The Svachchhanda Tantra With the commentary of Kshemaraja

THE KASHMIR SERIES OF

TEXTS AND STUDIES.

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SWACCHANDA=TANTRA WITH COMMENTARY BY

KSHEMARAJA. EDITED WITH NOTES BY f>ANDlT

MADHUSUDAN KAUL SHASTRl,

M. A., M. o.

L.,

Superintendent Research Department,

JAMMU AND KASHMIR SRINAGAR.

STATE,

Published under the Authority of the Government of His Highness Lieut.-General Maharaja

Sir

PRATAP SINGH SAHIB BAHADUR, 0. C. S.

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G. C.

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MAHARAJA OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR STATE.

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SRIS\VACCHANDA*TANTRAM,

PREFACE, The

1 present edition of the Swacchanda-Tantram " " is based on collation of the \vith the Uddyota

following manuscripts:

Belongs to Pandita Raja Ram S'astri, late Principal of the Rajakiya Pathas'ala, Srinagar. The Ms. is an old one and written out on old Kashmiri

A.

paper in S'arada character. It is generally correct. A copy of the same by Pandita Sridhara Gadaroo, who formerly worked in this this

office,

lies in

the Library of

Department.

B. This was written out by Rajanaka Ratnakantha in 1608 Anno S'aka as is manifest from the 2

It is very of the first Patala. old and Kaula Sahib of Pandita Kantha belongs to Purushayar, Character, old S'arada. Paper, Srinagar, Kashmir.

colophon

1.

Calcutta

Honourable Sir John Woodroffe of the High Court was found by my predecessor to use

The

the edition of this book prepared by this Department, and Pandita Kara Bhatta, a Pandita of this Department, was suspected to have given him assistance by way of supplying

him with the edited text of this Department. But the Home Minister, Jammu and Kashmir State, after instituting full enquiries in the matter, record in this office. 2.

dropped

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