Subject: Puranas. Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

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

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

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1023/25
Title:: Janardan Khanal Collection
Scope & Content:: This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 54 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Kirtipur, Nepal. The owner of the material is Janardan K...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 15th century-19th century
Extent:: 6317 TIFF images

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

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