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Viriñci-Nārāyaṇa-avatāra

eap_10231017 · EAP Shankar Thapa Collection

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Kathā-literature

Repository EAP Shankar Thapa Collection

Reference No. eap_10231017

Language Sanskrit

Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

The manuscript is most likely a Vaiṣṇava devotional narrative describing the rescue of Gajendra by Lord Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa). Its central theme is the efficacy of devotion and complete surrender to the deity, exemplified through the celebrated story of Gajendra Mokṣa, a popular episode in Purāṇic literature. The Buddhist opening invocation suggests a Nepalese manuscript context rather than a specifically Buddhist subject matter. The text begins on folio 1 and concludes on folio 6, indicating that this is a short and self-contained narrative devoted to the Gajendra episode.

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eap_10231017 · EAP Shankar Thapa Collection

Catalogue Metadata

Title	Viriñci-Nārāyaṇa-avatāra
Repository	EAP Shankar Thapa Collection
Reference Number	eap_10231017
Collection	EAP Shankar Thapa Collection
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification	Kathā-literature
Date	Date not listed
Place of Origin	Nepal
IIIF Manifest	Public IIIF manifest available