vernacular glosses that indicate regional transmission and vernacular engagement with Sanskrit scripture. The physical dimensions (31 x 13.7 cm) and the presence of twelve appendices (*pariśiṣṭa*) suggest this was a substantial, carefully produced codex intended for temple or scholarly use in the Deccan region.