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Rudrayāmalatantra manuscript preview

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Rudrayāmalatantra

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This is a Tantra text of Paramahaṁsa paṭala on bhairava-bhairavi saṁvāda of Rudrayāmalatantra, a category of texts that emphasizes the union of Shiva (Rudra) and Shakti,...

Dhanadākavaca manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1800's

Dhanadākavaca

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This is a Kavaca text composed in a dialogue format between Devī and Mahādeva, consisting of 13 verses. The text describes various body parts and directions, along with t...

Devīsūktavarṇa manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Devīsūktavarṇa

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A māhātmya text praising the Divine Mother Goddess (Devī), extracted from the Ghaṭatantra of the Rudrayāmalatantra. This manuscript contains four short texts. The first t...

Devīsahasranāmastotra manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1600–1750

Devīsahasranāmastotra

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A stotra text praising the thousand names of the Divine Mother Goddess (Devī). This text is taken from the Nandikeśvara–Maheśa Saṃvāda (the dialogue between Nandikeśvara...

Śāradātilakatantra manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Śāradātilakatantra

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An incomplete tantric text by Lakṣmaṇadeśika that describes śabdabrahman and the creation of the empirical world. This manuscript goes up to Verse 54 of the 18th chapter.

Mantradarpaṇa manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Mantradarpaṇa

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The text explains how to draw yantras, with several diagrams. Numbers are indicated through words. The title is inferred from the abbreviation in the upper right hand cor...