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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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xii PREFACE. a commentary on Tantrapradipa which commences with the word Ekadeci and ends with the word Ahita sukha. This is not the Tantrapradipa by Gadadhara L. 2172, nor is it Tantra pradipa by Jagannatha Notices, Second Series, Vol. I, p., 146. This is a short commentary in 500 Slokas on some Tantrapradipa yet to be discovered. Tantrasamksepa-candrika, No. 81, by Bhavani Camkara Banerji, deals with the ordinary topics of Tantra. Tararahasya, No. 83, by Rajendra Carma is a different work from the well-known work of that name by Brahmananda. The work is complete in 32 chapters and deals with the ordinary Tantrika rites. The author distinguishes his work from others by the following epithet-- prakataguptatara- sampradaya kulakaulattara nigarvva rahasyatiparapara rahasyati purvvarahasyacintyaprabhavat tararahasya He gives his genealogy as follows : - vedagarbha, sulapani, vidyapati, dhanapati, krsnanandamahasaya, trailokyanatha, ramananda, vamsaudasa, mahamahopadhyaya kisora, rajendra This Vedagarbha is not one of the five progenitors of the Bengali Brahmanas of that name. . Tiksna kalpa, No 90, composed in Saka 1732, at Candpratapa a pargana in the district of Dacca, by the local zemindar Radhamohana. Tiksna is described in the Vacaspatya as a form of Tara, fond of strong drinks and human sacrifices. Narayanarcaratnamala, No. 114, by Bhagavat Gosvami, treats of the Tantrika worship of Narayana in which puraccarana may be dispensed with. Puraccaranadipika, No. 127, by Candracekhara was composed in 1512 probably of the Saka era. The author begins with a Mangalacarana to Krsna but treats of all sorts of mantras. Carabhapujapaddhati, No. 207, a part of the Akacabhairavatantra and Carabhecakavaca, No. 208, are works devoted to the worship of Carabha, the lord of birds, who, in this form, was a popular object of adoration among the Tantrikas. Cyamasaparyyavidhi, No. 224, by Kacinatha Bhattacaryya, composed in Caka 1679, is divided into seven Vibhagas.

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