Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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This work contains mantras from the Sāmaveda, with accent notation marks written in red ink above the letters. The accent notation system of the Sāmaveda differs from tha...
University of Pennsylvania
1782 Śaka Saṃvat (1806 CE)
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A commentary on the first section of Jagannātha's Bhāminīvilāsa, composed by Gaṅgādhara, contains—at the beginning of the manuscript (incipit)—details about the commentat...
University of Pennsylvania
1889 Vikrama Saṃvat (1832 CE)
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This is a kāvya text composed by Paṇḍitarāja Jagannātha (17th century). Originally, the work was divided into four sections: Prāstāvika, Śṛṅgāra, Karuṇa, and Śānta. Howev...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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This text describes the Gaṇādhyakṣa-Bhālacandra Pūjā and the stories of King Hariścandra, Ṛṣiśarman, and Kulāla, highlighting their connection to the ritual. The narrativ...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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A Jain text written in the Prākṛt language discusses the sādhana-vidhi (the text begins with bhaktāmara-sādhivānī-vidhi) of the Bhaktāmara Stotra attributed to Mānatuṅga....
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
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This is a stotra text praising Bhairava by chanting a thousand of his names. The text contains 192 verses composed in the form of a dialogue between Maheśvara and Pārvatī...
University of Pennsylvania
1788 Śaka Saṃvat, 1923 Vikrama Saṃvat (1866 CE)
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A treatise on Jyotiṣa discusses astrological inquiries into the future. The text contains multiple such questions (praśna) and corresponding predictions. It includes svar...
University of Pennsylvania
1700-1850
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A ritual manual describes the daily evening ritual (saṃdhyā), including mantras—especially the Gāyatrīmantra. This ritual is a part of Vedic tradition. This Ms. is writte...
University of Pennsylvania
1700's
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A composite manuscript contains four different works on mantras, stotras, and rituals. The first text, titled Bhagavatīpadmapuṣpāñjali (ff. 1–12), is composed in 51 verse...
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
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Bhāgavatapurāṇa-Prathamaskandha is the 1st canto of the purāṇic text which contains 19 Adhyāyas (chapters). It is listed among the18 Mahāpurāṇas. This Ms. contain...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
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This is a purāṇa literature text Bhāgavataśaṅkānirāsavāda. The text describes lists of different categories of purāṇas, both upapurāṇas (lesser purāṇas) and...
University of Pennsylvania
1800's
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Bhāgavatapurāṇa-Aṣṭamaskandha is the 8th canto of this purāṇic text which contains 24 Adhyāyas (chapters). The text is listed among the18 Mahāpurāṇas. This Ms....