Anekaprakarṇe (A Composite Manuscript drawn from various texts mainly Purāṇas)
Anekaprakarṇe is a collection of 16 daily rituals and prayers mainly to the Hindu deity Śiva. The text has been drawn from larger works mainly from the Purāṇic literature. (1) Sūryakavaca (from the Skandapurāṇa), (2) Śanaiscarastotra (from the Skandapurāṇa), (3) An unidentified stotra, (4) Śanistuti, (5) Vidhānamālā śanyaṣṭaka, (6) Mānaspūja (partially present), (7) Pradoṣastotra (from the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa), (8) Samkaṣṭanāśanastotra (from the Padmapurāṇa), (9) Catuḥślokībhāgavata (from Skandha 2 of the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, (10) Saptaślokīgītā, (11) Gītāsāra (from the Mahābhārata), (12) Aparādhastotra, (13) Hanumantadvādaśanāmastotra, (14) Nāmopaniṣad, (15) Gaṅgāṣṭakastotra (attributed to Vālmīki), (16) Navārṇavājapa. This Ms. is written in 11 lines per folio. Cover page contains title. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. The Ms. is dated śaka 1711 (1789), in Magha (January-February), in the dark half of the month, the 14th day (f. 16B).
Devotional Literature, Purāṇic literature, Hindu Legends.