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Venopākhyāna manuscript preview

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Venopākhyāna

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The Venopākhyāna (the episode of King Vena) is primarily located in the Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi-khaṇḍa specifically spanning chapters 30 to 38. While the core narrative of th...

Nepāla Māhātmya manuscript preview

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Nepāla Māhātmya

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The Nepāla Māhātmya is a foundational religious and geographical text that glorifies the sacred sites, rivers, and legends of the Kathmandu Valley and its surroundings. I...

Brāhmaṇasarvasva manuscript preview

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Brāhmaṇasarvasva

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The Brāhmaṇa Sarvasva is a sanskrit text on vedic rituals composed by Halāyudha Bhaṭṭa (He served as the Dharmādhikārin (Chief Justice/Minister of Religion) under King La...

Śāntisāra manuscript preview

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Śāntisāra

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This is a medieval Hindu ritual text. The colophon describes the genealogy of the author as: Dinakarabhaṭṭa son of Rāmakṛṣṇabhṭṭa, son of Nārāyaṇabhṭṭa, son of Rameśvarab...

Navagraha Dāna Vidhi manuscript preview

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Navagraha Dāna Vidhi

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This is a ritual text of Navagraha Dāna Vidhi. It describes about mahāmrityuñjaya dāna and navagraha dāna after the dāna ritual it is said about the result of the donatio...

Mahāpratyaṅgirā-mahāvidyārājñī manuscript preview

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Mahāpratyaṅgirā-mahāvidyārājñī

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This is a Dhāraṇī (spell) text, describes several mantras related to Mahāpratyaṅgirā, a deity in the Tantric Buddhist pantheon.

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Vālakāṇḍa) manuscript preview

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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Vālakāṇḍa)

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This is a commentry text of Rāmāyaṇa Tilaka, written by Śrīrāma Śarman, on Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa by Ṛṣi Vālmīki. It has seven chapters (kāṇḍa) including; Bāla Kāṇḍa; Ayodhyā K...

Nirṇayāmṛta manuscript preview

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Nirṇayāmṛta

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This is a commentry text of Hindu jurisprudence and ritual law digest text, Nirṇayāmṛta pañjikā written by Sūryasen mahīmahendra, on Nirṇayāmṛta by Allāḍanātha. Pañjikā i...

Śrī Rāma Kavacam manuscript preview

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Śrī Rāma Kavacam

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This is a stotra text of Trailokyamohana Kavacam or Śrī Rāma Kavacam is a powerful protective hymn found within the Rudrayāmala Tantra. It is framed as an Umā-Maheśvara S...

Aparokṣānubhuti manuscript preview

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Aparokṣānubhuti

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This is a Vedānta philosophical commentry text of Aparokṣānubhuti tika Dīpikā written by Vidyaraṇyamuni on Aparokṣānubhuti written by Śankarācāryā. The word Aparokṣānubhū...

Cākṣuṣopaniṣad manuscript preview

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Cākṣuṣopaniṣad

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The Cakṣuṣopaniṣada also known as the Cakṣuṣmatī Vidyā or Akṣikopaniṣad or Akṣyupaniṣad or Netropaniṣad is a small but potent text found in the Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda. The Upani...

Śiva Stotra manuscript preview

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Śiva Stotra

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This is a stotra text from Padma Purāṇa Pātāla khaṇḍa, in the context of the post-war rituals and the atonement for the sin of killing Rāvaṇa, Rāma returned and establish...