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Skandapurāṇa
EAP1023/25/37 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Bengali
The Skanda Purana [Skandapurāṇa] is the largest Mahapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses, and is part of Shaivite literature. It is titled after Skanda, a son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also known as Kartikeya. While the text is named after Skanda, he does not feature either more or less prominently in this text than in other Shiva-related Puranas. The text has been an important historical record and influence on the Hindu traditions related to the war-god Skanda.
Prayogaratnam
EAP1023/25/38 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A Dharmaśāstra text by Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa(1513 C.E.), son of Rāmeśvara Bhaṭṭa. The text discusses Saṃskāra inspired from Āśvalāyana-smṛti.
Daśakarma
EAP1023/25/39 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This is a ten life cycle rituals of the Hindus. It starts from 'Garbhadhan' to ' Samavartanam. Those rituals are observed by the Hindus in India and Nepal.
Brahmottara-khaṇḍa
EAP1023/25/40 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This manuscript is the Brahmmottara Khanda of Skandha Purana [Skandapurāṇa].
Mahābhārata Droṇaparva
EAP1023/25/41 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
He Drona Parva in the Mahabharata [Mahābhārata] is the seventh of eighteen books of the famous Hindu epic Mahabharata [Mahābhārata]. Drona Parva traditionally has 8 sub-books and 204 chapters. But the critical edition of Drona Parva has 8 sub-books and 173 chapters. It describes the appointment of Drona as commander-in-chief of the Kaurava alliance, on the 11th day of the Kurukshetra War, the next four days of battles, and his death on the 15th day of the 18-day war. This Parva recites how the war became more brutal with each passing day.
Dinakaroddyota
EAP1023/25/42 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
A text on Dharmaśāstra start by Dinakara Bhaṭṭa and completed by his son Viśveśvara alias Gāgā Bhaṭṭa, both of them belongs to the famous Bhaṭṭa family. Dinakara was the grandson of Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa and son of Rāmakṛṣṇa Bhaṭṭa.
Vidhānapārijāta
EAP1023/25/44 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This text is the book of marriage rituals. This is the fourth chapter of the text.
Pāraskaragṛhyavyākhyā
EAP1023/25/45 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Grihya Sutra of Paraskarab belongs to the White Yajurveda and forms an appendix to Katyayana's Srauta Sutra. It describes rules of Vedic domestic ceremonies.
Vidhānapārijāta
EAP1023/25/43 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This text is the book of marriage rituals. This is the fifth chapter of the text
Agastyārghavidhi
EAP1023/16/19 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Agasthya is a Vedic sage and believed as the incarnation of Brahma. Agasthya appears in numerous itihasas myths and epics including Ramayana [Rāmāyaṇa] and Mahabharata [Mahābhārata]. He is one of the seven reveted Vedic sages. He is also revered in Shaktism and Vaishnavism. He the one of the sages found in ancient sculpture and reliefs in Hindu temples of South Asia, and medieval era Shaiva temples in Java, Indonesia. He is traditionally attributed to be the author of many Sanskrit found embedded inSkanda Purana [Skandapurāṇa] and Dvaidha Nirnaya Tantra. He is revered and the text elaborates on the Puja ritual dedicated to him.
Pitṛsūktam
EAP1023/16/18 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
These are the Vaidik Mantras and are from Rugveda [Rgveda]. It is recited to mitigate bad effects of the deceased ancester in the family. It is aimed at positive impacts in the family.
Rāmanavamīvratapujāvidhi
EAP1023/16/17 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This is a Hindu Puja ritual text describing fasting observed during Rama Navami during the Dasahara festival . This festival is celebrated to commemorate victory of good over evil.