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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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PREFACE. xix named Prapancasara, however, attributed to Sankaracarya. The colophon of that work (see H. P. R. 2,129) describes the author as Srimacchankaracarya, while the Advaita Sankara is described as Bhagavat. I believe he is Gaudiya Sankaracarya, who wrote several Tantrika works in the 15 th century in Bengal. A connection of any of these two works with the advaita school would appear strange. Brahmandanirnaya from the Brahmayamala (183) is a short treatise on creation or cosmogony. The account differs materially from all Brahminic accounts of the creation, but agrees admirably with the modern Bengal conception of creation. mala. Vividha-lingapujanam (269) is from the RudrayaSivacudamani (296), by Damodara Samadhi, treats of the worship of Siva. Siva-tandavatika (297), by Premanidhi Sarma, is entitled Malladarsa, because the author was asked to write it by Malai [Malla], the son of Ghanasyama Malla, and the grandson of Sahamalla, king of Takma hills, on the Gandaki in the North. The author's chief endeavour is to explain the cakras or diagrams. Sivarcana-candrika (800), by Srinivasa, son of Sriniketana. Srinivasa went to Jalandara on a pilgrimage, and there learnt the Saiva Sastras from Sri-Sundara. Then he came to Benares where he set up a tol for teaching. He wrote this work on the worship of Siva at the request of his students. Saivakalpadruma (304), by Laksmidhara in eight kandas, is a comprehensive work on the worship of Siva. The work was composed at Bhuvanesvara. The author's father was Ramakrsna, his uncle was Madhusudana, and his grandfather was Pradyumna, who was greatly respected by kings Nrsinha and Mukunda. Syamarcana-tarangini (305), by Visvanatha Somayajin, who describes himself as, 'advaitapathipathika, ' is a tract on the

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