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Gaṇeśa kavaca
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An extract from the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, which identifies Kṛṣṇa as the supreme reality.
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Bhāgavatapurāṇa
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Also known as the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, this promotes bhakti towards Kṛṣṇa. The manuscript contains a part of the third chapter (only 33rd sub-chapter) of the Bhāg...
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Bhāgavatapurāṇa
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Also known as the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa, this promotes bhakti towards Kṛṣṇa. The manuscript has only chapter 12th of the Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa and also includes a c...
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Mahāvastu
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A canonical text of the Mahāsāṃghika Lokottaravāda school of Early Buddhism, this includes narratives of the Buddha’s past lives, Gautama Buddha’s life, and early Buddhis...
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Saṃvitprakāśakāvya
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A jyotiṣha text that discusses timings for marriage rituals.
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Ramalaśāstra
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A text on a branch of astrology that does not require information about a person’s birth or life for making predictions about her future.
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Ghaṇtākavaca, Tantrasāroddhāra, Kālikāmantre Mahāvidyāprakaraṇa, Mantramuktāvalī
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A composite manuscript that describes mantras and kavachas.
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Kulapradīpa
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This tantra text records a discussion between Śankara and Parvati on Kula.
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Laghuvṛtti
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A Sanskrit grammar text that covers rules of sandhi and strī-pratyaya.
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Haracaritacintāmaṇi
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A Sanskrit kāvya in 32 cantos composed by Jayadratha(rājānaka), minister of Rājarāja of Kashmir (1203–1226). The text describes the legends of Śiva and his avataras and l...
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Bodhasāra
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A Vedāntic encyclopedia composed by Narahari alias Nityamukta in the 18th century.