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Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University

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Panjab Digital Library had digitized a small cache of Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University in 2004. We liaised with the Kurukshetra University Administration to retrieve these and publish them online.

A Few are irretrievably damaged, a few whose Titles remain undeciphered.

https://archive.org/details/@kurukshetra_university?and[]=subject%3A”+Kurukshetra+Sharada+Collection+”

List of the 90 Sharada Items digitized is below:

1). MN-000599_Adhyatma Ramayan- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 725 Pages

2). MN-000600_Vishnu Namasahasra Stava From Mahabharat- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 40 Pages
3). MN-000607_Vishnu Dharmottara Anusmriti- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 24 Pages
4). MN-000609_Bhishma Stavaraj- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 32 Pages
5). MN-000637_Sharika Kavach In Rudrayamal Tantra Dashvidya Rahasya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 15 Pages
6). MN-000638_Sharika Sahasranama In Rudrayamal Tantra Dashvidya Rahasya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 42 Pages
7). MN-000658_Vigyan Bhairav- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 45 Pages
8). MN-000659_Hansa Sara- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 13 Pages
9). MN-000661_Chandra Vigyan In Chandra Hasa Samhita and Sarva Jnanottara Yoga Shatak and Tandul Stava Raj- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 54 Pages
10). MN-000662_Several Obscure Upanishads_50892-50897- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 62 Pages
11). MN-000663_Vishveshvari Stotra Pradeepika of Prithvidharacharya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 86 Pages
12). MN-000664_Jnanarnava Maharahasya and Saubhagya Chintamani- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 328 Pages
13). MN-000665_Mantraraj Vyakhya and Mukti Mahananda Vyakhya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 111 Pages
14). MN-000668_Bhagavata Gita- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 134 Pages
15). MN-000669_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 7 Pages
16). MN-000670_Ashtavakra- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 519 Pages
17). MN-000673_Patanjala Sutra Vyasa Bhashya_Bhoj Vritti_Tatvanusandhanam_Aparokshanubhav_Vedanta Sara_52719-52723- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 341 Pages
18). MN-000674_Partially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 48 Pages
19). MN-000675_Partially_Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 86 Pages
20). MN-000676_Bhairava Sahasranama- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 36 Pages
21). MN-000677_Spanda Vivritti and Anuttarashtika- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 59 Pages
22). MN-000678_Ashtavakra Jivanmukti- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 81 Pages
23). MN-000897_Pancha Ratna of Dharma Buddhi- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 44 Pages
24). MN-001188_Kaul Sutra and 2 Other Texts- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 22 Pages
25). MN-003262_Bhakti Ratnavali with Colophonal Notes- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 294 Pages
26). MN-003263_Jnana Bhaishajya Manjari- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 13 Pages
27). MN-003264_Ashtavakra- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 21 Pages
28). MN-003265_Agama Shastra Vivaran – Shankararya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 29 Pages
29). MN-003266_Aneka Deva Puja- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 29 Pages
30). MN-003267_Shri XXXX Prakash_Partially Damaged_Text Name Undecipherable- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 132 Pages
31). MN-003268_Ananta Vrata Katha- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 13 Pages
32). MN-003269_Kaivalyopanishad Deepika- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 19 Pages
33). MN-003270_Adhyatma Vidya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 53 Pages
34). MN-003271_Aparajita Vidya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 17 Pages
35). MN-003272_Amara Kosha- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 281 Pages
36). MN-003273_Atma Bodha- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 15 Pages
37). MN-003274_Adhyatma Vidya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 23 Pages
38). MN-003277_Aghora Bhattarak Tantra- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 159 Pages
39). MN-003278_Partially Damaged_Undeciphered- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 125 Pages
40). MN-003279_Shiv Mukh Nirgata Anka Yantravali of Harsha- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 25 Pages
41). MN-003280_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 10 Pages
42). MN-003281_Indecipherable- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 41 Pages
43). MN-003282_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 10 Pages
44). MN-003283_Indecipherable- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 23 Pages
45). MN-003284_Indecipherable and Partially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 20 Pages
46). MN-003303_Akhyat Vritti- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 169 Pages
47). MN-003304_Atma Bodha of Shankaracharya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 37 Pages
48). MN-003305_Amara Kosha with Colophonal Notes- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 557 Pages
49). MN-003306_Partialy Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 95 Pages
50). MN-003307_Partialy Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 24 Pages
51). MN-003308_Partially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 22 Pages
52). MN-003309_Ananta Katha Sara- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 19 Pages
53). MN-003310_Patially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 16 Pages
54). MN-003311_Laghu Vritti Krit Prakaran Dhatu Sambandh Pada- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 112 Pages
55). MN-003312_Akhyat Prakrana- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 230 Pages
56). MN-003313_Shri Samhita Amarnath Yatra Varnan- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 28 Pages
57). MN-003315_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 6 Pages
58). MN-003316_Partially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 19 Pages
59). MN-003317_Partially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 41 Pages
60). MN-003318_Ashtavakra- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 50 Pages
61). MN-003321_Shiva Sutra with Notes- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 11 Pages
62). MN-003338_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 4 Pages
63). MN-003339_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 16 Pages
64). MN-003340_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 5 Pages
65). MN-003341_Amara Kosha_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 17 Pages
66). MN-003342_Sharika Kavach- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 13 Pages
67). MN-003343_Vyom Vyapi Kalpa- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 19 Pages
68). MN-003344_Vyom Vyapi Kalpa- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 71 Pages
69). MN-003345_Mala Nirnaya- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 21 Pages
70). MN-003346_Vishveshvari Stotra Pradipika and Panchastavi Tika and Anandavardhini- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 71 Pages
71). MN-003347_Vishveshvari Stotra Pradipika and Panchastavi Tika and Anandavardhini- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 32 Pages
72). MN-003348_Jnanarnava Maharahasya and Saubhagya Chintamani- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 15 Pages
73). MN-003349_Saundarya Lahari with Tika- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 225 Pages
74). MN-003350_Mantra Raj Vyakhya and Mukti Mahananda Katha- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 33 Pages
75). MN-003351_Indecipherable_and Partially Damaged- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 33 Pages
76). MN-003352_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 5 Pages
77). MN-003353_Gana Path Vivritti- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 135 Pages
78). MN-003354_Upanayan Tantra- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 174 Pages
79). MN-003355_Dashavtar Stotram- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 8 Pages
80). MN-003356_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 5 Pages
81). MN-003357_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 8 Pages
82). MN-003358_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 6 Pages
83). MN-003359_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 4 Pages
84). MN-003360_Leelavati- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 146 Pages
85). MN-003361_Shiv Patrika- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 21 Pages
86). MN-003362_Destroyed- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 5 Pages
87). MN-003363_Shat Panchashika with Tika by Prithuyasha- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 54 Pages
88). MN-003491_Paramartha Sara of Abhinavagupta- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 94 Pages
89). MN-003492_Nirruttaravada Upadesh Nilaya of Bhairava Sroto- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 79 Pages
90). MN-003493_Brahma Sandhanam- Sharada Manuscripts at Kurukshetra University.pdf , 28 Pages
Total Files: 90    Total Pages: 7089
Profuse thanks to the Samaritans at Panjab Digital Library and Kurukshetra University.

Some Manuscript Stats for National Museum, New Delhi

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So today was mission National Museum, New Delhi through the rare stroke of good luck in meeting the Retd. Archaeologist Cpt. Thakur who was closely associated with the Museum who very kindly arranged my introduction with the Director.

I had a brief conversation with the Curate Mr. Rehman, a Scholar of Arabic – an RTI to get more details is being filed as well  – I got to know a few things:

Number of Manuscripts in Perseo-Arabic Group: 8718 ( 1205 are actually antique Books )

 Number of Manuscripts in Sanskrit and Other Indian Languages: 5425
So Total is: 14143
2618 Manuscripts have been scanned out of which 80% are in Arabic.
Rehman told me that National Museum manuscripts were being cataloged in the following URL with Sample Images for each.
 This above is filtered by National Museum holdings only but Other Museums can be similarly queried:
A filter for Sharada fetched 618 Texts.
 Another random search for Pratyabhijna fetched:
which has Pratyabhijna Pravimarshini by Lakshman, something to check out.
 I also came to know that they have a manual register of there Manuscripts which strangely is marked Confidential. This due to its confidential status is technically out of bounds, remains to be seen if our RTI can get this List which logically belongs to Public Information.
An Excel of certain manuscripts has also been made, I got to get a glimpse and I asked them to search Ishvar, 3 Items showed in that portion of the Excel with Ishvara Pratyabhijna, there would have been more.
A sad fact I learnt was that Govt rates for getting manuscript copies is 1000 Rs/folio !! yes 1000 Rs/folio.
Soon we will meet the Director Mr. Mani – who was very affable on Phone, I will bring these two issues:
Comprehensive Listing should be online ( whatever has been done including that Excel ) and Digital Texts should be at reasonable rates.

Why Government of India Cultural Agencies need to just concentrate on putting all there Heritage Online and not invest in publication, conferences, seminars and other picnic style leisures and resource intensive distractions

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This one article says it all:

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2017/08/22/orange-new-green-how-orange-peels-revived-costa-rican-forest

An Orange Juice Company in Costa Rica decided to dump 12000 Tons of there Organic wastes into a barren area and then for reasons, completely forgot about it. Two decades later when they revisited the original site that landmass had become a complete Forest with a vibrant ecosystem that just took one flimsy effort.

Similarly, if GoI Agencies like NMM, IGNCA, National Archives, National Museum, Doordarshan, AIR, Nehru Memorial, NSD, National Film Dev Board and the rest just decide to put all there digital Collections online , global aficionados will assure the Internet of Things Logical Conclusion of that material.

Publishing Books, organizing conferences is like
trying to market yourself using snail-mail in the World of FB and Google,
like walking to work when they have planes and cars
primitive efforts in a World which is hungry for Big Data.

Think Big, think Big Data, Digitize and Dump Online

Awaiting the Great linking of Information, pattern mining, Democratization of Information – the Gift of Vidya to the Multiverse – the flood Gates of Information – the Next Great Cultural Revolution .

 

 

 

Solan Tour to Jyotishmanti Niketan. 2 Editions of Sri Svadhyaya and Other Rare Books

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In Solan, I met Trivediji finally – many years since I have been in touch over phone and now a first visit to his residence to dig out old publications of Shri Svadhyaya the Magazine Swami Amrit Vagbhav was very closely associated with.

Trivediji’s Father Hardev Sharma Trivedi was closely associated with Swamijis Career in Solan, HP and he was also the editor of Shri Svadhyaya. Later Shri Svadhyaya became Jyotishmati – completely dedicated to Jyotish and continues to be published by Trivedijis Family including young Rohitashva who surprisingly entered a Field most modern youth are averse to.

Even though I found only 2 Copies of Shri Svadhyaya viewable here:
https://archive.org/details/SriSvadhyayaYear13VE2010SharadaIssueCollectionOfJyotishmatiNiketanSolan

https://archive.org/details/SriSvadhyayaYear10VE2008SharadaIssueCollectionOfJyotishmatiNiketanSolan

and another a retro Evaluation of the  magazine’s past predictions

https://archive.org/details/SriSvadhyayaPredictionsCollectionOfJyotishmatiNiketanSolan

many other Interesting and rare Texts also showed up.

Two 19th Century Texts and One 1933 Work on Indian Astronomy I photographed on the Spot:

https://archive.org/details/HanumannamaNatakBhashaOrShrivarVilas1884CollectionOfJyotishmatiNiketanSolan

https://archive.org/details/GitaGovindAndRadhaVinodKavyaWithTika1882CollectionOfJyotishmatiNiketanSolan

https://archive.org/details/GanakTaranginiOfSudhakarDwivedi1933CollectionOfJyotishmatiNiketanSolan

Images of Select Texts and Shelves can be seen below:

https://www.facebook.com/1537616383159118/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1938318663088886

Noteworthy were

the Illustrated Lahore Hindi Mahabharat in Several Volumes:

 

A Stack full of Chandi Magazines

Trivedi Family has most generously invited me to send a team there for Digitizing all Rare Books – I do feel motivated and in future I will definitely go for it.

The one thing that I missed was a survey of the Local Library which had received a huge portion of  Baghat Maharaja’s (Swamiji’s Patron) Collection – as it was closed due to Guru-Purab.

Punjab Tour 3, VVRI Hoshiarpur

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As already mentioned in Punjab Tour 1, most of VVRI, Hoshiarpur’s Texts are now at DAV College. – photocopies of these transferred texts are still available though.

The Sadhu Ashram Campus is actually hosting 2 Institutions one is a College part of Punjab University and the Other is the Publication Wing and may be research also.

Some Snaps I took from there Manuscript Collection and Book Library:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/eGangotrigranthanaam/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1938317783088974

Noteworthy was this Text Samucchaya Sara which seems to be written by Kalhana Son of Vilhan – is this the Same Kalhana the famous Author of Raja Tarangini – the First Work of History Proper from India.

 

Illustrations from the same Composite Manuscript  on Veterinary Sciences:

We found this Text R.K. Kaw’s PhD on Pratyabhijna, possibly the First PhD on Kashmir Shaivism:

 

 

 

 

This a 1794 Text A Narrative of the Operations of Captain Little’s Detachment And of the Mahratta Army Commanded by Purseram Bhow …

 

 

The Single most important takeaway from Hoshiarpur was the fact that all Manuscrips have been digitized. We are planning to approach management to allow us to put them online for them. I hope the Universe will assist us in this.

Punjab Tour 2. Punjab University Manuscript Library

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Thanks to Shankarji Jha again, to recommend us to Shri Mrityunjaya Kumar, the young and daring Librarian of Punjab University, Chandigarh’s Manuscript Librarian who regaled us with his fierce battle with Institutions trying to rob the Collection of some of its Prized Manuscripts.

Shri Mrityunjaya Kumar was very liberal in giving us a tour of his Collection. We thank him for his kindness and generosity

One Manuscript that we photographed picked at random Tattva Bodha:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/eGangotrigranthanaam/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1938317529755666

Some Random Images including the Catalog:

 

Due to Limited Time, we were not able to find any Sharada Texts even though we did search and the Curate believed there were Sharada Texts in the Repository.

Punjab Tour – 1. DAV College Chandigarh

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DAV College, Chandigarh was not in my itinerary of Places to Visit in my Punjab Tour, and I was not even aware they had any significant Manuscript Collection.

Prof. Angiras, Chairman of VVRI, Hoshiarpur, who I was inquiring about there famous Collection that was retrieved with much danger, told me that majority of there Collection of Manuscripts has already been transferred to DAV College, Chandigarh.

The Lal Chand Indological Research Center is a very well maintained Library and there Complete Catalog is now uploaded here:

https://archive.org/details/LalChandResearchIndologicalResearchCenterManuscriptCatalogDAVCollegeChandigarh_201711
originally at DAV College Site:
https://davchd.ac.in/Downloads/manuscripts.pdf

The Rare Books Catalog is uploaded here:
https://archive.org/details/LalChandResearchIndologicalResearchCenterRareBookCatalogDAVCollegeChandigarh

originally at https://davchd.ac.in/Downloads/CatalogueOldRareBooks.pdf

According to this India Today Article, they have 8,360 ancient manuscripts and 9,000 rare books.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lal-chand-research-library-chandigarh/1/190247.html

In the display Boxes, I was able to spot two Sharada Manuscripts, one was Yakshini Kalpa and the other was a very beautifully scribed Bhagavat Gita which had – on that page atleast- numerous scribblings over individual words. The Library Management unfortunately didnot let me take pictures of anything.

The 2 amazing Pieces of News I came to know were that all manuscripts Palm Leaf , Paper etc had been digitized in 2004 but unfortunately not open-accessed.

Lohia Foundation however is re-digitizing all Laminated(!,hurts) Paper manuscripts  in there First Phase running into 6 Lakh Folios – with 3 Lakhs already done. All Digitizations by Lohia Foundation are being done in 600 DPI and they have 2 Book Eye Scanners Flat Bed and Overhead respectively which cost around 25 Lakh Rs each. Each generated Image is around 100 MB with a Output of 900 Folios/Day/per Operator.

All Digitizations are available at:
http://dav.splrarebooks.com

Some Manuscripts have been transliterated and translated into English as well at the Lohia Foundation Site.

Lohia Foundations other digitizations are also viewable at :

http://www.splrarebooks.com
which includes a Persian Mahabharata and many many stunning aesthetic images.

The Other Good News is while examining the Catalog of Lalchand Research Library I spotted the following 2 Entries on Page 252:

KashmirianManuscripts5857, Ishwar Pratyabhijna Sutra Bhashya,Abhinavagupta , 324 , Malayalam , Palm Leaf

3830, Mahartha Manjari, Maheshvarananda, 167, Malayalam, Palm Leaf

The Principal – thanks to Prof Shankar ji Jha who had already recommended us and our Work and highly cos of the warm reception – assured us that if we go through the paper-work for permissions, he will get us these manuscripts. Our application is underway through our Member/Punjab Coordinator Shri Vinod Razdan Sahib and this page will be updated with the Texts as soon as we receive them.

 

900+ Pages Multi-Text Sharada Manuscript from the Residence of Shri Narinder Safya

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We wish to thank Shri Narinder Safaya to allow us to digitize the following Sharada manuscript:

https://archive.org/details/MultiTextSharadaManuscriptAtResidenceOfShriNarinderSafayaShriNarinderSafayaCollection

The  Texts contained in this Composite Manuscript are as follows:
Snana Vidhi
Sandhypaosanam
Kushmanda MantraH
Ganpati Stavaraj
Maha Prabhavo Bhavani Nama Sahasra Stavaraj In Nandikeshvar Samvad In Rudrayamala Tantra
Panchastavi
Saundarya Lahari
Rajna Stotra
Sharika Stotra
JwalaMukhi Stotram
Ganga Stotra of Shankaracharya
Vitasta Stotram
Maha Lakshmi Stavaraj In Skanda Purana
Saraswati Stotra
Tripur Sundari Kavach
Indrani Stotra
Gauri Chamakam
Devi Kavacham
Shiva Mahimna of Pushpadanta
Bhairava Stotra
Deenakrandan Stotra of Lankeshvar
Shiva Stotra of Shankaracharya
DashKandhar Stora of Ravana
Shiva Stotra
Chandra Shekhar Stotra of Markandeya
Shiv Sahasranama Stava in Anushasan Parva of Mahabharat
Shiv Kavach
Shiv Nam Sahasra in Shiv Purana
Shuka Stuti in Bhagavat
Bhagavat Gita
Pandav Gita
Mukund Mala Stotra
Narayan Upanishad in Atharva Veda
Bhagavat Chatushshloki
Bhagavata Navam Skandha Ramayan Sangrah Shloka
Gita Sapta Shloki
Shatpadi Gatha
Pam. U.
Narakoddharan Stotra
Brahmi Vidya
Mahopanishad in Atharva Veda
Kaivalyopanishad
Vishnu Sahasranama
Bhagavata Gita
Vishkardishya Sahasranama in Mahabharat
Ramashtakam
Jaya Stotra of Shankaracharya
Rasa Mandal Stotra
Govindashtak Stotra
Govinda Stotra
Bhishma Stavaraj In Shanti Parva
Gajendra Moksha
Vi. Pr.
Aditya Hriday Path
Surya Stotra
Indra Stotra
Chandra Stotra
Bhauma Stotra
Budha Stotra
Brahaspati Stotra
Shukra Stotra
Shaishchar Stotra
Rahu Stotra
Narayan Stotra
Sharika Ma.
Ram Chandra Stotra Uttered by Brahma
Krishnashtak
Spanda Stotra
Shi. Ka.

 

 

Egangotri 27: Almira 21 Finishes. First ever Sharada Texts in Print, 4th ICPR Workshop on Kashmir Shaivism; Mysore Tour More Books from Kashmir Research Institute. Reuploads of Older Scribd Uploads to Archive

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Fundraiser 2:

Thanks to everybody for making my First Fundraiser a life-saver of sorts as my then unemployment threatened to overwhelm me with greater debts which I still couldn’t avoid but the timely generosity of patrons came as a partial relief.

This gives me the confidence to raise my 2nd Fundraiser – thanks again to everybody and especially Rakesh Kaul Sir from USA to encourage crowdfunding.

Here is my Link:

https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/egangotriProjectFundRaiser2

Donors who wish to donate using Paypal can use the following Link ( preferable choice ):

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Almira 21 in Raghunath Temple Finishes

All 5 Shelves of Almira 21 are digitized now. The Almira is mostly having Karma Kanda Manuscripts with some related to Dharma Shastra and Agama as well. Viewable below:

https://archive.org/details/@dharmarthatrustjk?and[]=subject%3A”eGangotri-27″

This Text Devika Lahari is mentionable as it comes with a Hindi Prose Commentary – so once again rare speciemns of Old Hindi Prose :

Devika Lehri With Hindi And Sanskrit Tika 4739 Alm 21 Shlf 4 Devanagari Bhakti Shastra : eGangotri : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

Mysore Tour and 3 Sharada Manuscripts from Prof. Filliozat Manuscripts and Other Texts

I toured Mysore in finding repositories willing to open doors to future Digitizations.

Report can be found here:

Mysore Tour of Manuscripts and Rare Books

Most fortunate of all was photographing Prof. Fillioziat’s 3 Sharada Manuscripts one of which is Multi Text and includes Para Trimshika and Svachchanda Bhairava can be viewed below:

http://archive.org/details/MutliTextSharadaManuscriptIncludingParatrimshikaAndSvaBhaiaravFromProfFilliozatR

All Images in the Mysore Tour Report have been subsequently  converted into PDFs and viewable more conveniently below:

Internet Archive Search: subject:”Pictures Taken In Manuscript Tours Including Manuscripts

My Next Survey will be in Chandigarh, Kurukshetra followed by Pune and Mumbai.

First Ever Printed Sharada Texts:

Many thanks to Pandit Omkar Nath Shastriji – whose family has completed an astounding 333 years of publishing Panchang Almanacs from Kashmir – who have very graciously passed us what are the First Specimens of Sharada in Print – from there Panchang Archives.

https://archive.org/details/@vijeshwar_panchang

This is the Oldest from 1928-29

https://archive.org/details/SharadaAlmanac5004192829VijeshwarPanchang

and another one from 1930-31

https://archive.org/details/SharadaAlmanac5006193031VijeshwarPanchang

Shastriji will pass us all his archives and I wish this effort revives the glory of his Family History and Contribution to Learning

Uploads from Kashmir Research Institute, Srinagar

From Kashmir Research Institute , we continue to mine lost and unknown texts in Prints and we have digitized 151 Texts since our Last Newsletter.

https://archive.org/details/@kashmirresearchinstitute?and[]=subject%3A”eGangotri-27″

This a small hand-written Devanagari Text of Sivopadhyaya called Maha Gayatri Mantra Vyakhyanam – I am certain is unpublished and unknown – he is know for his Tika on Vigyan Bhairava

https://archive.org/details/KRI115MahaGayatriMantraVyakhyanamOfMahaMaheshwarShivopadhyayaDevanagariManuscriptAtKRI

Scholars interested in Shivopadhyaya’s career can consult one copy of his Vigyan Bhairava Tika in manuscript form that I found below:

https://archive.org/details/1518.1VigyanBhairavaTikaShivopadhyayaSharadaManuscript

This Kashir Ramayana edited by B.N. Pandit  in Kashmiri Language using the Persian Script I was glad to recover:

https://archive.org/details/KRI113KashirRamayanByPrakashRamKuryagamiEdB.N.Pandit

Having found most of his oeuvre including his PhD but some Items still missing such as a hearsay that he wrote a commentary on Paramarths Sara which was actually validated in the Other Paramartha Sara published by RSktS Jammu Campus where in the preface the transalator has mentioned consulting BN Pandit’s translation.

This particular text that I first came to know through the Wiki Page on Shri BN Pandit and was published by JK Cultural Academy, I tried to inquire in the Jammu Office with no avail. Later when I personally visited the Srinagar Headquarters I was told that most of there publications had been destroyed by the floods and there display of the remaining items didnt include this one.

Total 74 Texts were in Urdu with a preponderance of Old Lahore Publications

https://archive.org/details/@kashmirresearchinstitute?&and[]=subject%3A”eGangotri-27″&and[]=subject%3A”Urdu”

This few illustrated pages of Vedantic Themes are in both Urdu and Devanagari Scripts:

https://archive.org/details/VedanticIllustrationsWithTextInHindiAndUrduKashmirResearchInstitute

Pandnama by Shiekh Fareed is a Urdu Literary Antiquity:

https://archive.org/details/KRI181PandnamaUrduSheikhFareedAllaudinAbal

This Om Magazine also from Lahore and I know there was some reference to this very magazine recently in a post that had gone viral.

https://archive.org/details/KRI192OmLahoreMuktiAnkMarchAprilUrdu1941GitaPressGorakhput

Other Book Antiquities include:

This diagram-profuse Jyotish Text:

https://archive.org/details/JyotishTextHandWrittedPrintedPg323324FrontAndLastPagesMissingKRI10TitleUnidentifiable

A 1921 Text on the Biology of Love according to the Ancients:

https://archive.org/details/KRI112RatiSastramOrTheHinduSystemOfSexualScience1921CalcuttaAbinashChandraGhose

Farasnamh Rangeen from Lahore:

https://archive.org/details/KRI65FarasNamaRangeenJanMohd.UrduLahoreBazaarKashmir

1884 Edition of Mahabharata from Calcutta

https://archive.org/details/KRI221MahabharatAdiParvaCalcutta1884PratapChandraRai

The 1882 Life of Christ:

https://archive.org/details/KRI125TheLifeAndWordsOfChrist1883CunninghamGeikie

Relocation of Manuscripts from Scribd to Archive:

Thanks to blazing fast Internet Connection here in Hyderabad, I have moved all old manuscript uploads from Scribd to archive:

Dharmartha Trust, JK Manuscripts are now at the Second Site for them in archives:

https://archive.org/details/@dharmarthatrustjk-2

The Regular Site continues to receive new uploads.

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Jammu

https://archive.org/details/@rashtriya_skt_sansthan_jammu

Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, Jammu

https://archive.org/details/@upss_manuscripts

4th ICPR Trika Workshop on Kashmir Shaivism in Lucknow on 15-28 Feb Lucknow:

Guruji Prof Navjivan Rastogi is once again organizing the ICPR Workshop on Kashmir Shaivism in Lucknow.

All Details of Schedule/Venue/Subject I have detailed below with the Link to the Application Form:

https://egangotri.wordpress.com/2017/10/09/4th-icpr-14-day-workshop-on-ishvar-pratyabhijna-on-feb-15-to-28-2018-in-lucknow/

 

 

4th ICPR 14 Day Workshop on Trika Shaivism of Kashmir on Feb 15 to 28, 2018 in Lucknow

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Prof Navjivan Rastogi – my Venerable Guru – is once again conducting the 4th ICPR Workshop on Kashmir Shaivism in Lucknow between Feb 15-28  2018 lasting 14 Days. The Workshop will focus studying-in-depth the entire text of the Īśvara-pratyabhijñā-vimarśinī by the celebrated Abhinavagupta on his master Utpaladeva’s Īśvara-pratyabhijñā-kārikā.

All Scholars interesting in attending can submit Attendance Applications below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewkU9bjdinOnmGC26oQoFn6-8Bbbh0De9_NhMoYbJ1CykjCA/viewform

The Detail Concept Note is readable here:

http://www.icpr.in/1Concept_Note-trika_philosophy.doc

Last Date of receiving online Application is 31st Oct, 2017.

I hope all interested Scholars will find this interesting and if possible attend the Workshop.