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Devī Māhātmya

eap_79005049 · Dharma Vajracarya Collection

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Sotra
Repository Dharma Vajracarya Collection
Reference No. eap_79005049
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

This is an stotra text, Devī Māhātmya Composed roughly between the 4th and 6th centuries CE as part of the mārkṇḍeya purāṇa. It is most important texts in Hinduism, specifically within the Shakta tradition. The text describes the each focusing on a specific manifestation of the Goddess to overcome different "demons" in &00 verses so it is also called Durgā Saptaśatī. The manuscript here describes only Mahiṣāsuravadha. It has begins from folio 12 the middle part of the main text, written in Sanskrit language and newari script. several pages are missing and interstingly 3 Illustration has depicted here 2 is Bhumi sparsha mudra Buddha scatch and other one is dancing ganesh on lotus.

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eap_79005049 · Dharma Vajracarya Collection

Catalogue Metadata

Title Devī Māhātmya
Repository Dharma Vajracarya Collection
Reference Number eap_79005049
Collection Dharma Vajracarya Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Sotra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Nepal
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Sotra