Purana-ItihasaAugust 13, 2026
The Odia Bhagavata: A Regional Purāṇa's Voice
Vaiśākhapurāṇamāhātmya opens with the Srimad-Bhagavata in Odia — Jagannātha Dāsa's song — and closes with a king's praise, a regional scripture with a local accent.
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DharmashastraAugust 12, 2026
The Three Balls: Ancestral Rites in the Tripiṇḍīśrāddha
Tripiṇḍīśrāddhaprayoga is a manual of the ancestral rites — the three piṇḍas, the Kṣipiṇḍī rite, and the worship that keeps the departed connected to the living.
MathematicsAugust 11, 2026
The Sun's Teaching: Sūryasiddhānta and the Demon Maya
A second Sūryasiddhānta copy preserves the frame story — the demon Maya learning astronomy from the Sun, who sends his own portion rather than burn the student with his radiance.
DarshanaAugust 02, 2026
The Soul's Journey: A Commentary on the Body
Śārīrabhāṣyaṭīkā, a Vedānta commentary on the body, follows the jīva's transmigration — how the soul, equipped with subtle and gross elements, moves to its next body.
KavyaJuly 31, 2026
A Second Rādhāsudhānidhi: The Treasure of Rasa
A second copy of the Rādhāsudhānidhi opens with the same longing — Rādhā as the wish-fulfilling cow of rasa, and the poet meditating on the dust of her feet.
GanitaJuly 29, 2026
One to a Parārdha: The Names of Numbers in Līlāvatī
A Līlāvatī copy lists the names of number-places from one to parārdha — a lakh, a kharva, a mahāpadma — the ancient ladder of tens that made big numbers speakable.
GanitaJuly 27, 2026
From Barley to the Yojana: Measuring the World in Līlāvatī
Another Līlāvatī copy works out the measures — māṣas to palas, aṅgulas to yojanas, kuḍavas to droṇas — the units that let arithmetic meet the market and the map.
DharmashastraJuly 25, 2026
The Bath with a Single Garment: Purification Rituals
Ekavastrasnānavidhi — 'the bath with one garment' — prescribes the rituals of purification: the ash of the Agnihotra for the tilaka, and the sacred bath that restores purity.
VyakaranaJuly 16, 2026
The Roots of a Language: The Dhātupāṭha
The Dhātupāṭha is Pāṇini's list of verbal roots — aj for going, bhṛj for roasting, śuc for sorrow — the raw material from which all Sanskrit words are generated.
BuddhismJuly 15, 2026
A Battle of Demons: The Buddhacarita's Epic Frame
A Buddhacarita manuscript opens with something unexpected — a titanic battle of gods and demons, told with the full machinery of Sanskrit epic war.
Yuddha KalaJuly 08, 2026
The Festival of Victory: A Compendium of War and Medicine
Yuddhajayotsava — 'the festival of victory' — mixes messengers' omens, fever remedies, and alchemical formulas into a working handbook of war and healing.
Yuddha KalaJune 29, 2026
The Mirror of War: Vowels and the Reading of Battle
Yuddhādarśa — 'the mirror of war' — reads the five vowels A, I, U, E, O as the keys to tithi, nakshatra, and ascendant, and the messenger's syllable as the omen of outcome.
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