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Ᾱryamahāsāhasraya marddanī nāma Mahāyānasūtram (24b)
eap_67602006 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara (prachalita)
The text starts with svāhā mantra offered for Candra,Sūrya,Pūrṇacandra, Graha,Nakṣatra, Śānti ,Puṣṭi and Svastyana. In Folio 34b svāhā mantra is offered for Iśāna, Agni,Brahma, Prajāpati,Vāyu,Varuṇa,Gandharva, kinnaras,Yakṣas,Rākṣasas,Nāga,Preta, Piśāca,Graha,Jāṅguli,Riṣi, Candra and Sūrya,Amṛta In Post-Colophon some Buddhist Tantric spells remain and alternative title is also found in the text.
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Pañcakamaraṇaśāntiśāntisāroktavidhi
eap_67602007 Language : Sanskrit and Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara (Pracalita)
The Manuscript details about different rites and rituals. They are Tilāhuti,Śāntikāhuti,Puṣṭikāhuti,Ghrtāhuti,Tritattvavidhi,Caturhomavidhi,Vṛotsargavidhi,Piṇḍīkaraṇaśrāddhavidhi, Tritattvavidhi,. Kumāripujāvidhi, Śodhanavidhi,Indrapujā, Nāmakaraṇa,Viśvakarmāpujāvidhi,Gavārcanavidhi. For worshipping Gods and Goddesses and performing sacrificial rites the Priests are advised to install four pitchers (kumbha) at the four directions started from Iśāna direction (Iśānādi catuṣkoṇeṣu catuhkumbham sthāpayet), e.g.,installation of pitcher full of butter (ghṛta) at Iśāna (North-East) direction, Kuṅkumābha at Agni(South-East) direction,Godhumakumbha at Nairṛta (South-West)direction and Jalamukha at Vāyu(North -West)direction . Some folia of Ms. are of book form and others are of manuscript form. Different kinds of writings are also found.No pagination is done in the manuscript.
Ugracaṇḍeśvarītantre Mohinīśvarasaṃvāda
eap_67602008 Language : Sanskrit/Newari Scripts : Nepālākṣara
The manuscript starts with siddhivetāla devyai namaḥ . Different types of diagrams remain in the text. Last two or three folios speak about guru ājñā .The name of the seer (Ṛṣi) of this vetāla kavaca is Vīra vetāla,it’s metre (chanda) is anuṣṭup and God is Bhūtanātha.The text is written in Sanskrit language with Newari commentary.
Rudrayāmale Śivapārvatisaṃvāde Śyāvarādhikāramantra śāstra vijňānadīpaka
eap_67602009 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
For worshipping Maheśvara Śyāvaravidhi mantra is uttered in this text. The title of the text remains in Folio No -44a6 ,where it is written iti Śri Rudrayāmale Haragourīsaṃvāde Śyāvarādhikāre Mantravijnānadīpaka. The manuscript is written in Devanāgarī script but the date is given here following the rule of Nepala Saṃvat.Perhaps this ms. is copied from any ms. written in Nepālākṣara.So Newari Saṃvat is noted here.
Garuḍapurᾱṇe Pretakalpa
eap_67602010 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
In the left margin of the text is noted -ga.pu.pre.ka ,which means Garuḍapurᾱṇe Pretakalpa . The text comprises 35 chapters. First chapter is named Sᾱroddhᾱra sarga. 2nd chapter Dharma prakathana,3rd chapter Ūrdhvadehika, 4rth Ūrdhvadaihika, 5th Srourdhvadaihike maraṇᾱdisamskᾱa, 6th Pretayatana, 7th Pretapiṇḍadehotsarga, 8th Yamalokagamana, 9th Pretapaṭala, 10thPretasaṃskᾱra,11th Pretatvasthiti,12th Pretasvapnapradarśana, 13th Bᾱlavipatti, 14th Puttranirṇaya , 15th Sapiṇḍana,16th Pretakalpa, 17th Ourdhvadaihikᾱkhyᾱna, 18th Godanavarṇana,19th Dehavipattikathana,20th Jantorutpattilaksaṇa, 21st Yamamᾱrgakathana,22nd Sapiṇḍana, 23rd Pitṛnirṇayapañcakadoṣakathana, 24rth Sannyᾱsᾱsanam,25th Kumbhaghaṭadᾱna, 26th Iṣṭᾱpurtika, 27th Sutakanirnaya, 28th Nᾱrᾱyanividhi, 29th Vrṣotsargavidhi,30th Dᾱnaphala, 31st Prᾱyaścittadhikara, 32nd Vrttaprakaraṇa, 33rd Nityᾱisraddhaprakaraṇa, 34rth Uttarakhaṇḍe viṣṇuvainateyasamvᾱde Pretakalpa samᾱptᾱ,35th the text ends in this chapter by writing iti SriGaruḍapurᾱne Uttarakhaṇḍe Viṣṇuvainateyasamvᾱde Dharmopadeśanᾱma Pañcatrimso’dhyᾱya.
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Mantradhāraṇi
eap_67602011 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara(prachalita)
The text starts with oṃ namaḥ śrī vajrasatvāya namaḥ .Invocation is made for sarvatathāgata Buddha. .The text is related to Vajrayāna Tantra.Svāhā mantra is offered to dhāraṇi for eradicating all types of evils,fear of death and praying for Abhaya (fearlessness).Mention of Uṣṇiṣavijaya is also found.In the text it is said saṃdhāraṇiya svāha and saṃbharaṇiya svāha etc.No colophon remains in the text.
Mārīci Mantra
eap_67602012 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara(Bujimal)
Colophon does not remain in this manuscript. The Ms. starts with namah märicyai namah.In the fifth line of the 1st folio is written —‘tatra velu Bhagavän bhikshunämantrayate sma’ . Mārīci is the female deity of Buddhist tradition. She is worshipped by Buddhist Monk and Nun (Bhiksu and Bhiks.uni)This Goddess is apprehended as the great enemy of Māras,i.e.,the emblem of evil power.
Tantra/Vidhi
eap_67602013 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Nepālākṣara (Pracalita)
Māras,i.e., the emblem of evil power.Colophon does not remain in this manuscript. The first folio contains the prayer of God. In the last line of the folio is written ‘-iṣitam manorathaṃ paripūrayati oṃ Vajra’.Prayer for Hṛdaya Bhagavān in Vajrayana Buddhism.Hṛdaya Bhagavān in Vajrayāna usually points to Bhagavān Buddha as the heart essence.Most often Vajradhara or Vajrasattva is the heart of all Buddhas.Hṛdaya Bhagavān is the destroyer of sin and karma. The writing of the Ms. is faded out.
Hārīti Stotra
eap_67602014 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Apart from Hārīti Stotra prayer for Amoghapāśa, Lokanātha and Vāgīśvarī are also done in this text
Mahābhārata
eap_67602015 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Medieval Bengali
Each folio contains 3 paragraphs (vertically arranged) . The beginning of the text is missing .The text starts from Folio No -4 and after that one numberless folio is there.From Folio No -7 onwards the text continued but so many missing folios are there in between.The end folio is numbered 165.But no colophon is there.The text contains Śalyaparva (Name of the chapter remains in a numberless Folio between 4 and 7.There is written ‘iti mahābhārate śalyaparvaṇi’),then Souptikaparva in Folio No-115b and strīparva in Folio No -156 b.
Oṃ Maṇipadme Hūṃ
eap_67602016 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Tibetan
On the wooden plank 'on maniapdme ̍ hūm ̍ is written, The picture of six Buddhist deities (three in each) are there . On the first wooden plank 3 kinds of female deities. First one in two handed female deity holdong gem and paddy in two hands, secound one is ten handed female deity sitting in dancing posture (probably it is the picture of Caṇḍī) holdong different types of wepons, lotus and in the middle of that image teo folded hand in prayer. Third deotu has six hands in pryaer. Third deity has six hands holding pitchers, manuscript (pustaka), akṣamālā (rosaart beads) and lotus. In this way six kinds of Bhuddist are drawn using different colours. Amang the make deities Sākyamuni or Amitabha is sitting in the middle on the lotous - seat (padmāsaná) holding a vesssel or morter in meditation mode. The roghtside four handand deity is holding manuscript (pustaka) in one hand and pen (lakhami) in other hand and the rest two hands deity is holding lotus in one hand and gem in the other hand.
Aṣṭamātrkāmaṇḍala
eap_67602017 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
The manuscript contains two diagrams .Two types of eight-petalled pink coloured lotuses are there. First one is encircled by eight forms of female deities (mātṛkās) naming out Brāhmī,Māheśvarī,Kaumāri,Vaiṣṇavī Vārāhi,Indrāṇī,Cāmuṇḍā,Mahālakṣmī and in second maṇḍala each petal is noted with om symbol.