Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2295
This is a commentary on the Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa, the fourth chapter (kāṇḍa) of the Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa, composed by Maheśvaratīrtha and titled Rāmāyaṇatattvadīpikā. The commentat...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2589
This is a Bālakāṇḍa (first chapter) text of the Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. The manuscript refers to the text as Ārṣarāmāyaṇa, a title commonly used for the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇ...
University of Pennsylvania
1717 Śaka Saṃvat (1795 CE)
ms_coll_390item_2294
This is a Bālakāṇḍa (first chapter) text of the Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. The manuscript refers to the text as Ārṣarāmāyaṇa, a title commonly used for the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇ...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2296
This is a commentary on the Āraṇyakāṇḍa, third chapter (kāṇḍa) of the Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa by Maheśvaratīrtha, titled Rāmāyaṇatattvadīpikā. The commentator was a pupil of Nā...
University of Pennsylvania
1840
ms_coll_390item_2318
This text is the second chapter of the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa, titled Sthiti-prakaraṇa, a work traditionally attributed to Vālmīki. The Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa is known by s...
University of Pennsylvania
1764 Śaka Saṃvat (1842 CE)
ms_coll_390item_2320
This text is the third chapter of the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa, titled Sthiti-prakaraṇa, a work traditionally attributed to Vālmīki. The Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa is known by se...
University of Pennsylvania
1763 Śaka Saṃvat (1841 CE)
ms_coll_390item_2319
This text is the fourth chapter of the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa, titled Sthiti-prakaraṇa, a work traditionally attributed to Vālmīki. The Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa is known by s...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1346
This is a ritual manual that describes the mantras and the process of worshiping Lord Sūrya. The title of the text means "offering water," and this offering is dedicated...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1347
This is a ritual manual that describes the mantras and the process of worshiping Lord Sūrya. The title of the text means "offering water," and this offering is dedicated...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_2047
This is an Āraṇyaka text belonging to the Aitareya branch of the Śākala recension of the Ṛgveda. Originally, the text is divided into five sections, called Āraṇyakas, but...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1471
This is a Hindu ritual text related to śrāddha. It describes the ritual of ārādhana, which is performed after the śrāddha ceremony, according to the text. The mantras use...
University of Pennsylvania
1700–1850
ms_coll_390item_1053
This is an Advaita Vedānta text, traditionally ascribed to Śaṅkarācārya. This manuscript contains the complete text with 144 verses. Its purpose is stated in the first ve...