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Śrāddhapaddhati
ark:/12148/btv1b531570388 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
The manuscript is based on Śrāddha (funeral ceremony), which is the core area of Dharmaśāstra. In the Hindu religion, it is a ritual that one performs to pay homage to one’s ancestors.
Dvādaśabhāvanā
ark:/12148/bbtv1b53164690q Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Dvādaśabhāvanā is a jain text where twelve bhābanā are discussed. viz. saṃsārabhābanā, ekatvabhāvanā, dharmakathakabhāvanā etc.
Amarakośa
ark:/12148/btv1b53160941v Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Amarakośa is the popular text. Its another name is Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana. Amarasiṃha is the author of the text. Amarasimha was a Sanskrit grammarian and poet from ancient India, of whose personal history hardly anything is known. This is one of the oldest extant Sanskrit lexicons.
Maunaikādaśīmāhātmya
ark:/12148/btv1b53164705m Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This manuscript is based on Dharmaśāstra. Vow is the important topic of Indian culture. This text is dealing with that. Maunaikādaśīmāhātmya is one of them. In this manuscript not only Ekādaśī vow is there, but also Ekādaśī vow related many vows are described.
Prastāvikaśuktāvalī
ark:/12148/btv1b531647045 Language : Sanskrit and Hindi (Bhasa) Scripts : Devanagari
This text depicts a birth story of a jain tīrthankara.
Devapūjā
ark:/12148/btv1b531570494 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This manuscript is based on worship of jain deities. So many deities are mentioned in this text. Even Gurupujā is discussed in this text. In this manuscript two types of hand writting is there.
Upadeśaprāsādavṛtti
ark:/12148/btv1b53160880p Language : Sanskrit and Hindi Scripts : Devanagari
This text is called Upadeśaprāsāda, it is a jain text by Lakṣmīvijayasūri, pupil of Vijayasaubhāgyasūri (1787 CE).
Saptabhaṅgīsthala
ark:/12148/btv1b531608920 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This manuscript is based on Indian philosophy where anumāna, śabda etc. various technical things are described. Beginning of the text is torn.
Baṭukabhairavapaddhati
ark:/12148/btv1b531482024 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
This manuscript is dealing with tantra. Baṭukadīpadānavidhi is a tantra text where so many mantras and two charts are there.
Ṛṣitarpaṇa
ark:/12148/btv1b531608725 Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Tarpaṇa is a term in the Vedic practice that refer to an offering made to drive entities. It refers to act of offering using water and sesame seeds. Ṛṣitarpaṇa is one of them. It directly attached with ritual.
Śukarambhāsaṃvāda
ark:/12148/btv1b53153997b Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Śukarambhāsaṃvāda is a dialogue in between Śuka and Rambhā. This kind of dialogue we have found in Bhāgavata and Mahābhārata where deep philosophical conversation happened.
Marudevyāstuti
ark:/12148/btv1b53148181m Language : Sanskrit Scripts : Devanagari
Marudevyāstuti is taken from Ādipurāṇa. The work focuses in his own unique style the pilgrimage of a soul to perfection and attainment of mukti. This text has some marginal notes.