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Agastyārghavidhi

EAP1023/16/19 · TUCL

Sanskrit Devanagari Script Manuscript Studies South Asian Texts
Repository TUCL
Reference No. EAP1023/16/19
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

Agasthya is a Vedic sage and believed as the incarnation of Brahma. Agasthya appears in numerous itihasas myths and epics including Ramayana [Rāmāyaṇa] and Mahabharata [Mahābhārata]. He is one of the seven reveted Vedic sages. He is also revered in Shaktism and Vaishnavism. He the one of the sages found in ancient sculpture and reliefs in Hindu temples of South Asia, and medieval era Shaiva temples in Java, Indonesia. He is traditionally attributed to be the author of many Sanskrit found embedded inSkanda Purana [Skandapurāṇa] and Dvaidha Nirnaya Tantra. He is revered and the text elaborates on the Puja ritual dedicated to him.

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EAP1023/16/19 · TUCL

Catalogue Metadata

Title Agastyārghavidhi
Repository TUCL
Reference Number EAP1023/16/19
Collection Krishnaman Shakya Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanagari
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Nepal
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Manuscript Studies South Asian Texts Sanskrit Literature Digital Archive IIIF Codicology Textual Heritage