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Gāyatryartha manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Gāyatryartha

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The text discusses the Guruśāstra (apparently influenced by Vaiṣṇava thought). It also cites the Atharvaveda, Gopatha Brāhmaṇa, and Vyākaraṇa (the Pāṇinian school) to exp...

Gāyatrīmantra manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Gāyatrīmantra

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A bhāṣya (commentary) on the Gāyatrī mantra of the Ṛgveda, attributed to Śaṃkarācārya. In this text, the commentator explains the Gāyatrī mantra from the perspective of A...

Gāyatrīpuraścaraṇa manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Gāyatrīpuraścaraṇa

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A ritual text describes the processes of bhūśuddhi, bhūtaśuddhi, and antarmātṛkā and bahirmātṛkā prāṇapratiṣṭhā (f. 1b–4b). The manuscript also contains several mantras a...

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...

Gāyatrījapanityavidhi manuscript preview University of Pennsylvania

1700–1850

Gāyatrījapanityavidhi

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Gāyatrījapanityavidhi is a Dharmaśāstra text which contains pūjā paddhati (prayer procedure) for mainly the elephant headed deity Gaṇeśa who is a significant in organis...