Kārtavīrya Kavaca

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An invocation to Kārtavīrya to protect oneself from bodily harm (kavaca: armour). Some Purāṇas describe Kārtavīrya as Paraśurāma’s kśatriya antagonist, whereas in this text and others, he is himself identified with Viṣhṇu (G.C. Tripathi 1979).

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Collection: Chandra Lal Shrestha Collection
Extra Language Label: Sanskrit
Extra Source Serial No: 399
Identifier: EAP1023/15/10
Institution: TUCL
Subject: Hindu tantra
Title: Kārtavīrya Kavaca
Material: Paper
Scribe: Gaṇeśa Datta Śarman
Owner: Chandra Lal Shrestha.
Physical Completeness: Complete
Condition: Good
Folios: 13
Country: Nepal
Attribution: Images and metadata are from the Endangered Archives Programme (eap.bl.uk). Access is for research purposes only.
Note: An invocation to Kārtavīrya to protect oneself from bodily harm (kavaca: armour). Some Purāṇas describe Kārtavīrya as Paraśurāma’s kśatriya antagonist, whereas in this text and others, he is himself identified with Viṣhṇu (G.C. Tripathi 1979).

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Reference number: EAP1023/15/10
Language: Sanskrit
Script: Devanagari
Subject: Hindu tantra
Date / period: Saṃvat 1970 (1913 ce.)
Place of origin: Banepa
Repository / institution: TUCL
Material: Paper
Public access: Published public record

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