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EAP1023/19/18
- Record Id:
- 040-003665921
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003665903
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100103232228.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1023/19/18
- Title:
- दश श्लोकी
- Additional Titles:
-
Dasa Sloki
- Scope & Content:
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Dasa Sloki or Nirvana Dasakam is authored by Adi Sankara. Those verses of philosophy is the essence of the thoughts of Sankara, the philosopher. There are two stories about its origin. One says that when Adhi Sankara approached Sage Govinda Pada and requested him to make him his disciple, then it seems Govinda Pada asked the young boy, “Who are you?” and this is his reply. Another story tells that when Sankara said that he is about to leave this earth, his disciples wanted to tell them all his teachings in a summary form and this is the reply. Swami Madhusudhana Sarawathi has written a commentary called “Sidhantha Bindu” on these ten verses. The first verse goes like -.
Custodial history: Personal Collection.
Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 19, Series Level: 26 files, File Level: 18 Vol of 2 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 21.
Owner(s) of original material: Harischandra Shrestha.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Medieval Sanskrit Manuscripts scattered in Newar Settlements
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003665903
040-003665921 - Is part of:
- EAP1023/19 : Harischandra Shrestha Collection
EAP1023/19/18 : दश श्लोकी - Hierarchy:
- 032-003665903[0018]/040-003665921
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1023/19
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1023-19-18
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Sanskrit
- Scripts:
- Devanagari
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 27.695420
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 85.321511
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 27°41’44”
- Longitude (Degree):
- E 85°19’17”
- Place of Origin:
- Nepal
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Kept systematically with care
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Doti, Nepal.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)