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Grahalāghava manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1781 Śaka Saṃvat (1859 CE)

Grahalāghava

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The manuscript contains the work Grahalāghava by Gaṇeśadaivajña (active 1520-1554) of Nandigrāma in Koṅkaṇa on the West-coast, Son of Keśava Daivajña and Lakṣmī. Paternal...

Grahagocara manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1887 Vikrama Saṃvat (1830 CE)

Grahagocara

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The manuscript is an Astrological work. Gocara means to move. The Grahagocara explains the movement of Graha-s like Ravi, Candra, Budha etc (1b–2b). The work discuses the...

Gītagovinda (Sarga 4-12) manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1858 Vikrama Saṃvat (1801 CE)

Gītagovinda (Sarga 4-12)

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Gītagovinda is a devotional music poetry by Jayadeva on the divine love between lord Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā (the cow herdess). The poem depicts various themes of love, seperati...

Gāyatrīkavaca manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1796 Śaka Saṃvat (1874 CE)

Gāyatrīkavaca

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Gāyatrīkavaca is a devotional text dedicated to the recitation of the Gāyatrī mantra. The text is believed to to act as a protective shield for the devotee like an am...

Gāyatrīkavaca manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1800's

Gāyatrīkavaca

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Gāyatrīkavaca is a devotional text dedicated to the recitation of the Gāyatrī mantra. The text is believed to to act as a protective shield for the devotee like an am...

Gāyatrīkalpa manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1752 Śaka Saṃvat (1830 CE)

Gāyatrīkalpa

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The work Gāyatrīkalpa, also known as Gāyatrīpuraścaraṇavidhi. Puraścaraṇa is traditionally composed of five components (pañcāṅga): pūjā, homa, japa, tarpaṇa, and the feed...

Gāyatrīhṛdaya manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1800's

Gāyatrīhṛdaya

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Gāyatrīhṛdaya is a devotional text dedicated to the Gāyatrī mantra. The text is presented as a dialogue between sage Yajñavalkya and the lord (Brahman) about the sig...

Gaurījātaka manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1793 Śaka Saṃvat (1871 CE)

Gaurījātaka

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Gaurījātaka is a Jyotiṣa text dealing with horoscopes for predicting a person's lifespan according to the rotation of the stars. It may or may not be considered a minor...

Gauḍapādabhāṣyaṭīkā manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1859 Vikrama Saṃvat (1802 CE)

Gauḍapādabhāṣyaṭīkā

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Gauḍapādabhāṣyaṭīkā is a commentary on Māṇḍukya Kārikā (Gauḍapādabhāṣya) which is a commentary on the Māṇḍūkya upaniṣad by pioneer vedānta scholor Gauḍapa...

Garuḍopaniṣad manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1922 Vikrama Saṃvat (1864 CE)

Garuḍopaniṣad

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Garuḍopaniṣad is a minor Upaniṣad text which is classified as a Vaiṣṇava Upaniṣad associated with the Atharvaveda according to the Muktikā Upaniṣad. It is a medieval...