Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir Series Vol 1-9 – Lokesh Chandra

I have stumbed upon a digital copy of Lokesh Chandra’s 9 Volume Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir Series prepared by Buddhist Digital Resource Center on archive.org.

What is invaluable is that 8 of the 9 Volumes are fascisimile printing of Original Sharada Manuscripts.

Source of the Manuscripts : Prof. Lokesh Chandra Personal Collection. Acquired from Dinanath Yaksh, Srinagar
Dinanath Yaksh Library was eventually torched in the Ethnic Cleansing of Srinagar. So these from his libraries made it out intact.
Kudos to the Enterprise of Lokesh Chandra in acquiring them.
I also came to know the Dinanath Yaksh had refused to supply a copy of his Catalog of Manuscripts to Lokesh Chandra ji.

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 1
Sharada Fascisimile
List Included

List of Texts in Vol 1


https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630#page/n5/mode/2up

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 2
Sharada Fascisimile
List of Items in Vol 1
https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-1#page/n3/mode/2up

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 3
Sharada Fascisimile
List of Items in Vol 1
https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-2#page/n7/mode/2up

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 4
Sharada Fascisimile
List of Items in Vol 1
https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-3#page/n5/mode/2up

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 5
Sharada Fascisimile
List Included


https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-4

Typed Titles for Vol 5:

§ 27 Lokesh Chandra, Sanskrit texts from Kashmir, Śatapiṭaka Series, vol. 5 (Śāradā mss.), and vol. 7 (Devanāgarī mss.); see Rosenfield 2004: 23 sqq. (called L5kb) with revised list of contents for vol.5. Verbatim copy, without correcting L. Chandra’s text, except for the section in Rosenfield 2004: 24 L5kb.p. 5:

CONTENTS
Manuscript 526 (pages 1-76) [border marks]
Kanika-bhadra (ka bha 4, iti … 6.3)
Indra-bhadra (indra bh 6)
Viṣṇu-bhadra (iti… 7.5)
Kalaśārcana (8, iti … 15.10)
Ṛcaka (16, atha ṛcakaṃ 15.10)
Ṛgvede Budha-sūktaṃ (iti… 36.5)
Yajurvede Budha-sūktaṃ (ya bu sū 36)
Ṛgvede Vṛhaspati-sūktaṃ (ṛ vṛ sū 38)
Yajurveda Vṛhaspati-sūktaṃ (iti… 40.1)
Ṛgvede Śukra-sūktaṃ (ṛ śu sū 42, iti … 44.5)
Yajurvede Śukra-sūktaṃ (ya śu sū 44, iti … 46.7)
Ṛgvede Śainaiścara-sūktaṃ (ṛ śa sū 48, iti… 50.3)
Yajurvede śanno devīr iti brāhmaṇaḥ (ya śa sū 50.4)
Ṛgvede Rāhu-sūktaṃ (ṛ rā sū 54, iti … 54.10)
Yajurvede Rāhu-sūktaṃ (iti … 57.5)
Yajurvede Ketu-sūktaṃ (ya ke sū 58, iti … 58.5)
Ṛgvede Dhruva-sūktaṃ (iti … 60.8)
Yajurvede Dhruva-sūktaṃ (ya dhru sū 62, iti … 63.2)
Ṛgvede Agastya-sūktaṃ (iti … 64.3)
Yajurvede Agastya-sūktaṃ (ya a sū 64, iti … 66.8)
Yajurvede Vastoṣpati (ya vāsto 66)
(kṣettrādhi sū 68)
Sarva-daivata-sūktaṃ (sarvadaiva 70, iti … 72.7)
(ṣaḍṛtu sū 72)
Rātri-sūktaṃ (rātri sū 74, iti … 76.2)

Manuscript 497 (pages 77-114)
Ṛcaka (ṛ 78)
Svasti-bhadraṃ (iti … 80.8)
………………
p. 6: (verbatim).

Manuscript 496 (folios 23-34, 36-57, pages 115-182)
Śrī-yajuṣi kaṭhake (sic!) caraka-śākhāyāṃ arusikāyāṃ (+orimikāyām) nāma prāyaścitta-sthāna-kaṃ pañcatriṃśaṃ sampūrṇaṃ
(prā sthā 116, iti … 136,5)
Madhuparka-brāhmaṇam (madhu bra 138, iti… 138.3)
Nānā-gotra-brāhmaṇaṃ (atha…138.3)
Sarvaṃ sūktaṃ samāptaṃ (ṛ sū 14-, iti … 143,3)
Ṛgveda Āditya-sūktaṃ (ṛ ā sū 146)
[Ṛgvede Budha-sūktaṃ (ṛ bu sū 158)
Ṛgvede Śukra-sūktaṃ (ṛ śu sū 170)
[Ṛgvede Śani-sūktaṃ] (ṛ śa sū 172)
[Ṛgvede Rātri-sūktaṃ] (ṛ rā sū 178)

Manuscript of Kāṭhaka brāhmaṇas (pages 183-212)
:
Piṇḍa Brāhmaṇa (= Śrāddha Br., L.Ch. f.181.1)
Śrāddha Br. f. 183-184 (end missing)
Śrāddha Sūkta 187- 190
Svādhyaya Br. 185, 186, 200, 199, 209-212
Kūṣmāṇḍa Br. 191, 192
Gāyatrī Br. 193-196
(Kūṣmāṇḍa materials) 197, 198
(unknown materials) 201, 202
Viśvacakṣur Br. 203
Ābrahman Br. 204
Pāvamānya Br. 205-208

Manuscript 601 (folios 7, pages 213-224)
Gaṇeśa-stotraṃ (gā sto 213, iti … 224.7)

Manuscript 626 (folio 1, pages 225-226)
Aparadhasundarī-stotraṃ (iti…226.8)

Manuscript (pages 227-442)
Puruṣa-sūktaṃ (puruṣa sū 228)
iti ṣoḍaśārcanaṃ, atha puruṣa-sūktaṃ (229.17)
iti Pūrva-Nārāyaṇaṃ, athottara Nārāyaṇaṃ (231.17)
Āyuṣya-sūktaṃ (iti … 238.7)
Puruṣa-sūktaṃ Lakṣmī (puruṣa sū Lakṣmī 238)
Lakṣmī-putra (Lakṣmī pu 240)
Rudra-pañcakaṃ (ru 242, oṃ atha…242.1)
Saumarudraṃ (254.7, saumārau, iti …265.13)
Camaṃ (cama sthā 260, iti … 265.13)
Āsyavāmaṃ (āsyavā 270, .. iti 275.13)
Devī-sūktaṃ (devī sū 276, iti … 277.6, 18)
Devī-pañcakaṃ (iti … 279.6, 281.12)
Kanika-bhadram (iti… 284.4)
Ā no bhadraṃ (iti … 287.6)

p.7:
Indra-bhadraṃ (iti … 288.2)
Agni-bhadraṃ (a sū 290, iti … 291.3)
Kalaśārcanaṃ (ka na sū 292, iti … 298.15, 308.11)
ṛca (302)
Agne ṛk (iti … 310.13)
Yajva (312)
Āditya-sūktaṃ (iti … 313.7)
(ṛgve ca 316)
Yajurvede-brāhmaṇa-sūktaṃ (yaju brā sū 324)
Devatā-pūjanaṃ (devatāpū 326)
Devagavanaṃ (iti … 327.11)
Nandīmukha-śrāddhaṃ (nāndī śrā 328, iti … 331.7)
Pañcāgna-vidhi (atha … 331.8, Pañcāgna 332)
Agnikāla (iti … 332.14)
Sūryakāla (iti … 332.17)
Saumakāla (iti … 333.2)
Dvāsaptati-śrāddhaṃ (atha … 335.1, dvā śrā 336, iti … ˚śrāddhāni 340.15, 343.4)
Saṅkrānti-śrāddhāni (iti … 336.5)
Kāṇḍī-kāṭhakā gṛhyantare ucyante (iti …336.17)
Śivarātri-pūja (atha … 343.8, śi rā pū 344, iti Śivarātri-kṣetreśa-pūjanaṃ
349.13)
Jīvadānam (iti … 351.13)
Mantra-gaḍukaṃ (iti … 353.19)
Mahārudra-pūjanaṃ (ru pū 354, iti Śrīr …356.15)
Sūrya-pūjanaṃ (atha … 356.16, sū pū 358, iti … 363.8)
Mahāgaṇapati-pūjanaṃ (atha … 363.9, gap ū 364, iti … 369.13)
Durgā-pūjanaṃ (oṃ atha … 369.14, du pū … 370)
Brāhmī-mantraḥ (iti … 370.11)
Yajñopavitaṃ (iti … 374.6)
Ekapradakṣiṇaṃ (iti … 375.6)
Viṣṇu-śrāddhaṃ (Viṣṇu śrā 378)
Prāyaścitta-vidhiḥ (Viṣṇuprā 380, iti … 380.16)
Viṣṇoḥ kriyāvidhiḥ (Visṇo kri 382, … iti … 410.13)
Viṣṇu-śrāddhaṃ (viṣṇo śrā 386, iti … 410.13)
Parṇa-pauruṣaṃ (parṇapau 410, tato … 410.13, iti …411.11)
Sūrya-bali-vidhiḥ (atha … 411.18, sūryaba 42)
Mantra-snānaṃ (iti… 416.3)
Mantra-gaḍukaṃ (iti …416.12)
Sūrya-bali-prāyaścittaṃ (iti … 423.8)

<< missing index in L.Ch., continued only on p. 443 >>
p.8:
Manuscript (pages 443-554)
Ṛju-Viṣṇu-sūktaṃ (ṛ vi kā sū 444, iti …444.14, 445.16)
Yaju-Viṣṇu-sūktaṃ (ya kā vi sū 450, iti … 451.9, 453.30
Ṛju-brahma-sūktaṃ (ṛ kā bra sū 450, iti …451.9, 455.3)
Yaju-brahma-sūktaṃ (ya kā bra sū 454, iti … 454.14)
Ṛju-śiva-sūktaṃ (ṛ kā śi sū 456, iti … 456.7, iti Śiva-sūktaṃ 457.16)
Yaju-Śiva-sūktam (ya kā śi 458, iti … 459.4, 461.5)
Ṛju-yama-sūktaṃ (ṛ kā ya 462, iti 463.4, 17, 466.8, 4698.3)
Yaju-yama-sūktaṃ (ya kā ya sū 468, iti … 469.14)
Pitṛ-sūktaṃ (atha … 469.15, ṛ pi sū 470, iti … 417.7, 17, 472.15, 474.4,
475.17)
Yaju-pitṛ-sūktaṃ (ya pi sū 474)

Śrāddha-brāhmaṇaṃ (śrāddha brā 476, iti … 478.14)
Svādhyāya-brāhmaṇaṃ (oṃ atha … 478.14, svā brā 480, iti …484.12)
Grahīṣṭa-brāhmaṇaṃ (gra brā 484, iti …486.3)
Draṣṭa-brāhmaṇaṃ (draṣṭe brā 486, iti … 489.5)
Gāyatrī-brāhmaṇaṃ (iti … 486.16)
Yajñopavīta-brāhmaṇaṃ (iti … 489.13)
Mekhalā-brāhmaṇaṃ (iti 489.18)
Agnyādheya-brāhmaṇaṃ (Agnyā brā 490, ity … 493.7)
Grahasthā-brāhmaṇaṃ (iti … 493.18)
Gāyatrī-brāhmaṇaṃ (gā brā 494, gāya brā 496, iti …496.3, 498.10)
Anvārasthalī-brāhmaṇaṃ (anvāra śrā 498, iti … 499.9)
Kūṣmāṇḍa-brāhmaṇaṃ (kūṣmā brā 500, iti … 501)
-brāhmaṇaṃ (pra gra brā 502, iti … 502.12)
Piṇḍapitṛ-yajña-brāhmaṇaṃ (piṇḍa brā 504, iti … 505.2)
Indrāgnī-brāhmaṇaṃ (indrāgnyo brā 506, iti Indrāgnī-sūktam 507.5)
Graheṣṭa-brāhmaṇaṃ (iti … 508.9)
Nāgasūktam nāma kadrū-brāhmaṇaṃ (nā kadrū brā 508.10, iti … 509.16) < = KS 23.10>
Sandhyā-brāhmaṇaṃ (iti … 510.9)
Pāvamānya-brāhmaṇaṃ (pāva brā 510, iti … 513.7)

Ekacakraṃ (ekaca 514, oṃ atha … 514.1)
Graha-śānti-vidhānaṃ (gra śā 518, iti śrī-devī-prokta-saṃvāde parameśvara-
proktam … samāptaṃ 537.11)
Lokapāla-dhyānaṃ (tato … 525.2, iti … 526.1)
Adbhuta-śāntiḥ (adbhuta śā 546, atha … 545.11, iti … 552.15)
Graha-śānti vā adbhutaśā[nti] samāptaḥ (iti 554.1)

Manuscript (pages 555-698)
Vitastā-māhātmyaṃ (vo mā 556, atha Vitastāvatāraḥ 556.1, iti śrī … 698.10)



Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 6
Sharada Fascisimile
List Included


https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-5#page/n3/mode/2up

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 7
Devanagari Fascisimile From Print
List Included ( Mostly Keshava Bhatt )

Typed List:

https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-6#page/n5/mode/2up

Prāstāvika (introduction)       p. 1

Samid-annājya-bhāga:

Ṛcaka                                      1          [atha ṛcakam | ādau svastyayanam | o śrīgaṇeśāya

                                                            namaḥ || oṃkāro yasya mūlaṃ… ]

Ekacakra                                 36

Graheṣṭa-brāhmaṇa                39

Nakṣatra-yajña                       42

Yava-tilaka-taṇḍula-bhāga:

Gāyatrī-Brāhmaṇa                  46

Agny-āditya-sūkta                  53

Varuṇa-candramāḥ-sūkta       61

Kumāra-bhauma-sūkta           65

Viṣṇu-budha-sūkta                 70

Indra-bṛhaspati-sūkta 74

Sarasvatī-śukra-sūkta             77

Prajāpati-śanaiścara-sūkta     80

Gaṇapati-rāhu-sūkta               85

Rudra-ketu-sūkta                    88

Brahma-dhruva-sūkta 90

Anantāgastya-sūkta                93

Vāstoṣpati-sūkta                     96

Kṣetrapāla-sūkta                     97       

Sarvadaivata-sūkta                 99

Rātri-sūkta                              101

Ṣaḍṛtu-sūkta                           102

Abhiṣeka-mantra                    106

Kalaśa-grahayoḥ sthāpanādi 112

Graha-bali-vidhāna                118

Grahādīnāṃ kṣamā-puṣpāni   120

Graha-śānti                             125

Gaṇḍāntādi-śānti                    128

Veṣma-pratiṣṭhā-vidhāna       135

Pañcagavya-vidhi                   157     

Śaṅku-pratiṣṭhā                      159

Ājyabhāga:

Viṣṇu-pañcaka: Puruṣa-sūkta 1                                

Bṛhat-puruṣa-sūkta                 2

Lakṣmī-sūkta                          8

Āyuṣya-sūkta                          11

Mahālakṣmī-sūkta                  12

Rudra-Pañcaka:                     

Rudra-mantra-sūkta                15

Camānuvāka-sūkta                 25

Sauma-rudra-sūkta                 34

Dīkṣā-mantra-sūkta                37

Śatādhyāya-sūkta                   41

Devī-pañcaka:

Asyavamākhyaṃ Durgā-

Devīsūkta                              46

Tripurā-devī-sūkta                 53

Śārikā-devī-sūkta                   55

Rājñī-devī-sūkta                     57

Jvālā-devī-sūkta                     58

Rakṣoghna-mantrākhyam

mahauṣadi-sūkta                     62

Udakalaśa                               64

Kūṣmāṇdārṣa                          66

Kūṣmāṇḍa-mantra                  69

Kalaśāvahana                          79

Agnikuṇḍa-pūjā                      83

Prāyaścitta-sthānaka              87

Āṣāḍha-māgha-kārtika-

vaiśākha-māsa-vratodyāpana 103     

Tulādāna-vidhi                       110                 

Kanyā-saṃskāra-vidhi           117

Aupaniṣada-vrata                   129

Go-dāna                                  138

Apavarge traividyakam          143

Snāna-vrata-mantra                146

Trikā-homa                             155

Agneḥ kṣamā-puṣpāni            159

Kalaśa-cchidra                        160Ṛṣi-visarjana              163

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 8
Sharada Fascisimile
Yoga Vasishtha
https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-7#page/n3/mode/2up

Sanskrit Texts from Kashmir
Vol 9
Sharada Fascisimile
Yoga Vasishtha
https://archive.org/stream/bdrc-W29630/bdrc-W29630-8

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