The bower's Manuscript : Chapter 2

Till now I have shown you Visarga ः , The letter ऋ etc. Characteristic Features of Sanskrit in this manuscript.

Let's move to Deva Aradhana section present in Part 4 , Leaf 1 , Reverse ( Verso ) part of This manuscript. We will see it's main part. Rest you can see in pic yourself...

Line 1. नंदीरूद्रेश्वराय नमः - hail to Rudra with Nandi , ईश्वराय नमः - Salutations to Ishwara !
Line 2. सर्वदेवेभ्यः नमः - Hail all Devas or Deities , शिवाय नमः - Salutations to Shiva , षष्ठैनमः - Hail to Goddess Shasti ( Devsena ) and more like प्रजापतयैनमः रुद्रायनमः , मरुतानांनमः Salutations to Prajapati , Rudra and Marut (Vayudev)
Line 4. लाभलाभांजयाजयंशिवानुदर्शयस्वा - Hail Shiva for Darshan , Vijay and benefit. सत्यनारायणदेवता etc.
Line 5. देवतांविष्णु : Lord Vishnu ,
नमोपुरुषसिंहस्यप्रसन्नस्तेजनार्दनः
I worship Lord Janardana , The Lion amongst the all Purushas.

This seems to be written by a great King who was a great worshipper of Lord Vishnu and Shiva.

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The Bower's Manuscript : Chapter 3

Now it's time to learn about the Great history of Ayurveda , the collection of natural sciences , scientifically proven with almost nil Side-effects if used properly.

The Bower's Manuscript Part 1 , Leaf 1 , Line 8 consist of names of Some Rishis who have a great role in understanding , giving and delivering Ayurveda to common people.

1. Atreya Punarvasu : Best student of Vedic Rishi Bharadwaj Brahaspatya and one of the Ayurveda Pravartakas. He discovered the Agni Clarified ghee , cure of Diseases like Atisara and other countless medicines. He has been mentioned in Charak samhita many times.

2. Harit

3. Bhela : One of the chief Students of Rishi Atreya. His samhita is called Bhela samhita , incompletely available today in the form of a manuscript of 1650s.

4. Parashar : Grandson of Sage Vashisht.

5. Sambavya

6. Rishi Vashishth : One of the SaptaRishis of the era of Vaivasvata Manu and Guru of Lord Rama.

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जयतु भारतम्
जयतु संस्कृतम्
जयतु सनातनम् 🙏🙏

Devi Lakshmi and her multiple forms from the Shunga period ( 1st Century BCE ).

Different forms of Devi can be seen in these Plaques like - Goddess on Lotus ( पद्मविलासिनी , पद्मासना ) , Lotus in Hands ( पद्महस्ता ) , Warrior form with Weapon like Hairs ( वीरलक्ष्मी , विजयश्री ) , Beneath Chhatra ( महालक्ष्मी ) , Surrounded by Lotuses and Water ( कमलवनविहारिणी ) and Most importantly Devi Gajalakshmi.

Hence proved that Early Mauryan ( in coinage ) Ashokan ( bharahut stupa ) and Shunga era ( plaques and Terracottas ) and in later periods , Devi Lakshmi was worshipped by Maximum people of the Era.

हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् ।
चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥१॥
- Sri suktam , Rigveda

Jayatu Devi 🙏🙏

A double molded Medallion showing King Bharata counting the teeth of a lion cub , Just as mentioned in Abhijnana Shakuntalam Play of Mahakavi Kalidasa..

Verso consists of An alternate Triratna symbol , a jain symbol (here). Which was later adopted by Buddhists showing the history of Bharata is adored by both Jains and Hindus.

Kushana period , 1st to 2nd Century.