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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1023/20 Subject Puranas Level [40] File

1. EAP1023/20/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/20/7
Title:
शिवरात्री व्रत कथा
Scope & Content:
This is the story about Shivaratri, the holy night dedicated to Shiva to perform rituals and Puja for him. This story is recited during the observance of fasting on that day. It is a part in the Linga Purana which is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, and a Shaivite text. The text's title 'Linga' ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
18 TIFF images

2. EAP1023/20/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/20/18
Title:
ब्रह्माण्ड पुराण
Scope & Content:
The Brahmanda Purana Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa] is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas. It is among the oldest Puranas, the earliest core of the text may be from the 4th-century CE, continuously edited thereafter over time and it exists in numerous versions. The Br...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
369 TIFF images

3. EAP1023/20/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/20/19
Title:
ललिताख्यान
Scope & Content:
Lalitopakhyana is a part of the Brahmanda Purana [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa] which is written as the dialogue between Hayagreeva and Sage Agastya. “Upakhyana” literally means narrative or story. Here, when we say “Lalitopakhyana” (Lalita + Upakhyana), it means “The Great Narrative of Lalita”. It is a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
108 TIFF images

4. EAP1023/20/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/20/28
Title:
शान्तीकाध्याय
Scope & Content:
This is a Chapter from Shiva Dharma Purana. This Purana is one of the eighteen Purana genre of Sanskrit texts in Hinduism, and part of the Shaivism literature corpus. It primarily centers around the Hindu God Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
10 TIFF images