Kind of philosophical treatise on devotion (bhakti) and the relationship of the human body with Kṛṣṇa and the broader universe. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 12 x 43 cm; 1 folio; newspaper wrapping. Notes and numbers written in modern Bengali hand: Kra: 6157, Bhakti: 56.
Work contains twelve different texts taken from a single family library and is a mixture of different genres: philosophical, ritual, devotional, poetic, astrological and more; contains, for example, a number of Vaiṣṇava devotional themes (some drawn from the Bhagavatapūrāṇa, others from devotio...
Poetic and devotional work from a Śaiva perspective addressed to the Hindu goddess Pārvatī. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 8 x 38 cm; 16 folios. Notes and numbers written on manuscript in modern Bengali hand: Kra: 6410; bha: 390. Author: Śaṅkarācārya (attributed name)
Manuscript consists of three devotional works for use in rituals; the first, Annapūrṇāstotra (f. 1r), is a prayer to the goddess Annapūrṇā, a form of the deity Durgā; the second work, the Durgākavaca (f. 1r), is a kind of protective amulet in text form, recited during the performance of protecti...
Manuscript is a collection of various kinds of devotional works for the purpose of worship, recitation, meditation, as well as to proclaim the greatness of the goddess Kāmākhyā; takes the form of a dialogue between the Hindu deities Śiva and Durgā. Manuscript has some Arabic and an unidentified W...
Comical drama. Cotton and wood pulp paper; moderate condition, unbound. 9 x 44 cm; 17 folios, with particle board cover. Notes and numbers written in a modern Bengali hand: Kra: 111; Kāvya: 8. Author: Gopīnātha Sarasvatī
Dialogue in poetic verse between the figures Vidyā, a princess and Sundara a prince. Cotton and wood pulp paper; moderate condition, unbound. 9 x 44 cm; 10 folios, with newspaper wrapper. Notes and numbers written in a modern Bengali hand: Kra: 4875; Kāvya: 306. Author: Bhāratacandra Rāya
Dialogue in poetic verse between the figures Vidyā, a princess and Sundara a prince. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 8 x 36 cm; 8 folios, with newspaper wrapper. Notes and numbers written in a modern Bengali hand: Kra: 4874; Kāvya: 305. Author: Bhāratacandra Rāya
Poem is written from the perspective of a gopī (cowherdess) who longs to be with Kṛṣṇa and encounters his footprint (padāṅka) which she treats as the messenger (dūta) of the god who will send her love and emotion to him. Cotton and wood pulp paper; fair condition, unbound. 8 x 44 cm; 6 folios, wi...
Selections of stories about the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa during his early life as a child and teenager focusing especially on his playful nature (līlā); lacks a beginning. Cotton and wood pulp paper; poor condition, unbound. 9 x 38 cm; 11 folios; newspaper wrapper. Notes and numbers written in a modern ...