Aniruddha and his new bride Uṣā in a chariot entering the city of Dvārkā
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Title
Aniruddha and his new bride Uṣā in a chariot entering the city of Dvārkā
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Aniruddha and his new bride Uṣā in a chariot entering the city of Dvārkā
Link
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1958-1011-0-5
Repository
British Museum
Accession Number
1958,1011,0.5
Provenance
Purchased from Florence Marshall; Funded by Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund
Parent Work
Dispersed Bhāgavata Purāṇa
Date
1520-30 CE
Location
Mathura
Style
Chaurapañchāśikā Group
Medium
Painted on paper
Size (H x W cm)
18.20 cm x 23.40 cm
Text
BP X.63.52
स्वराजधानीं समलङ्कृतां ध्वजैः
सतोरणैरुक्षितमार्गचत्वराम् ।
विवेश शङ्खानकदुन्दुभिस्वनै-
रभ्युद्यतः पौरसुहृद्द्विजातिभिः ॥ ५२॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
दशमस्कन्धे उत्तरार्धे अनिरुद्धानयनं नाम त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६३॥
स्वराजधानीं समलङ्कृतां ध्वजैः
सतोरणैरुक्षितमार्गचत्वराम् ।
विवेश शङ्खानकदुन्दुभिस्वनै-
रभ्युद्यतः पौरसुहृद्द्विजातिभिः ॥ ५२॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
दशमस्कन्धे उत्तरार्धे अनिरुद्धानयनं नाम त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ६३॥
Paratext
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: top left corner
Inscription language: Sanskrit
Inscription script: Devanagari
Inscription transliteration: sā. nānā
Inscription translation: Nana Shah?
Inscription note: presumed owner's name. apparent foliation 260 in lower left corner and 15 in lower right. indecipherable word below the chariot.
Inscription position: top left corner
Inscription language: Sanskrit
Inscription script: Devanagari
Inscription transliteration: sā. nānā
Inscription translation: Nana Shah?
Inscription note: presumed owner's name. apparent foliation 260 in lower left corner and 15 in lower right. indecipherable word below the chariot.
Collection
Citation
“Aniruddha and his new bride Uṣā in a chariot entering the city of Dvārkā,” Mapping Color, accessed April 7, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/51.