eGangotri 16 New Year Issue: One More Copy of Sri Vidya Nitya Paddhati and another Sri Vidya Nityarchan Paddhati but not of Sahib Kaul
eGangotri XV Diwali Issue: Manuscripts from Srinagar Ashram; Some More Kashmirian Manuscipts
In this Edition of eGangotri I have a few more exciting manuscripts. First a pleasant discovery in Srinagar.
Karan Nagar Ashram, Srinagar:
Recently someone left a note on my Blog and informed us that the Karan Nagar Ashram in Srinagar has some manuscripts and also many books which in the KP Exodus of the 90s were deposited by the fleeing Community.
I was very excited and I contacted the Caretaker Shri Kaul and to my immense pleasure and surprise, permission to digitize was given immediately. And work has started there thanks to my New Manager Hashim.
But very sadly though, I was told that 60% of the books were destroyed in the floods esp Manuscripts.
But whatever of the Old Books and Manuscripts survive our team is now working there and should take us two months to digitize them.
The New Account for the Karan Nagar Ashram is:
https://www.scribd.com/srinagarashram
We have done 5 Manuscripts there , 3 in Sharada and 2 in Devanagari – and the only ones we have found so far:
Spanda Nirnaya in Devanagari( Wet Copy )
Spanda Nirnaya_Wet_damaged Devanagari Manuscript No 2 – Found in Ram Krishna Mission Srinagar
Sandhyoapasa Vidhi in Sharada
Sandhyopasana Vidhi Tika in Sharada Manuscript No.5 – Found in Ramakrishna Mission Srinagar
Bhagavata Gita and 9 Other Texts in Sharada
The Manuscripts contained are as follows:
An Illustration inside a Manuscript which scholars have surmised as the Five Faced Gayatri:
Illustration of Goddess Saraswati
Bhakti Ratnavali in Sharada of Swami Vishnupuri:
Popular Kashmiri Shaivite Stotras from a 1939 Edition including Panchastavi, Jwalamukhi, Sharika Stora:
The following is H.E.’s very generous acknowledgement:
Dear eGangotri ( Hiding my Name ):
I have read with much interest your circular letter of 25th October and must commend you for the excellent work that you are doing on these manuscripts. It will be good to see you when you are next in Delhi.
Greetings,
Karan Singh
A Curious Tantric Sharada Manuscript with a Strange Register of Sharada :
A Second Tantraloka – this one is not cataloged in Stein but in IGNCA – but as we discovered in a 1929 Harabhatta Shastri Catalog of Raja Hari Singh’s Manuscript Collection this prefatory note that post Stein’s 1896 Catalog, Raja Ram Singh’s Collection was completely transferred to Raghunath Temple and this and many other manuscripts may have originated from Raja Ram Singh’s Collection that cannot be seen in Stein.
Sharada Manuscripts on Jyotisha: PrashnaMala and Janma Patra Likhan Prakar:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/288158247/Svachchanda-Tantra-With-Udyota-Commentary-1846-Alm-8-Shlf-3-Devanagari-Kashmir-Shaivism-Part1
https://www.scribd.com/doc/287573928/Vigyan-Bhairava-With-Colophonal-Notes-2094-Alm-9-shlf-3-Devanagari-Kashmir-Shaivism
https://www.scribd.com/doc/287743174/Mrigendra-Samhita-Vivritti-Bhatta-Narayan-1999-Alm-9-Shlf-2-Devanagari-Tantra
English
Kashmiri
Pushto
https://www.scribd.com/doc/285490125/Tantra-Vata-Dhanika-Abhinav-Gupta-5576-Alm-25-Shlf-4-1110-K-Devanagari-TantraYogini Hridaya Deepika:
eGangotri XIV: 20 Commentary Bhagavata Gita Commissioned by Majaraja Ranbir Singh
viiii. Paramartha Prabha – Surya Pandit
ix. Pishach Bhashya
x. Gitartha Sangraha – Abhinavagupta
xvi. Madhu Bhashya – Ananda Tirtha
xvii. Sarvatobhadra – Ram Kantha Rajanak
xviii. Subodhini – Shridhar Swami
xix. Ranavir Samdbodhini – Court Pandit of Maharaja Ranbir Singh
xx. Hindi Bhashya – Court Pandit of Maharaja Ranbir Singh
https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%2218+Commentary+Bhagvata+Gita%22
eGangotri XIII: All Kashmir Shaiva Works; 2 Balinese Lontars; 20 Commentary Bhagavat Gita
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2 New Sharada Manuscripts at Raghunath Temple Recently, I ran into a Book on Nataraj with some very stunning photographs by Shri Kamal Kishor Mishra, currently Associate Professor in Calcutta University. I was …
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Paramartha Prabha – Surya Pandit
Madhu Bhashya – Ananda Tirtha
2 New Sharada Manuscripts at Raghunath Temple
Recently, I ran into a Book on Nataraj with some very stunning photographs by Shri Kamal Kishor Mishra, currently Associate Professor in Calcutta University.
I was pleasantly surprised that, Prof. Mishra had done the Second Set of Catalog Post-Stein to bring up to date the Collection.
3 Volumes were by Patekar done in the 70s and the fourth Volume by Prof. Mishra and Late Shri Dhaniram Shastri, Chief Librarian of Raghunath Temple.
I decided to digitize all Kashmir Shaiva Manuscripts based on this New Catalog. I realized all entries related to the Script of the Manuscript are entered as Devanagari which is clearly wrong. Only Two entries in the 4th Volume showed Sharada, hence I had these done first.
The First manuscript contains the following Stotras:
eGangotri XII: New Work of Sahib Kaul and a Tibetan Manuscript
Dear All:
In this Issue of eGangotri, Almira 27, Shelf-2 and 3, mostly Tantric Material are now digitized Completely.
List of all Items in Almira 27 Shelf 2
https://egangotri.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/list-of-manuscripts-in-almira-27-shelf-2/
List of all Items in Almira 27 Shelf 3
https://egangotri.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/list-of-manuscripts-in-shelf-3-almira-27/
All Items can be seen uploaded newly at:
https://www.scribd.com/dharmarthatrustalm27
One of the Most Interesting Items in these Shelves was Sri Vidya Paddhati of Sahib Kaul at 771 Pages.
Sahib Kaul, believed to be an Enlgihtened Shaiva Master of Medieval Kashmir whose Devi Nama Vilas is published – and a manuscript in Sharada we have digitized also – located at Ishwar Ashram Trust, Sarita Vihar, Delhi. This New Work I reckon is not only unpublished but is unknown as well.
Terminal Colophon:
श्रीम्च्छ्रीमहामाहेश्वराचार्य सर्व दैशिकवरेन्द्र चक्रचूडामणि साहिब कौल विरचिता श्री विद्या नित्य पूजा पद्धतिः समाप्ता
This Document may be an Authentic Source of History of the State of the Transmission of Sri Vidya in Kashmir.
I will try to contact Prof. Donald Renfrew Brooks ( his email unknow to me ) – the Author of the Highly readable and comprehensive ‘Auspicious Wisdom – The Texts and Traditions of Sri vidya Sakta Tantrism in South India‘ – and see if this new manuscript means anything.
The Manuscript is below:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/275740991/Shri-Vidya-Nitya-Paddhati-of-Sahib-Kaul-Alm-27-Shlf-2-6053-1673-K-Devanagari-Tantra-Part2
Shelf-4-5-6 are entirely musicological. They are mostly thick tomes. One Rag Malhar – in Old Hindi Prose at 779 pages – on Music as well – is viewable below:
Megh Rag_Alm_27_shlf_4_6128_1892_K_Devanagari -sangeet shastra_Part1.pdf
https://www.scribd.com/dharmarthatrustalm27
Today Monday happens to be the First Day of the Sharada Revival Workshop being organized by MIEF and Sanskrit Department Jammu University.
Everybody in the vicinity can take advantage of this Open Event and learn Sharada free of Cost
Details here:
Sharada Workshop In Jammu Organized by MIEF and Sanskrit Department, Jammu University
One of the Items in Almira 28 A was a Large Tibetan Manuscript, the
Arya-Mahasannipata Ratnaketu Dharani
and now has been photographed and uploaded at my eGangotri Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1609465599307529.1073741846.1537616383159118&type=3
Comments by Tibetologists and Buddhologists are very welcome.
Four New Manuscripts have been shifted to Almira 28 which is a Completely Digitized Almira.
Details of these New Ones:
4 More Manuscripts Recently Moved to Almira 28 now digitized
List of Manuscripts in Shelf-3, Almira 27 ( 51 Items )
1). Ahalya Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6090_1754_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 20 Pages
2). Annapurna Stotra – Shri Shankracharya_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6077_1741_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 28 Pages
3). Annapurna Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6076_1740_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 16 Pages
4). Aparajita Stotra_Hanumat Stotra_Alm_27_shlf_3_6103_1808_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 83 Pages
5). Bal Krishna Ashtakam_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6104_1810_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
6). Bhawani Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6089_1753_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 14 Pages
7). Dattatreya Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_61111_1818_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
8). Devi Kavacham_Alm_27_shlf_3_6081_1745_k_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 31 Pages
9). Durga Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6099_1768_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
10). Ganesh Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6097_1795_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
11). Gangashtakam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6098-2_1767_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
12). Govind Stotram – Shri Shakracharya_Alm_27_shlf_3_6112_1816_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 13 Pages
13). Hanumat Kavacham (Panch Mukhi)_Alm_27_shlf_3_6088_1752_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 18 Pages
14). Hanumat Kavacham_Alm_27_shlf_3_6078_1742_k_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 18 Pages
15). Jagannath Ashtakam – Shri Shankracharya _Alm_27_shlf_3_6091_1755_K_Devanagari -Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
16). Jaya Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6106_1812_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 8 Pages
17). Jwaala Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6084_1748_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
18). Kali Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6110_1819_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 8 Pages
19). Kamal Netram – Kavi Dutta Das_Alm_27_shlf_3_6082_1746_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 14 Pages
20). Karma Gita_Alm_27_shlf_3_6087_1751_K_Devanagari – Dharma Shastra.pdf , 20 Pages
21). Lingashtakam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6079_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 8 Pages
22). Mukund Mala – Kula Shekhar_Alm_27_shlf_3_6080_Devnagari – Stotra.pdf , 34 Pages
23). Nara Singh Kavacham_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6109_1815_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 8 Pages
24). Naradiya Shiksha_Maharishi Narada_Alm_27_shlf_3_6124_1858_K_Devanagari – Shiksha.pdf , 52 Pages
25). Neel Kantha Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6083_1747_k_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
26). Pancha Svara – Prajapati Das_Alm_27_shlf_3_6118_1828_K_Devanagari – Jyotish.pdf , 117 Pages
27). Pashu Gayatri (24 Gayatri)_Alm_27_shlf_3_6102_1807_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 69 Pages
28). Ragyi Stotra_Alm_27_shlf_3_6107_1813_K_Devanagari _ Stotra.pdf , 16 Pages
29). Ram Raksha Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6101_1787_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 43 Pages
30). Ramashtakam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6085_1746_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 8 Pages
31). Ramashtakam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6086_1750_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 13 Pages
32). Ramashtakam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6096_1764_K_Devangari – Stotra.pdf , 16 Pages
33). Ramashtakam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6105_1811_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
34). Ramottara Tapini_Alm_27_shlf_3_6117_1825_K_Devanagari – Upanishad.pdf , 283 Pages
35). Rasik Priya – Inderjeet Singh_alm_27_shlf_3_6123_1857_K_Devanagari – Alankar Shastra.pdf , 166 Pages
36). Sangeet Darpanam_Alm_27_shlf_3_6121_1855_K_Devanagari – Sangeet Shastra.pdf , 198 Pages
37). Sangeet Raghunandan – Vishwnath Singh_Alm_27_shlf_3_6122_Devanagari – Sangeet Shastra.pdf , 142 Pages
38). Sangraha Stotra of Utpal_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6098_1766_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 18 Pages
39). Sankat Mochan Ashtakam – Shri Tulsi Das Goswami_Alm_27_shlf_3_6108_1814_K_Devanagari – Stotr.pdf , 17 Pages
40). Sankata Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6093_1761_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 8 Pages
41). Shakti Sangam Tantra_Alm_27_shlf_3_6119_1829_2_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 178 Pages
42). Shakti Sangan_Alm_27_shlf_3_6119_1829_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 179 Pages
43). Sharika Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6095_1793_K_Devnagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
44). Sharika Stotrm_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6095_1793_K_Devnagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
45). Shatnam Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6094_1762_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 20 Pages
46). Sheetalashtakam_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6092_1760_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 12 Pages
47). Shiv Arti_Alm_27_shlf_3_6100_1761_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 14 Pages
48). Shiv Narayan Stotra_Shiva Vishnu Stotram_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6113_1820_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 45 Pages
49). Sundar Shringar of Sunadr Das (1) – Rag Manjari of Tulsidas(2)_Alm_27_Shlf_3_6120_1849_K_Devanagari – Kavya.pdf , 205 Pages
50). Utpal Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_3_6098_1766_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 18 Pages
51). Vishnu Namawali_Alm_27_shlf_3_6114_1822_k_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 90 Pages
List of manuscripts in Almira 27, Shelf – 2 ( 31 Items )
1). Arjun Gita_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6067_1733_K_Devanagari – Dharmshastra.pdf , 68 Pages
2). Arjun Gita_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6068_1732_k_Devnagari – Dharmshastra.pdf , 55 Pages
3). Brahma Gayatri _Alm_27_Shlf_2_6051_1669_K_Devanagari Tantra.pdf , 16 Pages
4). Daridrya Dahan Stotra – Mrityunjaya Stotra_Alm_27_shlf_2_6060_1724_k_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 14 Pages
5). Dasha Prashna Stotram – Lankeshwara_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6061_1725_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 14 Pages
6). Ganapati Stotram_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6075_1739_k_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 8 Pages
7). Mangal Stotram_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6074_1738_K_Devnagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
8). Matanga Vritti_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6047__1657 K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 431 Pages
9). Meru Tantram_Alm_27_shlf_2_6049_1659_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 629 Pages
10). Narad Gita_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6071_1735_K_Devanagari – Dharmshastra.pdf , 28 Pages
11). Narayan Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_2_6072_1736_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
12). Pandav Gita_Alm_27_shlf_2_6067_1731_k_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 60 Pages
13). Rudrashtakam_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6058_1722_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
14). Sapta Shloki Gita With Hindi Commentary_Alm_27_shlf_2_6065_1729_K_Devanagari – Vedanta.pdf , 28 Pages
15). Sapta Shloki Gita_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6063_1727_K_Devanagari – Vedanta.pdf , 7 Pages
16). Sapta Shloki Gita_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6064_1728_K_Devanagari – Vedanta.pdf , 8 Pages
17). Sharika Panchangam _Alm_27_shlf_2_6050_1668_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 68 Pages
18). Shiva Kavacham_Alm_27_shlf_2_6057_1721_k_Devanagri – Tantra.pdf , 83 Pages
19). Shiva Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_2_6070_1734_k_Devanagari -Stotra.pdf , 6 Pages
20). Shiva Sutra Vritti_Alm_27_shlf_2_6052_1672_k_Devnagari – Shaiv Darshana.pdf , 30 Pages
21). Surya Kavacha _Alm_27_shlf_2_6056_Devanagari.pdf , 26 Pages
22). Swachchandotyota – Kshemraj _Alm_27_Shlf_2_6048_1658_k_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 775 Pages
23). Vidyarnava _Alm_27_shlf_2_6046_1656_K_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 773 Pages
24). Vidyarnava_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6044_2656_K_Devanagari- Tantra.pdf , 859 Pages
25). Vidyarnawah_Alm_27_shlf_2_6045_1659_k_Devanagari – Tantra.pdf , 633 Pages
26). Vishnu Panjar Stotram_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6073_1737_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 20 Pages
27). Vishnu Sahasra Namawali_Alm_27_shlf_2_6055_167_K_Devanagari -Stotra.pdf , 132 Pages
28). Vishnu Shatnam_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6059_1723_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 18 Pages
29). Vitasta Stotram_Alm_27_shlf_2_6062_1726_K_Devanagari – Stotra.pdf , 10 Pages
30). Yam Gita_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6066_1730_k_Devanagari – Puranic SubText.pdf , 26 Pages
31). Shri Vidya Nitya Paddhati_Alm_27_Shlf_2_6066_1730_k_Devanagari – Puranic SubTextSahib Kaul.pdf , 771 Pages
Sharada Workshop In Jammu Organized by MIEF and Sanskrit Department, Jammu University
Dear All:
MIEF and Sanskrit Department, Jammu University are organizing a Sharada Training Workshop on 24th-29th Aug 2015 at the Jammu University.
Lovers of Sharada in the Vicinity can take advantage of this Free Event lasting five Days.
Details are below:
Inaugural Function – Sharada Worskhop Jammu
Programme Details Innagural Function – Sharada Workshop Jammu


















