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1. EAP1023/25/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/14
Title:
कण्ठावतार
Scope & Content:
This is a medieval text in Sanskrit written with Pracalit Newari script. It deals with various religious matters. This is a Shaiva Tantric text . The whole story in the text is retold by God Bhairava. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Le...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
34 TIFF images

2. EAP1023/25/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/26
Title:
शान्तीसार
Scope & Content:
This text is composed by Dinakara Bhatta. It is a Hindu Tantric text. Its subject is Dharma Shastra. These are the fragments of the text. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 26 Vol. of 47 folio...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
48 TIFF images

3. EAP1023/25/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/12
Title:
शिवगीता
Scope & Content:
The Siva-Gita is a text of Vedantic Saivism that comes to us from the latter portion (uttara kanda) of the Padma Purana. In many ways, it is a text not unlike the Bhagavad-Gita, except the focus is fully on Siva. In the Siva-Gita, the teacher is Lord Siva and the disciple is Sri Rama, and the na...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
54 TIFF images

4. EAP1023/25/39

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/39
Title:
दसकर्म
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
62 TIFF images

5. EAP1023/25/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/3
Title:
हिमवत खण्ड
Scope & Content:
This text is Himavat Khanda or section of Nepal Mahatmya. It is a text that glorifies Nepal as a sacred place. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 3 Vol. of 175 folios, Item Level: Paper folios...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
175 TIFF images

6. EAP1023/25/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/35
Title:
देवी महात्म्य
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
153 TIFF images

7. EAP1023/25/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/1
Title:
ब्रह्म पुराण
Scope & Content:
The Brahma Purana is listed as the first Mahapurana in all the anthologies and therefore also called Adi Purana. Its name is misleading and apocryphal because the extant manuscripts have nothing to do with Hindu god Brahma, and are actually just a compilation of geographical Mahatmya or travel g...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
209 TIFF images

8. EAP1023/25/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/22
Title:
महाकाल संहिता
Scope & Content:
Mahakala Samhita is a Tantric text. It is related to Goddess Mahakali. It is believed to have been composed in the 10th century ascribed to Adinath. Mahakali is the chief goddes of the whole tantric system based on the Vamacara practices and manifests in fifty one different female forms. Custod...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
53 TIFF images

9. EAP1023/25/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/54
Title:
भविष्य पुराण
Scope & Content:
The Bhavishya Purana is one of the eighteen major Purana genre of Hinduism written in Sanskrit. It is a work that contains prophecies regarding the future. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 5...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
205 TIFF images

10. EAP1023/25/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/25/33
Title:
सरस्वती स्तोत्र
Scope & Content:
This is the stotra of Goddess Sarasvati, the goddess of wisdom in Hinduism. This Stotra is recited to appease the goddess. This Stotra is spoken by Brahma and contained in the Brahmanda Purana [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa]. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original materia...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
6 TIFF images