Devīmānasapūjāvidhi

This is a ritual manual (vidhi) for praising the Mother Goddess (Devīpūjā), compoed in 71 verses. The text describes the details of the deity’s idol and provides instructions on how to conduct the pūjā using various fragrant flowers and herbs. It also describes the snāna vidhi (bathing ritual) and explains how to adorn the idol of the deity with different jewels and ornaments. The text is attributed to Paramahaṃsa Parivrājaka as its author. (Another name attributed to the 8th century philosopher Śaṅkarācārya, but is most likely apocryphal. Written in 5–6 lines per leaf.; 18 leaves foliated 1–18, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; grid pattern drawn in double black lines on front (f. 1a) and back (f. 18b) covers.)