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Karpūrastava manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Karpūrastava

113146_ML08A_4173_CS

A Śākta-tantra text, with salutation verses to Goddess Kālī. The author’s name is not mentioned. It has a commentary by Raṅganātha, Dīpikā.

Bṛhadyonitantra manuscript preview University of Copenhagen

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Bṛhadyonitantra

112762_M026CA_4041_CS

This text describes and invokes śakti (the divine feminine power), with chapters on daśamahāvidyā, yonipūjā, and other rituals related to śāktatantra.

Puṣpacintāmaṇi manuscript preview TUCL

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Puṣpacintāmaṇi

EAP1023/25/11

A book on flowers used in different rituals, with four prakāśa (chapters). It is ascribed to King Pratāpa Malla of Nepal, but was in fact authored by his protégé, Māyāsiṃ...

Gāyatrī Rahasya manuscript preview TUCL

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Gāyatrī Rahasya

EAP1023/25/7

The first part of the manuscript has Sāyaṃsandhyopāsana from the Gāyatrī Rahasya ascribed to Paraśurāma. The second part has Śaṃkarācārya's Gāyatrī Bhāṣya, with mudrālakṣ...