Tuesday, February 24, 2015

MS - Nṛsiṃha and Śiva mantra


MS - Nṛsiṃha and Śiva mantra
 Courtesy: Dr. Govinda Sharan Upadhyaya (Friday 13 February 2015 at 20:41)
Available at the following link:

Dr. Upadhyaya gives the following caption to this: 

Mantra-Manuscript : Written in hand made papers by hand made Ink about 302 year ago by one of my ancestor.

मूलपाठ

श्री
१९
1. स्वाहा ।। वज्रदंताय शिखायै वषट् ।। धी
2. महिकवचाय हुं ।। तन्नोनृसिंहनेत्रत्र
3. यायवैाषट् ।। प्रचोदयात्अस्त्रायफट्
4. इति नृसिंहगायत्री ।। अथमंत्रः ।। ओं नृं नृं
5. नृं नृसिंहायनमः ।। इतिमंत्रः ।। १ ।। अथ
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(२०?)
1. शिवगायत्री ।। ओं महादेवाय विमहे ।।
2. रुद्रमूतर्ति धीमहि ।। तन्नोशिवप्रचोदया
3. त् ।। ओं महादेवाय अंगुष्ठाभ्यां नमः ।। वि
4. द्महेतर्जनीभ्यां नमः ।। रुद्रमूर्तिमध्यमा
5. भ्यां नमः ।। धीमहिअनामिकाभ्यां नमः

In English
Śrī
19
The Nṛsiṃha Gāyatrī and the mantra of Lord Nṛsiṃha.
(20 ?)
The Śiva Gāyatrī.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Old Photo: Ason Bazār


Ason Bazār in 1969 AD (2026 BS)

Location : Ason, Kathmandu
Date : 1969 A.D. (2026 B.S.)

In the photograph, the temple at the right is the Gaṇeśa temple. 

People from various parts of the city and outside the city come here to sell their goods in the doko, as depicted in this photograph.

Note the neo-classical buildings. A vehicle is also seen in this photograph.