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Reṇukāsahasranāmastotra manuscript preview

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Reṇukāsahasranāmastotra

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The Reṇukāsahasranāmastotra is an important Purāṇic text containing the 1,000 names of Goddess Reṇukā. In mythology, Reṇukā is the wife of the great Sage Jamadagni and th...

Śrī Kṛṣṇa JanmaKathā manuscript preview

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Śrī Kṛṣṇa JanmaKathā

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The Śrī Kṛṣṇa JanmaKathā from the Tenth Canto (Daśamaskandha) of the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa attributed to Vyāsa. This specific section covers the first few chapters....

Varāha Purāṇa manuscript preview

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Varāha Purāṇa

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The Varāha Purāṇa is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas and is primarily a Vaiṣṇava text. It takes its name from the Varāha Avatāra (the Boar incarnation of Viṣṇu), who resc...

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...

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...

Devī Purāṇa manuscript preview

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Devī Purāṇa

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This is a Purāṇa literature text (Upapurāṇas) of Devī Purāṇa attributed to Vyāsa. It is a foundational text for the Śākta tradition, specifically focusing on the power of...

Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa manuscript preview

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Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa

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This is a Purāṇa literature text of Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa attribuited to Vyāsa. It is a classic Puranic structure of a conversation involving Sūta (specifically Lomaharṣaṇa) a...

Brahmāṇḍottara purāṇa manuscript preview

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Brahmāṇḍottara purāṇa

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The Brahmāṇḍottara Purāṇa is a significant text that is traditionally categorized as the latter portion (Uttara Bhāga) of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, one of the 18 Major Purāṇa...

Kālikā Purāṇa manuscript preview

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Kālikā Purāṇa

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The Kālikā Purāṇa is one of the 18 Upa-purāṇas. It is the foundational text for the Śākta tradition in Eastern India, particularly in Assam and Bengal. It is unique for i...

Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa manuscript preview

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Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa

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Chapters are: Mārkaṇḍeyopasthāna (f.1b-3a); pakṣisutāti (f.3a-5a); pakṣijanma (f.5a-7b); caturvyūhāvatāra (f.7b-9a); indravikrivā (f.9a-10a); sixth chapter (f.10a-11a); p...