Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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[25 ] ityadimahapurane korme sivavisnuvyasadisamvade isvaragitasupanisatsu navama- dhyayah | visayah | atresvarah sanatkumaradibhyo brahmajnanamupadisati | No. CCCCLV. Gangashtaka. A hymn in praise of Ganga in eight stanzas. By Sankara Acharya. granthakarah sankaracaryyah | 455 | gangastakam | vivaranam | prayah parisuddham pracinanca | pa0 1 | pankti0 7 | sla0 27 | a0 vangiyam | ya0 desiyakagajah | ka0 - 1 | stha0 bharatavarsiyagavarnamestah | pra0 vakyam | bhagavati bhavalilamaulimale tavambhah kanamanuparimanam pranino ye sprsanti | amaranagaranaricamaragrahininam vigatakalikalankatankama luthanti || samaptiva0 | matargange taralatarange satatam varidhivarini sange | mama tava tire pivato niram hari hari japatah patati sariram || iti sankaracaryyaviracitam gangastotram samaptam | visayah | gangayah stavah | No. CCCCLVI. Annadakalpa. A Tantra. Contents: 1, praise of Annada; 2 nd, initiation into her mantra; 3, derivation of her mantra ; 4, purification of her mantra ; 5, bathing and other duties of neophites; 6, ablution of the face and other preliminaries of worship; 7, intellectual adoration; 8, other rituals to end of puja; 9, adoration of the emblem of Annada; 10, mantras for pouring sacred water into jars; 11, employment of a fair damsel of eighteen years of age as a substitute for a jar; 12, ceremonials to be observed in connection with the jars ; 13, ceremonials from invocation to sacrifice; 14, repetition of the mantra of the divinity with the belief that the divinity, the spiritual guide, and the mantra, are identical; 15, worship of the divinity and offerings; 16, adoration through women; 17, charms bearing the name of Annada.