Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
University of Copenhagen
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112844_M052A_4081_CS
This is an incomplete manuscript. It discusses rituals related to liṅgapūjā and invokes Lord Śiva. It seems that this text derives from some purāṇic text, given the struc...
University of Copenhagen
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112956_M0100A_4131_CS
"This is a Dharmaśāstra text that describes Hindu śrāddha rituals (offerings to the deceased)."
University of Copenhagen
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112840_M051A_4080_CS
The text derives from the Liṅgapurāṇa, discusses rituals related to Śivarātrivrata, and invokes Śiva. It is similar to works found in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, Skandapu...
University of Copenhagen
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112946_M097A_4128_CS
"The manuscript states the text derives from Bhaviṣyapurāṇa,though a work of the same title derives from the Skandapurāṇa (NCC)."
University of Copenhagen
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113242_ML07CA_4172_CS
"A dharmaśāstra text on Hindu rituals, it describes Upanayana and related rituals."
University of Copenhagen
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112788_M037A_4068_CS
This is a dharmaśāstra text, with 30 verses based on the Āśauca part of the Yājñavalkyasmṛti and its commentary, Mitākṣarā. The authorship is therefore ascribed to Vijñān...
University of Copenhagen
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112942_M094CA_4116_CS
"This is a text on Hindu rituals by Rudradhara (1425–1460) from Mithilā.This manuscript is incomplete, but it may be the oldest extant. It was written in 15th/16th-centur...
University of Copenhagen
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112938_M091CA_4113_CS
"This explains how various auspicious rituals are to be performed."
University of Copenhagen
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113250_M030CA_4045_CS
This text opens by describing a religious conflict between Vaiṣṇavas and Brāhmaṇas in Varanasi, which knowledgeable Paṇḍitas from different āśramas came to resolve. It re...
University of Copenhagen
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112936_M089CA_4111_CS
This text is attributed to Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, and was composed in the first half of the 17th century. It describes different gotras and pravaras from different Vedas.
University of Copenhagen
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113244_M011A_4033_CS
This appears to be a nibandha text, explaining vyavahāra, dvādaśaputrādhikāra, saṃsṛṣṭi and saṃkara and other topics of Dharmaśāstra.
University of Copenhagen
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113204_M032CA_4047_CS
This appears to be a dharmaśāstra text, and describes the proper time for various religious observances, and do's and don'ts for certain times. It has 47 verses.