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Bābā-Ādamamantra manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Bābā-Ādamamantra

112193_V032A_4200_CS

"A series of mantras, seemingly particular to Bābā-ādama, who could have been a holy man with a biblical name (Adam). It appears to draw on popular magic and has differen...

Naiṣadhacarita manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Naiṣadhacarita

112449_V036A_4204_CS

"The first and part of the second canto of the mahākāvya based on the story of Nala and Damayantī from the Mahābhārata. The author is Śrīharṣa, whose patron was the king...

Ekādaśīnirṇaya manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Ekādaśīnirṇaya

112445_V034A_4202_CS

"This work describes the importance of Ekādaśī, the monthly fast day sacred to Viṣṇu. Composed in 126 verses, it references different Purāṇas and Kalpasūtras."