Manuscript Digital Library
3,219+ South Asian manuscripts from repositories across the world
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EAP790/21/69
A collection of Sanskrit mantras with Newari titles for daily recitation and ritual offerings, including to the guru (1v), Sūrya and Candra (3v), Gaṇeśa (4v), Devī (4v),...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/59
A ritual manual, stated in the colophon to be the first chapter of Ratnāvalīsāra by Gaurīdatta, a brahmin born in Nepal.
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EAP790/21/51
A work on propitiatory rites authored by Dinakara Bhaṭṭa (1575‒1640), son of Rāmakṛṣṇabhaṭṭa and grandson of Nārāyaṇabhaṭṭa. The manuscript contains all the ch...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/50
This single folio of Halāyudha’s text (c. 1180) explaining the meaning of mantras used by brāhmins in daily observances has the opening verses of the ‘Granthārambhaproyoj...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/44
A guide to the time and observance of religious ceremonies, with prakraṇa-s on śrāddha , tithi, vrata and aśauca, citing authorities. This manuscript refers to Sūryasenam...
TUCL
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EAP790/21/36
A manual on initiation rituals (one of the 16 life-cycle rituals or ṣoḍaśasaṃskāra). The scribe's name is Aniruddha.
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EAP1023/19/24
Rudrapaddhati [Rudrānuṣṭhānapaddhati] is ascribed to Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa, a 16th-century author on Sanskrit prosody and authority on Dharmaśāstra. This manuscript describes t...
TUCL
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EAP1023/19/22
In Hindu weddings, the groom is considered a form of Mahāviṣṇu and the bride of Lakṣmī. This text describes the ritual of the pūjā offered to the groom, known as ‘Varaṇī’
TUCL
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EAP1023/19/19
This text from the Agastyasmṛti is in the form of a conversation between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa. It is believed to remove to remove the effects of bad omens and the sins of...
TUCL
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EAP1023/19/18
This work of Dharmaśāstra authored by Nāgeśa Bhaṭṭa claims to be based on the Triṁśacchlokī, and may be his Āśaucanirṇaya with a variant title.
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EAP1023/19/8
A treatise on different types of marriage, and rules of inheritance for the offspring of each.