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eGangotri 18: Raghunath Temple Manuscripts Mentioned in Gopinath Kaviraj Manuscript All Digitized

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In this Issue we have completed digitization of the Tantric Manuscripts at Raghunath Temple that were referred by MM Gopinath Kaviraj in his Work Tantric Sahitya ( Tantrik Literature ).
Viewable at:
https://archive.org/details/@dharmarthatrustjk#uploads

The Hindi Document Tantric Sahitya of MM Kaviraj ji is Viewable at:

A Singe Work Samayachaara(1203) couldn’t be located.

The Largest Agama Kalpalata is at 623 Pages.
https://archive.org/details/AgamaKalpalataYadunathSharma4914Alm22Shlf3DevanagariTantra
Text Shiva Tandava was also interesting for having numerous Magickal Squares and Other Magickal Geometric Polygons.

https://archive.org/details/ShivaTandava4935Alm22Shlf3DevanagariTantra
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Some other interesting names:

Amnaya Guru Mandal Devatarchan Kramavalli 4898 Alm 22 Shlf 2 Devanagari Tantra : eGangotri : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

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Manuscripts of Dharmartha Trust ( धर्मार्थ ट्रस्ट ) at Raghunath Temple, Jammu,J&K
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Sharabh Sahasranama Stotra In Akash Bhairava Kalpa 4856 Alm 22 Shlf 1 Devanagari Tantra : eGangotri : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

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Sharabh Sahasranama Stotra In Akash Bhairava Kalpa 485…
Manuscripts of Dharmartha Trust ( धर्मार्थ ट्रस्ट ) at Raghunath Temple, Jammu,J&K
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https://archive.org/details/GuruKavacha5040Alm22Shlf5DevanagariTantra

https://archive.org/details/GuruKavacha5040Alm22Shlf5DevanagariTantra
https://archive.org/stream/GyanarnavaTantra4910Alm22Shlf3DevanagariTantra/Gyanarnava%20Tantra_4910_Alm_22_Shlf_3_Devanagari%20-%20Tantra#page/n0/mode/2up
We have now started targetting Stein’s List of Tantric Works ( which overlap with Kaviraj’s List)

So by next Issue you should be able to see all Tantric Manuscripts of Stein.

Amongst Rare Books we have done, mentionable is the 1894 Bhagavata Gita Hindi Translation of Nawal Kishor Press:

https://archive.org/details/ShriBhagavataGitaWithHindiTika1894MunshiNawalKishorPress
There is another 1880 Hindi Tika of Bhagavata Gita in Srinagar we know of by Nawal Kishor Press and we hope to digitize it soon.

Purna Prajna Darshana is an 1883 Publication of the Free Sanskrit College of Jibananada Vidya Sagar

Purna Prajna Darshana 1883 Pt. Jibananda Vidyasagara : eGangotri : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

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Indological Books related to Sanskrit Learning ( संस्कृत )
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Dvaitokti Ratnamala is another unusual Publication from Calcutta by Panchanana Tarka Ratna Bhattacharya using the Shaka Era 1838 ( 1916 CE ).

https://archive.org/stream/DvaitoktiRatnamala1916PanchananaTarkaRatnaBhattacharya/Dvaitokti%20Ratnamala%201916%20-%20Panchanana%20Tarka%20Ratna%20Bhattacharya#page/n3/mode/2up
Another Book of interest for its mixed use of Urdu and Tatsama Hindi were some Old Book of Sermons from Advaita Ashram Mathura.
The 3 Volumes we found of a possible Decalogy are below :

Advaitananada Ya Sachidananda Prakash:

https://archive.org/details/AdvaitanandaYaSachchidanandaPrakashaVIIISwamiAdvaitananda

https://archive.org/details/AdvaitanandaYaSachchidanandaPrakashaXSwamiAdvaitananda
https://archive.org/details/AdvaitananadaYaSachidanandaPrakashIIIParamhansaAdvaitananda

This Tika on Bhagavata Gita by Lahiri Mahashaya has a Preface by Goinath Kaviraj also.

https://archive.org/details/BhagavataGitaI1954LahiriMahashayaAndSanyal

Other Rare books available at:
https://archive.org/details/@indologicalbooks#collections
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2 New Sharada Manuscripts at Raghunath Temple

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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:

i. Ganapati Stavaraja ( from Bhaivhsya Purana ),
ii. Bhavani Nama Sahasraka (from Rudrayamala),
iii. Vitastata Stotram
iv. Jwalamukhi Stotram ( Ratna Pancha Kavya) )
v. Sharika Stotram
vi. Saundarya Lahari
vii. Mukunda Mala
viii. Narakottarana Sotra(?)
ix. Bhagavata Gita ( Mahabharata )
x. Devi Mahatmya ( Markandeya Purana )
xi. Indrakshi Stotra
https://www.scribd.com/doc/282233320/Ganapati-and-Other-11-Stotras-4766-4776-Sharada-Part1
The second Sharada Manuscript is the Bhuvanshwari Panchanga – from the Rudrayamala – according to the Title.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/280421543/Bhuvaneshwari-Panchangam-From-Rurayamala-Alm-3887-Sharada-Tantra

eGangotri III

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Dear All:

We finally completed digitizing at UPSS, Lucknow and my Staff is now in Jammu to commence work in Raghunath Temple Library which has over 4200 Manuscripts.

Our Target of Digitizng all Sharada manuscripts in UPSS is short by around 10-15 Manuscripts and one of the Intriguing entiries under Sharada merely mentioned as “Kashmirika GranthaH” I had been pursuing from Day One but it could never be traced largely because the Manuscript Curator was highly uncooperative.

Since the Original Catalgoers never identified its Title/Author I had hopes of stumbling upon something unique.

Jagadanda Jha Sahib – Librarian UPSS who very kindly introduced us to the Manuscipt Division has said that he will try to provide us with a Digital Copy over Time.

It is regrettable we have only done half of the Work we had the Potential to finish thanks in large Parts to the Curator whose busy schedule Newspaper/Tea/Chat Therapy /Aaraam Yoga on Desk permitted her the Time to open the Almirah only once a Day.

Hence, much as I wanted Peter Freund/Demian Martins/Mark Guruji’s Special Requests we could never make it ( except for 4 Entries from Mark Guruji).

All 155 Manuscripts can be seen here:

https://www.scribd.com/indicmanuscripts
Or at Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw4MoXZjLpcMN19PLURndU5LYmM&usp=sharing

*Ever since, scribd scapped its Collection feature – I am unable to provide Selections.

The Ones we specifically did after my Last Newsletter in Diwali are here:

SharadaPostDiwali

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw4MoXZjLpcMZU44U2p2a2JDZnc&usp=sharing

28 Manuscripts of Tantragama are in Devanagari :
57 are in Sharada

Interesting Ones amongst the Sharada Ones are:

Abhinavagupta’s Gitartha Sangraha ( Boris for You! )
10 Folios of Ishvara Pratyabhijna Karika of Abhinavagupta ( with unpublished magrginal Notes. )
Yoga Vasishtha of Valmiki ( at 684 Pages and 461 MB )
Bhairava Anukarana Tantra
Bhairava Stambha Tantra
Shiva Tantra
Bhagawat Gita
Martanda MAhatmya ( must be important for the Kashmiri Shaivites given the famous Martand Temple in Indo-Pak Border ) and Mattan a place name which is actually corruption of Martanda.
Nekshma Pratishtha
Two Panchastavis
few folios of Kularnava

Amongst the Devanagari Ones:
Hatha Pradeepika ( Jim M. for you )
some folios of Rudra Yamals ( Dr. Naithani for you ) and
Shyama Rahasya ( The Secrets of the Dark Godess )
The Printed Version of the Book available online at
Shyama Rahasya Tantram

the Introduction says something to the effect that this book is much feared by all and Practitioners scared to mention it but now my audacity and boldness I put it in front of You )

A Few in Gurumukhi which include Bhagawata Dashmam Skandha/Vedanta Prakriya Jana Bodhini/Vedanta Siddhanta Sara/Guru Mahima Prakasha.

I am still not sure if the Vedantic Titles refer to Sanskrit Originals in Gurumukhi Script or Translations. The former I am told is difficult because Gurumukhi lacks the halanta which would render the task of transliterating Skt impossible.

Some others the titles are not known, volunteers who know Gurumukhi can kindly inform me the missing titles

A interesting discovery was a hidden letter in Gurumukhi stamped 1886 with Devanagari and English also seen and the British Stamp in Urdu. Some glimpse of History through this Letter.

Gurumukhi

The Last Leg of Swami Amrit Vagbhava Books/Docs is now over.

The folowing are Letters which various devotees and acolytes had written to him over the Years

Letters of amrit Vagbhava:

Two very interesting documents we found were Sanskrit Letters of Dina Nath Yaksha. Dina Nath yaksha as we all know had a immense Library of Rare Sharada Manuscripts in Srinagar which was unfortunately destroyed by Vandals in the Riots of the 90s.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzs7df1AKxSWYzdVT0dTYmtLRHc/view?usp=sharing

The Letter is written in a very flowing and elegant style and also talks about the Plight of the Community in those days.

Spoke to Several Heads of Museums and Repositories in J&K ( Zahid Sahib, Haroun Rashid Sahib, Shailen Kumar Sahib, Paras Mishra ji ) – there welcome and kindness were truly amazing and rare.

Haroun Rashid Sahib told me that there is a Holy Quran in Sharada !!!

They all have assured me in providing access to there repositories and I hope soon I will get to digitize there Manuscripts as well.

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Jammu Campus, 73 Sharada Manuscripts work starts today. Thanks to Devanathan Sir.

Will end this with the Great News that the heart-rending BBC and Other Media Reports of the Complete sabotage of Sri Nagar Museum and destruction of All Manuscripts is not True – Zahid Sahib the Director confirmed on Phone that the only Items damaged were the papier machete items and no Manuscript got damaged !!!!

Zahid Sahib let my Team visit you and digitize the 600 Manuscripts you mentioned before another Flood’s unforgiving assault