The Amarakosha is the popular name for Namalinganushasanam a thesaurus in Sanskrit written by the ancient Indian scholar Amarasimha. It is the oldest extant Kosha. There have been more than 40 commentaries on the Amarakosha. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original...
This is a book of ritual flowers. It focuses on their importance in different rituals. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 11 Vol. of 53 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 53. Owner(s) of origin...
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...
This is a Shaiva Tanta text written in Sanskrit and Devanagari script. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 13 Vol. of 79 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 79. Owner(s) of original material: Jan...
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...
This Sanskrit text is an epic dealing with Hindu religious stories.Mainly it deals with the event of Ravana Badh in the Ramayana [Rāmāyaṇa]. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 15 Vol. of 81...
The Karandavyuha Sutra is a Mantrayāna Sutrawhich extols the virtues and powers of Avalokiteśvara. This Sutra was compiled at the end of the 4th century or beginning of the 5th century CE. It introduces the Buddhist Mantra of 'Om Mani Padme Hum,' which is believed to lead to liberation and event...
This is a Purana manuscript in Sanskrit language. It is written with Pracalit Newari script. This is about Goddess Kali. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 25, Series Level: 54 files, File Level: 17 Vol. of 245folios, Item Level: Pa...
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 ...
Tattvabodhinī , Name of the well-known commentary on Bhattoji's Siddhnta Kaumudi written by his pupil Jnanendrasarasvati at Benares [Vārānasi]. Out of the several commentaries on the Siddhantakaumudi, the Tattvabodhini is looked upon as the most authoritative and at the same time very scholarl...