This is the evening ritual contained in the Sandhyadi Khanda of Skandha Mahaporana. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 26, Series Level: 21 files, File Level: 10 Vol. of 138 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 138. Owner(s) of origina...
Sarada Tilaka is a collection of Mantras and instructions for Homa ritual of various deities including Shiva, Ganesha, Vishnu and various manifestations of the goddess. This text deals with the tantra system of worship. It is written by Laksmanacharya. The scribe is Dhundi Raj Asthana from Grama...
It is a Sanskrit grammar written by great Grammarian Amar Singh. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 26, Series Level: 21 files, File Level: 12 Vol. of 154 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 154. Owner(s) of original material: Purusho...
Bhagavata Purana [Bhāgavatapurāṇa] is also known as Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahā Purāṇa. It is one of eighteen Mahapuranas in Hinduism. It promotes devotion to Krishna integrating themes from the Advaita and Dvaita philosophies. This manuscript the Krishnavatara Katha in particular focussing on the ...
Magha Mahatmya is glorification of the holy month of Magha. This story is contained in the Padma Purana in the form of dialogue between Vashistha and Dilipa. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 26, Series Level: 21 files, File Level:...
Prabodha Chandrodaya or 'Rise of the Moon of Knowledge,' is a Sanskrit Drama written by Krishna Mishra. It is a play in six acts dating from about the end of the eleventh century, deserves special attention as one of the most remarkable products of Indian literature. Though an allegorical piece ...
Ashtadhyayi is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6th to 5th century BCE by the Indian grammarian Panini. This work sets the linguistic standards for Classical Sanskrit. It sums up in 4,000 Sutras the science of phonetics and grammar that had evolved in the Vedic religion. Custodial ...
This manuscript is also known as Simha Vyaghra Dvaya Lakshanam. This is a book of Nyaya. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 26, Series Level: 21 files, File Level: 17 Vol. of 117 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 117. Owner(s) of or...
Kadambari is a romantic novel in Sanskrit. It was substantially composed by Bāṇabhaṭṭa in the first half of the 7th century CE, who did not survive to see it through completion. The novel was completed by Banabhatta's son Bhushanabhatta, according to the plan laid out by his late father. It is c...
The Yajurveda is the third of the four canonical texts of Hinduism, the Vedas. Shukla Yajurveda is represented by the Vajasaneyi Samhita. The name Vajasaneyi is derived from Vajasaneya, patronymic of sage Yajnavalkya, an authority and according to tradition, founder of the Vajasaneyi branch. Cu...