Rāmayaśorasāyana - Gyan Bhandaar
Gyan Bhandaar
This is the title page of Ramayashorasayana (The Elixir of Rama's Glory), a Sanskrit text written by Keshavaraja. The manuscript is catalogued as accession number 1657 from 1891-92-95 with new number 8, and has been microfilmed as indicated by the red ink stamp. The work appears to be a devotional or literary composition focused on Lord Rama.
Sanskrit

Rāmayaśorasāyana

This manuscript, titled Rāmayaśorasāyana and authored by Keśavarāja, is a vernacular narrative poem (rasāla) recounting the epic story of Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā, and Rāvaṇa, composed in a Rajasthani or Gujarati dialect with Devanagari script. The text opens with invocations to the guru, Sarasvatī, and Jain tīrthaṅkaras, situating the work within a Jain devotional and literary tradition that emphasizes dharma, mokṣa, and the purifying power of Rāma's narrative. The manuscript includes detailed genealogical and cosmological references, such as the kingdoms of Laṅkā and Kiṣkindhā, the lineage of rākṣasa and vānara kings, and episodes involving ascetics, battles, and moral instruction, reflecting a syncretic blend of Hindu epic material and Jain ethical philosophy. Administrative marginalia and accession stamps indicate its cataloging history, with the manuscript bearing the accession number 1657 (1891-92-95) and new number 8, and marked as microfilmed.