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295 No. 898. gayatripurascaranavidhih | Substance, country paper, 12 x 44 inches. Folia, 8. Lines, 10 on a page. Extent, 200 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, Sr. 1716. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Asiatic Society. Appearance, new. Prose. Correct. Directions for performing certain ceremonies for acquiring proficiency and mastery over the Gayatri. Anonymous. Gayatri-purus 'charana-vidhi. Beginning. atha gayacaunyasaprarambhah | om hram atmatattvam sodhayami svaha | om om paratattvam sodhayami svaha | om mam ham paratparatattvam sodhayami khaha | surabhijnanasurpanca yonih kurme'tha pankajam | End. linganirvanamudranca japante'stau ca karayet || japam nivedya isvararpanam kuryat | yadaksarapadam bhrastam matrahinanca yadbhavet | tatsarvam ksamyatam deva prasida paramesvara | Colophon iti purascaranavidhih samaptah | visayah | vyangapratyangesu gayatraksaravisesanyasakathanam, gayatromanasipuja, gayatrisapa- mocanam, gayatrimantrasya brahmastragneyastradikaranaprakarah | gayacijapavidhih | uttaranyasavidhisca | No. 899. sanksepagayatrinyasa prayogah | Substance, country paper, 12 X 44 inches. Folia, 4; lines, 10 on a page. Extent, 100 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, SK. 1715. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Asiatic Society. Appearance, new. Prose. Correct. Sankshepagayatri-nyasa-prayoga. A brief manual for the adoration of the Divinity through the Gayatri. Anonymous. Beginning. atha sanksepagayatrinyasah | adyetyadi • krtapurvasankalpasiddhidvara sriparamesvara • purvasankalpitacaturvimsatilaksatmakagayatripurascaranamadhye yathamsena gayacijapamaham karisye, tadangavihitam sarirasuddhipurvakam gayatrimantra japadhikara sidyartha pava- nabhatasuddhipranapratisthanta mataka va himatakagayatrinyasamca karisye |