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Advaitasiddhi
ms_coll_390item_557 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Advaitasiddhi is a foundational text on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy which defends Advaita's non-dualistic position against Dvaita Vedānta's dualistic position. Advaita belives that Brahman is the ultimate reality and it is one and indivisible. The text was composed as a direct response to Vyāsatīrtha's work Nyāyāmṛta. Advaitasiddhi refutes the claims of dualism using a complex principles of Nyāya an Indian system of Logic which is also a school of Hindu philosophy. This Ms. lacks an ending. This Ms. is written in 8 lines per folio. Title present in opening verses (f. 1b). Advaita is written on the cover page. There are double black vertical margin lines on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. Some folios are yellow due to turmeric powder.
Advaitasiddhi
ms_coll_390item_568 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Advaitasiddhi is a foundational text on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy which defends Advaita's non-dualistic position against Dvaita Vedānta's dualistic position. Advaita belives that Brahman is the ultimate reality and it is one and indivisible. The text was composed as a direct response to Vyāsatīrtha's work Nyāyāmṛta. Advaitasiddhi refutes the claims of dualism using a complex principles of Nyāya an Indian system of Logic which is also a school of Hindu philosophy. This Ms. lacks a proper begining. This Ms. is written in 11–13 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. There are triple black vertical margin lines on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Advaitasiddhi
ms_coll_390item_564 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Advaitasiddhi is a foundational text on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy which defends Advaita's non-dualistic position against Dvaita Vedānta's dualistic position. Advaita belives that Brahman is the ultimate reality and it is one and indivisible. The text was composed as a direct response to Vyāsatīrtha's work Nyāyāmṛta. Advaitasiddhi refutes the claims of dualism using a complex principles of Nyāya an Indian system of Logic which is also a school of Hindu philosophy. This Ms. is written in 10 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. There are holes in (f.1) . There are quadruple black vertical margin lines on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.
Advaitasiddhiṭīkā
ms_coll_390item_567 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Advaitasiddhiṭīkā is a commentary by Gauḍa Brahmānanda Sarasvatī on Advaitasiddhi a foundational text on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy by Madhusūdana Sarasvatī, which defends Advaita's non-dualistic position against Dvaita Vedānta's dualistic position. Advaita belives that Brahman is the ultimate reality and it is one and indivisible. This Ms. is written in 12 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Title. There are holes and the right hand side of the folios' margins are hacked-off. There are triple black vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Ādyabhāgavataślokaṭīkā
ms_coll_390item_2184 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Ādyabhāgavataślokaṭīkā is a commentary on the Bhāgavatapurāṇa by. The text is listed among the 18 Mahāpurāṇas. There is a reference to the first verse of the text from the first skandha followed by start of the commentary. The maṅgalavākya in the start of the text is in praise of Gopāla (cow herder) another name for deity Kṛṣṇa instead of Gaṇeśa which is more typical since this being a Vaiṣṇava text. This Ms. is written in 10–11 lines per folio. Cover and back page both contain title. Mistakes are blacked out. Marginal corrections are present. In folios 3–7 the ink of the text of one side can be seen on the other side of the folios.
Āgamapradhānamāṇḍūkākhya prakaraṇa
ms_coll_390item_1140 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Āgamapradhānamāṇḍūkākhya prakaraṇa is the first chapter of Māṇḍūkya Kārikā. a foundational text on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy. It is a commentary on the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad of Atharvaveda. The text describes about non-duality, there being no difference between Brahman and Jīva (self). Various states of consciousness highlighting its illusionary nature. and the concept of Ajātivāda. The Absolute reality is not subject to birth, death or change. This work by Gauḍapāda Ācārya predates the works of Śaṅkarācārya. This Ms. is written in 8–9 lines per folio. Title present in colophon (f. 4b). Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Āgamaśāstravivaraṇa
ms_coll_390item_934 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Āgamaśāstravivaraṇa is a philosophical treatise and commentary on Gauḍapādācārya's Āgamaśāstra a foundational work on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy also known as Gauḍapādakārikā. The text is written like a guide to introduce complex Vedānta concepts for beginers. This Ms. is written in 14–15 lines per folio. Cover and back page contain title. Title also present in the colophon (f. 39b) along with the author given as Śaṅkarabhagavata. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. The Ms. is written by the same scribe as Ms. Coll. 390; Item 845, 931, 932, 934 and 2387. Former owned Janārdana Koṇḍadeva is given in (f. 39b).
Āgamaśāstravivaraṇa (Prakaraṇa 1)
ms_coll_390item_1091 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Āgamaśāstravivaraṇa (Prakaraṇa1) is the 1st chapter of the philosophical treatise and commentary on Gauḍapādācārya's Āgamaśāstra a foundational work on Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy also known as Gauḍapādakārikā. The text is written like a guide to introduce complex Vedānta concepts for beginers. This Ms. is written in 13–15 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Title is present in the colophon (f. 10a) along with the author given as Śaṅkarabhagavata. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.
Agastipurāṇa rāmanavamī vrata
ms_coll_390item_2281 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Agastipurāṇa rāmanavamī vrata contains rituals that are performed during Hindu festival of Rāmanavamī, honoring the birth of the Hindu deity Rāma. There are mutiple texts with the name Agastyasaṃhitā which are attributed to the Ṛṣi (sage) Agastya like Skandapurāṇa and Garudapurāṇa. This Ms. is written in 10–11 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Title from colophon (f. 9b). Date of manuscript is based on dated manuscripts written by the same scribe as Ms. Coll. 390; Items 2275, 2276, 2277, 2282, 2285, 2286, 2287, 2288, 2289, 2290, 2291, 2292 and 2293.
Agastyasaṃhitā
ms_coll_390item_1449 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Agastyasaṃhitā belongs to the Pāñcarātra text divided into Paṭalas and different from the Sutīkṣṇa-Agastya-saṁvāda. (NCC. Vol.1. p. 25) The text contains rituals that are performed during Hindu festival of Rāmanavamī, honoring the birth of the Hindu deity Rāma. There are mutiple texts with the name Agastyasaṃhitā which are attributed to the Ṛṣi (sage) Agastya like Skandapurāṇa and Garudapurāṇa. This Ms. is written in 11 lines per folio. Mistakes covered with black. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Alternate title Rāmanavamīvratakathā from colophon (f. 10b).
Agnihotrahoma
ms_coll_390item_1325 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Agnihotrahoma is a priest manual for performing Agnihotra sacrificial rituals. It is a vedic fire ritual performed during sunrise and sunset which involves various ingredients like rice, ghee etc. Bestowed in the fire in a copper pyramid shaped vessel along with chanting of mantras. The ritual is belived to purify the enviroment and have a positive impact on mental and emotional health. This Ms. is written in 10 lines per folio. Title is present as an abbreviation. Mistakes are blacked out. There are additions in the margins.
Agnihotrahomaprāyaścitta
ms_coll_390item_1305 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanāgarī
Agnihotrahomaprāyaścita is a priest manual for performing Agnihotra sacrificial rituals. It is a vedic fire ritual performed during sunrise and sunset which involves various ingredients like rice, ghee etc. Bestowed in the fire in a copper pyramid shaped vessel along with chanting of mantras. The ritual is belived to purify the enviroment and have a positive impact on mental and emotional health. This Ms. is written in 8–9 lines per folio. Cover and back page are blank. Title present in the begining of the text. Author name Raghunātha present in colophon (f.59a). There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant words are written in red.