Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
TUCL
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EAP790/21/92
Gṛhyasūtra-s are on domestic religious ceremonies. This is a bhāṣya (commentary) by Gadādhara Dīkṣita, ‘son of Vāmana’, on the Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra; the manuscript has 18...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/89
A work on religious donations that cites Puranic authorities and is attributed to queen Dhīramatī, wife of Narasimhadeva of Mithila, but is now agreed to be authored by V...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/86
A ritual manual that includes the Gāyatrīyantra (25v), Gāyatrī Pūjā Paddhati (ends 32r), three texts from the Viśāmitrasaṃhitā: Gāyatrīaṣṭottaraśatadivyanāma (32r-34r), G...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/75
A manual on the recitation of the Gāyatrī mantra as part of evening rituals, dated 1849 CE (the margins give the abbreviation ‘Sa Vi’, while ‘Gāyatrī Vidhi’ is written on...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/72
Gṛhyasūtra-s are on domestic religious ceremonies. This bhāṣya (commentary) is by Gadādhara Dīkṣita, ‘son of Vāmana’, on the Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra; the manuscript has 20 ka...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/71
A Śaiva ritual manual, dated Saṃvat 1765 or 1707/1708 CE (the colophon does not name the author: ten works titled ‘Mahārudrapaddhati’ are listed by Kane).
TUCL
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EAP790/21/69
A collection of Sanskrit mantras with Newari titles for daily recitation and ritual offerings, including to the guru (1v), Sūrya and Candra (3v), Gaṇeśa (4v), Devī (4v),...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/59
A ritual manual, stated in the colophon to be the first chapter of Ratnāvalīsāra by Gaurīdatta, a brahmin born in Nepal.
TUCL
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EAP790/21/51
A work on propitiatory rites authored by Dinakara Bhaṭṭa (1575‒1640), son of Rāmakṛṣṇabhaṭṭa and grandson of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa. The manuscript contains all the ch...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/50
This single folio of Halāyudha’s text (c. 1180) explaining the meaning of mantras used by brāhmins in daily observances has the opening verses of the ‘Granthārambhaproyoj...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/44
A guide to the time and observance of religious ceremonies, with prakraṇa-s on śrāddha , tithi, vrata and aśauca, citing authorities. This manuscript refers to Sūryasenam...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/36
A manual on initiation rituals (one of the 16 life-cycle rituals or ṣoḍaśasaṃskāra). The scribe's name is Aniruddha.