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Antyeṣṭipaddhati manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Antyeṣṭipaddhati

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Antyeṣṭipaddhati is a priest manual for performing rituals for Antyeṣṭi (funeral rites) like necessary items and steps. It also contains the dāna prakriyā (gifts for...

Annapūrṇāstotra manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Annapūrṇāstotra

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Annapūrṇāstotra is a devotional text in praise of Annapūrṇā a form of Hindu deity Dūrgā for both public and private recitation. The stotra is recited for attainin...

Anekadhvanimañjarī manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Anekadhvanimañjarī

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Anekadhvanimañjarī is a Sanskrit lexicon composed by Mahākṣapaṇaka which lists single words with their various possible meanings very similar to how modern dictionar...

Anantavratodyāpana manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1760–1761

Anantavratodyāpana

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Anantavratodyāpana describes the Anantavrata ritual also known as Ananta Caturdaśi is an observance dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu in the form of Ananta. This ritu...

Anantavratakathā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Anantavratakathā

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Anantavratakathā This Ms. has three parts Anantavratakathā from part 1 (f.1a–9b) The text explains the significance and the procedure of the Anantavrata, an observance...

Anantavratakathā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Anantavratakathā

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Anantavratakathā is a text which explains the significance and the procedure of the Anantavrata, an observance with specific rituals dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu...

Anantapūjāvidhi manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Anantapūjāvidhi

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Anantapūjāvidhi is a devotional text dedicated to Hindu deity Viṣṇu in the form of Ananta. The text contains rituals like pūjās and vratas (observances) to remove p...