Archival records from Santipur and its neighbourhood: text and image production history from early modern Bengal through public and private collections. Major project (EAP781)
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Yoginītantra
It is a famous Śākta tantra of Eastern and North-Eastern India. The initial two folio contains a list of contents. Extent and format of original… -
Bhāgavatapurāṇa (2nd, 3rd and 4th Skandha with Śrīdharasvāmin’s Bhāvārthadīpikā commentary)
It is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas and a canonical text of the Vaishnavas. It is divided into 12 chapters called Skandha. This ms begins with some… -
Āhnikatattva
A Dharmaśāstric text which deals with daily rituals. This book is a part of author’s encyclopaedic work, Smṛtitattva that is divided into 28… -
Ānandalaharī / Saundaryalaharī
This is a famous literary work in hundred and three verses eulogizing the beauty, grace and munificence of Goddess Śakti. Extent and format of… -
Govadhavyavasthā
A Dharmaśāstric text which deals with the expiations to be performed in killing a cow. Date of original material: Medieval period. Extent and… -
Rūpacintāmaṇi with commentary Rūpacintāmaṇivyākhyā
A Vaishnava text. The ms contains a commentary. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 6 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely… -
Kavacadhāraṇavidhi
It deals with the rituals to be performed during putting on a Kavaca. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 1 Folios; Appears… -
Mantravicāra
It is a very recent text that deals with mantras. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 3 Folios; Incomplete MS. No colophon… -
Gāyatrīkavaca and Śanaiścarastotra of Rudrayāmala
This ms consists of two texts. The first one is a kavaca text (the sacred text that gives divine protection) of Gāyatrī. According to the colophon… -
Vidyākathana (15th Chapter of Svargakhaṇḍa of Padmapurāṇa)
Puranic text. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 5 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the… -
Kubjikātantra
It is a Tantric text. The ms contains the text up to the 10th Paṭala. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 12 Folios;… -
Rāsapañcādhyāyaṭīkā
Rāsapañcādhyāya (comprising 5 cantos dealing with the Rāsalīlā of Kṛṣṇa) is a part of the 10th Skandha of Bhāgavatapurāṇa. This text is a… -
Kramadīpikā
This work is a manual of rituals and is primarily devoted to the use of mantras. The text is divided into eight Paṭalas. Extent and format of… -
Vidvaccittaprasādanī (commentary of Ṣaṭpadī)
This is a commantary on Śaṅkarācārya's Ṣaṭpadī stotra of Viṣṇu. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 16 Folios;… -
Viṣṇusahasranāmastotra of Anuśāsana parvan of Mahābhārata, Gaṅgāstotra and Gaṅgāpraṇāma of Brahmapurāṇa
This ms consists of three texts. The first text (folio 1 to folio 6) reckons the thousand names of Viṣṇu. It is a part of the Dānadharma Parvan, an…