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Rāmāyaṇa (Ayodhyākāṇḍa) manuscript preview

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Rāmāyaṇa (Ayodhyākāṇḍa)

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The second chapter of the epic Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki contains many major episodes of the story. It begins with a heroic description of Rāma and continues through his depart...

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...

Kārtika Māhātmya manuscript preview

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Kārtika Māhātmya

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This text is the part of Padma Purāṇa. It refers to the glories of the month of Kārtika, which is considered the holiest month in the Hindu lunar calendar. According to V...

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...

Rudrayāmalatantra manuscript preview

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Rudrayāmalatantra

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This is a Tantra text of Paramahaṁsa paṭala on bhairava-bhairavi saṁvāda of Rudrayāmalatantra, a category of texts that emphasizes the union of Shiva (Rudra) and Shakti,...