RARE BOOK ACQUISITIONS

 
Title Author/Editor Date Format
       
Tara Tantram A.K.Maitra 1913 A.D. Org. HB
BijaKosa Sri Daksinamurti Muni 1888 A.D. Org. HB
Devi Rahasyam Sri Raghunatha Sarma 1905 A.D. Org. HB
Jnanarnava Tantram Ganesa Sastri Gokhale 1912 A.D. Org. HB
Mantra Mahodadhi Mahidhara 1932 A.D. Lithoprint
Sri Rudra Bhasya Abhivava Sankaracharya 1916 A.D. Org. HB
Saktananda Tarangini Brahmanandagiri 18?? A.D. Org. HB
Satachakra Purnananda Gosvami 1899 A.D. Org. HB
Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati Kalyani Mallik 1954 A.D. Org. HB
Tantroktaprayogah Sri Nivarana Chandra Smrititirtha 1915 A.D. Org. HB
Kunda Kalpadrumah babu Varanasi Prasada 1879 A.D. Org. HB
Sri Bhuvanesvari Stotram Sri Prithvidharacharya 1955 A.D. Org. HB
Devyah Kavacham   early 19th cent. Org. HB
Yogacintamani   18th cent Org. HB
Varivasya Rahasya Sri Bhaskararaya Makhin 1976 A.D. Org. HB
Sambhala-Lam-Yig Blo-bzam-dpal-Idaan-ye-s 1966 A.D. Org. HB
Lalita Sahasranama R. Ananthakrishna Sastry 1925 A.D. Org. HB
Shakti & Shakta Sir John Woodroffe 1922 A.D. Org. HB
Mahimnastava (The Greatness of Shiva) Sir John Woodroffe 1925 A.D. Org. HB
Principles of Tantra (TantraTattva) Vols. I & II Sir John Woodroffe   Org. HB
Sataratna Samgraha with Sataratnollehani ; Introduction by Shrimat Swami Bhairabananda ; Edited by Pandit Panchanana Shastri, Varanasi. 106 pages. Sir John Woodroffe 1984 A.D. Org. HB
Hymns to the goddess, translated from the Sanskrit by A. Avalon. 2nd edition. 1952. Ganesh & co, Madras . 236 pages Sir John Woodroffe 1952 A.D. Org. HB
Indrajalavidyasangraha, published by Kalikata Vacaspatyayantra   1915 A.D. Facsimile
Todala Tantram, Publisher:Prayaga,Kalyana Mandira   1961 A.D. Facsimile
Brihan Nila Tantram, Printed by Kashmir Mercantile Press, Srinagar, Kashmir Ramchandra Kak & Harabhatta Shastri 1938 A.D. Facsimile
Sarvollasa Tantram of Srimat Sarvanandanatha Forward by Gopinath Kaviraj 1862 A.D. Org. HB
Sarvollasa Tantram of Srimat Sarvanandanatha, intro by sri dinesachandra bhattacharya, edited by sri rasamohana chakravarti.  Revised edition, Calcutta Forward by Gopinath Kaviraj 1953 A.D Org. HB
A Catalogue of Palm leaf and selected paper Manuscripts belonging to the Durbar Library Nepal , Calcutta, [Volume # II] MM Haraprasad Shastri, 1915 A.D. Org. HB
A Descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Government collection under the care of The Asiatic society of Bengal; Vol # 8 - In 2 parts (Tantra Manuscripts) MM Haraprasad Shastri 1939/1940 A.D. Org. HB
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (Deposited in the library of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta & other collections)
Ist series - in 11 Volumes (Vol # 11 missing)  Cataloged by Raja Rajendra Lala Mitra. Published under order of Govt. of Bengal, Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press, 1871-1895 A.D.
2nd series - in 4 Volumes (complete) Cataloged by MM Haraprasad Shastri, 1898-1911 A.D.

Raja Rajendra Lala Mitra and MM Haraprasad Shastri

1871-1911 A.D.

Org. HB 

A descriptive catalogue of sanskrit mss. in the Sampurnanada university. Vol VI, in 3 parts - Tantra Shastra     Org. HB
Tantrik sadhana O Siddhanta : B.S. 1369, 352pp Bengali script Gopinath Kaviraj

1962 A.D.

Org. HB
Sri Sri Kali Kula Kundalini Prathama Khanda      Pranita Pabna, B.S. 1344  264pp Bengali Script Sri Jukta Bhulua Baba 1937 A.D. Org. HB
Pranatoshini Tantra (Bengali script/trans)
Edition: 1st edition, B.S. 1266, 564pp
Publisher: Kalikata Samachar Sudhabarshan
Sri Prankrishna Biswasdista Sri Ramtoshan Vidyalankar Bhattacharya Birachita

1859 A.D.

Org. HB
Goraksa Paddhati - Published & Printed at Lakshmi Venkateshvar Press, Mumbai. 1981 Vikram era Edited and translated in Hindi by Pt. Mahidhara Sarma 1924 A.D. HB
Sakta Pramodah - with several line illustrations, printed in Mumbai,1968 Vikram

 Revised by Pt. Raghuraja Dubey

1911 A.D. HB
Mantramahanava - compiled from various sources by Mantrasastri Pt. Madhavaraya Vaidya of Prayaga - Purvakhanda and Uttarakhanda - 732 leaves (over1460 pages) bearing scores of Yantras and diagrams - slightly damp stained in 1st and middle few leaves, also moth eaten in few leaves damaging 2-3 letters and neatly repaired. Careful handling is needed. Loose leaves edn., Mumbai, 1981 Vikram era.   1924 A.D. (Loose- Leaves)(Letter-Press)
Siddhanagarjunakakkshaputham, Calcutta, Bengali Script.   late 18th / early 19th Org. HB
Vividhatantrasamgraha R.M.Chattopadhyaya 1885 A.D. Org. HB
Tantrabilasir Sadhusangha  Vol 2 Calcutta, 310pp Pramod Kumar Chattopadhyaya   Org. HB
Adbhut Kamakhya Tantra  3rd rev Calcutta  120pp Bengali Script, 1354 Bengal Sri Pranakrishna Pal Kartika sangrihita 1947 A.D. Org. HB
Asal O prachin Indrajala sampadana,  Calcutta,  96pp Bengali Script, 1375 Bengal Sri Tarashankar Mukhopadhyaya 1968 A.D. Org. HB
Sanuvad Pithamala Mahatantram, Kenachita tantrikacharya sankalita, 2nd ed Calcutta 280pp Bengali script, 1333 Bengal Sri Sri Krishna Bhattacharya sanshodhitam 1926 A.D. Org. HB
Kalpataru Kamadhenu Grantha, Calcutta, Bengali Script By Sri Ramdasji Tapaswi Birachita 1950 A.D Org. HB
Mahasammelan Tantra sadhana parishad Varanasi  Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya   1965 A.D Org. HB
Tantravarttika - Dhrta sloka Barnanukramik, title page missing, Devanagari Script, Varanasi, 1186p.   mid-late 18th cent. Org. HB
Shyamarahasyam Mul O Banganuvad. Samet, Kartika Sankalita O Phakashita. Calcutta, 146pages, Bengali Script, 1908 Sambat Sri Probodh Chandra Pal & Bros   Org. HB
Rudrayamalam, with commentary by Pandit Jivananda Vidyasagar. Pages 1-34 missing. Devanagari Script, Calcutta, 488pages.   Late 18th cent. Org. HB
Brhat Adbhut Jaduvidya, Title page missing, few pages worm eaten,240pp, Bengali Script, 1315 Bengal Sudev Chandra Chattopadhyaya 1908 A.D. Org. HB
Pranatoshini tantra, Publisher: Basumati sahitya Prachar, Publication date 1335 Bengal Ramtoshan Vidyalankar 1927 A.D Org. HB
Mahavidyasutradi Samgrahah, with english intro by A. Madhukesvara Rao. Vijayanagaram Ganapati Muni 1972 A.D. Org. HB
Brihat Tantrasara (Bengali Script) Mahamahopadhyaya Srimat Krishnananda Bhattacharya Samkalitam.  Translated by Prasanna Kumar Shastri Bhattacharya. 4th edition. 1912, Calcutta, Rebound, few pinholes. Mahamahopadhyaya Srimat Krishnananda 1912 A.D. Org. HB
Kalitantram, Edited by Satishchandra Siddhanta Bhushanam Bhattachrayya, Calcutta, 1923. Translated into Sanskrit and Bengali. Sanskrit portion complete. (in Bengali up to 10 th Patal). 66 pages. Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad Series No.2.  Rebound.   1923 A.D. Org. HB
       

Series

Tantrik Texts (TT)      
     
Vol.I - Tantrabhidhana with Vijanighantu and Mudra-Nighantu, Edited by Taranatha Vidyaratna with Intro by Arthur Avalon, Luzac & Co, 1937
Vol. II - Shatchakranirupana & Padukapanchaka, Edited by Taranatha Vidyaratna Luzac & Co, 1924
Vol. III -

Prapanchasara Tantra (Part I), edited by Taranatha Vidyaratna, intro by A.Avalon. Calcutta, 1914.

Vol. IV - Kaulacudamani Nigama edited by Girisha Chandra Vedantatirtha, Intro by Akshaya Kumar Maitra, Calcutta,1915, 1st ed.
Vol. V - Kularnava Tantra, edited by Taranatha Vidyaratna, with intro by A.Avalon, Luzac, 1965, 2nd ed.  
Vol. VII - Sri Cakrasamvara Tantra, edited by Kazi Dausamdup with forward by A.Avalon. 1913
Vol. VIII - Tantraraja Tantra (Part I) Edited by Mahamahopadhyaya Sadashiva Mishra, Luzac, 1918
Vol. IX - Karpuradistotram, Intro & Comm by Vimalanda Svami, Trans by A.Avalon, Luzac & Co. 1922
Vol. X - Kamakala Vilasa by Punyananda with Comm by Natananandanatha, edited by Mahamahopadhyaya Sadashiva Mistra, english translation by A. Avalon, 1922
Vol. XI - Kaula and other Upanishads with commentary by Bhaskararaya, Sitarama Shastri Calcutta 1922
Vol. XII - Tantraraja Tantra (Part II) Edited by Mahamahopadhyaya Sadashiva Mishra, Luzac, 1926
Vol. XIII - Mahanirvana Tantra, 1913
Vol. XIV - Kaulavali Nirnayah of Jnanananda Paramahamsa - Caluctta, 1928
Vol. XVI - Sharadatilaka Tantram (Part 1) Chapters I-VII, Edited by Arthur Avalon, Published for Agamanusandhana Samiti by The Sanskrit Press Depository, 30 Cornwallis Street, Calcuta, 1933
Vol. XVII - Sharadatilaka Tantram (Part 2) Chapters VIII-XXV, Edited by Arthur Avalon, Published for Agamanusandhana Samiti by The Sanskrit Press Depository, 30 Cornwallis Street, Calcuta, 1933
Vol. XVIII - Prapanchasara Tantra (Part I), Ed. Atalananda Sarasvati, with comm. by Padmapada, Calcutta, 1935, 1st edition..
Vol. XVIIII - Prapanchasara Tantra (Part 2), Ed.  Atalananda Sarasvati, with comm. by Padmapada, Calcutta, 1935, 1st edition..
Vol. XXI - Tara Bhakti Sudharnava, 1940
     

Kashmir Series of Texts and Studies (KSTS)

   
I (1) - The Shiva sutras of Vimarshini  with Vimarshini by Kshemaraja, Srinagar, 1968 samvat. [a]
III (3) - The Pratyabhijna Hridaya, by Kshemaraja. Srinagar, Kashmir, 1911 [a]
IV (4) - The Shiva sutra Varttika by Bhaskara, Srinagar [a]
V (5) - The Spanda Karikas with the Vritti by Kallata [a]
VI (6) - The Spanda Karikas with the Vivriti of Ramakantha [a]
VIII (8) - The Vijnana Bhairava, Bombay, 1918 [a]
X (10) - The Stava Chintamani of Bhatta Narayana, Srinagar, 1918 [a][s]
XI (11) - The Mahartha Manjari of Mahesvara Nanda, Bombay, 1918 [a]
XIII (13) - The Shath Trimshat Tattva sandoha, Bombay, 1918 [a]
XIV (14) - Tha Bhavopahara of Chakrapani Natha, Bombay, 1918 [a]
XV (15) - The Para Praveshika of Kshemaraja, Bombay, 1918 [a]
XV1 (16) -  The Spanda Sandoha of Kshemaraja, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1917 [s][a]
XVIII (18) - The Para Trimshika, with commentary by Abhinavagupta, Bombay 1918 [a]
XIX (19) - The Janma-Marana Vichara of Bhatta Vamadeva, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1918 [s][a]
XX (20) - The Amaraugha Shasan of Goraksha-Natha, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1918 [s][a]
XXI (21) - The Mahanaya Prakasha of Rajanaka Sthiti Kantha, Bombay, 1918 [a]
XXII (22) - Isvarapratyabhijna Vrttivimarsini of Utpaladeva, 1918 [s] [a]
XXIII (23) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 1, Allahabad, 1918 [a]
XXIV (24) -  The Tantravata-Dhanika, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1918 [s][a]
XXVIII (28) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 2, Bombay, 1921 [a]
XXIX (29) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 6, Allahabad 1921 [a}
XXXI (31) - Sri Malinivijaya varttikam of Abhinavagupta, Srinagar, 1921 [a]
XXXIII (33)- Isvarapratyabhijna of Utpaladeva, 1921 [s]
XXXV (35) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 5, Allahabad 1922 [a]
XXXVI (36)- The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 4, Bombay 1922 [a]
XXXVIII 38- The Svacchanda Tantram (Vol II), Srinagar, Kashmir, 1923 [a]
XXXIX (39) - The Vatulanatha - Sutras with Vritti of Anantasaktipada, Bombay ,1923. [a]
XLI (41) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 7, Bombay, 1924 [a]
XLII (42) - Spandakarikas Kshemaraja krta Nirnayapata, Srinagar, 1925 [a]
XLIII (43) - The Shivasutra varttikam by Varadaraja, Srinagar, 1925 [a]
XLV (45) - The Nareshvarapariksha of Sadyojyotih with commentary by Ramakantha, Srinagar, 1926 [s][a]
XLVI (46) - The Netra Tantram - Vol 1, with commentary by Kshemaraja, Bombay, 1926 [a]
XLVII (47) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 8, Bombay, 1926 [a]
VII (52) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 10, Bombay, 1933 [a]
LIII (53) - The Svacchanda Tantram - Vol 5 (b), Srinagar, Kashmir, 1930 [a]
LIV (54) - The Sivadristi of Srisomanandanatha, Jammu and Kashmir, 1934 [a]
LVI (56) - The Svacchanda Tantram - Vol 6, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1935 [a]
LVII (57) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 11 [a]
LVIII (58) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 12 [a]
LIX (59) - The Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta - Vol 9, Bombay, 1938 [a]
LX (60) - The Isvarapratyabhijna Vivritivimarsini (Vol I) by Abhinavagupta, 1938 [s]
LXII (62) - The Isvarapratyabhijna Vivritivimarsini (Vol II) by Abhinavagupta, 1941 [s] [a} 2 copies
LXIII (63) - The Devinamavilasa by Sahib Kaul, Lahore, 1942 [a]
LXV (65) - The Isvarapratyabhijna Vivritivimarsini (Vol III) by Abhinavagupta, 1943 [s] [a] 2 copies
LXV1 (66) - Vamakesvarimatam with commentary of Rajanaka Jayaratha, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1945 [s][a]
LXVIII (68) - Paratrisika Laghuvritt by Abhinavagupta.  Srinagar ,1947. [a]
LXIX (69) - The Paratrisika Vivriti of Rajanaka Lakshmirama. Srinagar ,1947. [a]
LXXII (72) - The Prasadamandanam by Sutradharamandana, Srinagar, 1947 [a]  
LXXIV (74) - Paratrishika-Tatparyadipika and Shakta Vijnanam of Somananda.1947 [a]  
LXXV (75) - Lokaprakasha of Kshemendra, Srinagar , 1947. [a]  
LXXVI (76) - Bodhapanchadashika of Abhinavagupta and Paramartha-charcha: of Ahinavagupta. 1947. [a]  
LXXVII (77) Gilgit Manuscripts (Vol III Part I), 1947 [a]  
LXXIX (79) - A critical note on the Vallabhadeva's commentary on the Shishupalavadham by J.D.zadoo [a]  
 
Sarasvati Bhavana Granthamala (SBG)
 

No. 7 -

Yogini Hridaya, edited by Gopinath Kaviraj, Sarasvati Bhavan Granthamala, Varanasi, 1963
     
Calcutta Sanskrit Series (CSS)
 

No. 7 -

Matrkabheda Tantram - Edited with variants, notes in Sanskrit and Intro in Sanskrit and English by Chintamani Bhattacharya, 1933
     
Mithila Institute Series (MIS)
 

No. 8b -

Mantra Kaumudi of MM.Devanatha Thakkur - Edited by Pt.Ramanatha Jha, Darbhanga, 1960

No. 23a -

Tantra Kaumudi of MM.Devanatha Thakkura - Edited by Pt. Ramanatha Jha, Darbhanga, 1969
   
Gaekwad's Oriental Series (GOS)
   

No. 22 -

Parasuramakalpasutra with Ramewara"s commentary ed by A.Mahadeva Sastri. Baroda, 1923, 390pp, [Part I only]

No. 23 -

Nityotsava of Umanandanatha [supplement to Parasurama kalpasutra] edited by A. Mahadeva Sastry, revised and enlarged by Swami Trivikrama Tirtha, Third Edition, Baroda Oriental Institute, 1948 ( 2 copies procured )

No. 56 -

Parananda Sutra, edited by Swami Trivikrama Tirtha & B. Bhattacharyya, 1931

No. 166 -

Saktisangam Tantra - (Part IV) by Dr. B. Bhattacharyya, 1978
   
Kashi Sanskrit Series (KSS)
   

No. 143 -

Gayatritantram of Sri Sankara, with the “tattvadipika” hindi commentary – By Pt.Sivadatta Misra Sastri  ; Edited By Pt. Tarakanatha Bhattacharya, Varanasi . 1969. 118 pages.