Kālakācāryakathā (MS Add.2377)

By the power of restraint

Maintaining the conduct, according to the vow, one should with effort, with firm promise, with a mind absorbed in the meditation of the friend, reach the goal. The traditions of welfare and the royal path, the completion of the record Samvat/year. 65. Thus, the story of the teacher Kalikacharya The teacher Kalika, the seventh. Thus, the story of the teacher Kalikacharya is finished. The scribe, the son of... कल्याणं वः May there be welfare for you. शुभं भवतु May it be auspicious.

A miniature painting depicts two scenes. In the upper register, a seated teacher in a patterned robe faces a disciple within a shrine. In the lower register, a teacher sits before a manuscript stand (vyasapitha) holding a stylus, engaged in instruction within an architectural setting. The figures are rendered with the traditional prominent features of the Western Indian manuscript tradition against a blue background.