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Śrī Rāmārcana Candrikā
eap_79021090 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Śrī Rāmārcana Candrikā is a seminal ritual manual dedicated to the worship of Lord Rāma. It is a foundational text within the Rāmānanda Saṃpradāya and is widely used across North India and Nepal for establishing the procedures of Rāma-bhakti, attributed by Ānandatīrtha or Ānandavana. It contains worship procedures of lord Rāma and detailed description of Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa, and Hanumān. There are 5 chapters (Paṭala). It is written in sanskrit sanskrit language and devanagari script, colophone has mentioned the name of the author and guru shisya lineage.
Collection of Stotra (Lakṣmī Nṛsiṃha kavacam, Hanumāna Kavacam)
eap_79021091 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This is a collection of stotra/ tantra text. A Kavaca is a specialized protective hymn where the practitioner asks a deity to guard different parts of their body, effectively creating a spiritual shield of energy. Lakṣmī Nṛsiṃha kavacam is taken from 2 differnt text Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa and Brahma Saṃhita and Hanumāna Kavacam is taken from Sudarśana Saṃhitā, Uḍḍāmaratantra. This is a Florilegium text from different text. The manuscript is good readable and colophone part is highlighted by red ink.
Pāraskara Gṛhyasutra Bhāṣya
eap_79021092 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
This is a Commantry text of Pāraskara Gṛhyasutra composed by Gadādhara Dikṣita, son of Vāmana. This work is from Yajurvedic tradition. It contains Saṃskāras (rites of passage) for individuals following the ŚuklaYajurveda. (see NCC. vol. 5, p.301b). It has 2 chapters (Kāṇḍa) with several subchapters (Kaṇḍikā). Generally it covers only the sacred thread ceremony, it seems the manuscript is complete but the text itself is incomplete. It has mentioned the colophone with the author's father name and highlighted with red ink.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa JanmaKathā
eap_79021093 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The Śrī Kṛṣṇa JanmaKathā from the Tenth Canto (Daśamaskandha) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa attributed to Vyāsa. This specific section covers the first few chapters. The appearance of the Lord in the prison cell to Devakī and Vasudeva at midnight, in his four-armed Viṣṇu form, before transforming into a baby. It describes Mathurā also. This work is written in Newari mixed sanskrit language.
Rasamañjarītantra
eap_79021094 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Rasamañjarītantra is a highly specialized text belonging to the field of Rasasāstra, blended heavily with Tantric ritual practices, composed by Śālīnātha, son of Vaidyanātha. The works contains 7 chapters including; f. 3 śodhanakathanaṃ 1st chapter; f. 8 rasajāraṇamāraṇa kathanaṃ 2nd chapter; f.15 Maṇi māraṇa kathanaṃ 3rd chapter; f. 17 viṣayaparihāra kathanaṃ 4th chapter; f. 23 svarṇādi dhātu śodhana kathanaṃ 5th chapter; f. 49 rasadharmādharma nirṇaya kathanaṃ 6th chapter; f.51 divyarasāyaṇaguṭikā kathanaṃ 7th chapter. The manuscript is good readable and red ink has used for highlighting. The auther has mentioned his father name in every chapters end colophone.
Paramahaṃsastotra
eap_79021095 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Paramahaṃsastotra is a specialized Esoteric Tantric hymn. It originates from the Rudrayāmala Tantra and the Paramahaṃsayāmala Tantra. The works contains; f. 5 Paramahaṃsa kavacam; f.38 Paramahaṃsastotra and f.43 Paramahaṃsastavarāja. This works is collected from different tantra text in the manuscript terminology its called 'florilagia'. The manuscript is good and red ink has used for highlighting chapters ending point. (see NCC. vol. 11, pg. 174 b)
Dakṣiṇākālistotra
eap_79021096 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Dakṣiṇākālistotra is an Tantric hymn from different text. It covers including; f. 1 Dakṣiṇākālidvādaśastotra form Haṃsasaṃhita; f.3 śyāmākavacam from Bhairavītantra; f. 13 Dakṣiṇākālisahasranāmastotra with 213 verses; f. 14b Dakṣiṇākāliśatanāmastotra from Rudrayāmalatantra with 29 verses; f.17 Dakṣiṇākālihṛdaya from Kālīkulārṇava; f.19b śyāmākarpūrastotra from Vīratantra; f.20 Dakṣiṇākāli upaniṣada. It has mentioned the date in Bhūta-saṅkhyā chronogram. The manuscript is good but verse number is not complete according to the title.
Gāyatrī stotram
eap_79021097 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Gāyatrī stotram is devotional and esoteric hymn dedicated to Goddess Gāyatrī, who is the personification of the sacred Gāyatrī Mantra and the divine solar energy (Savitṛ). It contains including; f.2b Gāyatrīkavacam; f.4b Gātrīhṛdayam; f.6 Gātrīaṣṭottara. The manuscript is good readable and it is a special notebook from Nepal called Thyasaphu. It has not mentioned any folio number.
Kālisahasrākṣarī
eap_79021098 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Kālisahasrākṣarī is an extraordinarily potent and highly esoteric text belonging to the Śākta Tantra tradition, specifically the Kālī Kula (the lineage focused on Goddess Kālī). The work contains Kālisahasranāma, Kālihṛdaya, and bijamantra. The text is written in Nepal's special hand book called thyasaphu and it's has not mentioned the folio number.
Saṃkaṭāsahasranāmākhyastotra
eap_79021099 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Saṅkaṭāsahasranāmākhyaṃ Stotram is an esoteric Śākta devotional text. Saṅkaṭā Devi is regarded as an aspect of Goddess Durgā who destroys saṅkaṭa (dangers, crises, and extreme misfortunes). It covers the names of Goddess Durgā, the bijamantra. The text is a part of Mahākāla Saṃhitā. The manuscript is good and readable and colophone part has mentioned only title and date of the manuscript.
Reṇukāsahasranāmastotra
eap_79021100 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The Reṇukāsahasranāmastotra is an important Purāṇic text containing the 1,000 names of Goddess Reṇukā. In mythology, Reṇukā is the wife of the great Sage Jamadagni and the mother of Paraśurāma. In the suthern region she is regarded as a form or manifestation of the Divine Mother, identified with Durga, Parvati, or Adi Shakti. However, in Tantric and regional traditions, she rises far beyond the role of a sage's wife. It is a part of Skandapurāṇa Āmalīgrāma māhātmya which is mentioned by thye colophone. It covers only the praise of Reṇukā. The red coloured line has highlighting the colophone part.
Vājasaneya Mantra Saṃhitā
eap_79021101 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Maithilī
This is a text of Vājasaneya Mantra Saṃhitā. It has only mantra. The manuscript contains 21st Adhyāya to 40th Adhyāya. The Saṃhitā in Śukla Yajurveda is known as Vājasaneya Saṃhitā which is attributed to the sage Yādnyavalkya. This text belongs to the Mādhyāndina śākhā of this Saṃhitā. The text explores essential Vedic ritual mantras and the sacrificial practices associated with them.