The Devi Mahatmya is a Hindu religious text describing the Goddess as the supreme power and creator of the universe. It is part of the Markandeya Puran written sometime between 400 to 600 CE. It is also known as Durgā Saptashatī. It is one of the most important texts of Shaktism. It describes a ...
Pancharaksha Sutra is a Buddhist Protective Sutra belonging to Mahayana Buddhism. There are five sutra that constitute Pancharaksha. They are to protect from evil deeds or bad planets . It was written in Nepal Samvat 762. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original ma...
The Skanda Purana [Skandapurāṇa] is the largest Mahapurana, a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses, and is part of Shaivite literature. It is titled after Skanda, a son of Shiva and Parvati, who is also known as Kartikeya. While the text is named after ...
Prayogatratnam is composed by famous Sanskrit scholar Narayana Bhatta. This is a Sanskrit text written in Devanagari script. Some folios are damaged in this text. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File L...
This is a ten life cycle rituals of the Hindus. It starts from 'Garbhadhan' to ' Samavartanam. Those rituals are observed by the Hindus in India and Nepal. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 3...
This manuscript is the Brahmmottara Khanda of Skandha Purana [Skandapurāṇa]. This section has 22 chapters. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 40 Vol. of 95 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 9...
He Drona Parva in the Mahabharata [Mahābhārata] is the seventh of eighteen books of the famous Hindu epic Mahabharata [Mahābhārata]. Drona Parva traditionally has 8 sub-books and 204 chapters. But the critical edition of Drona Parva has 8 sub-books and 173 chapters. It describes the appointm...
This is a Sanskrit classic written by Dinakara Bhatta. Its subject is Dana. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 42 Vol. of 374 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 374. Owner(s) of original materi...
This text is the book of marriage rituals. This book is written by Ananta Bhatta. It is written in Sanskrit and Devanagari script. This is the fifth chapter of the text. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files,...
This text is the book of marriage rituals. This book is written by Ananta Bhatta. It is written in Sanskrit and Devanagari script. This is the fourth chapter of the text. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files...