Kamaratnam: Sacred Calligraphic Heritage of Ancient Sanskrit Manuscripts at Sri Maharaja Ranbir Singh Sanskrit Research Institute, Sri Raghunath Temple, Jammu, J&K | Sanskrit, English & Hindi | Jammu Series of Texts & Studies (JSTS-5)
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Kāmaratnam is an important yet relatively less-studied work within Tantric literature, associated mainly with the Śākta–Śaiva Tantric tradition. The title itself is symbolic: kāma represents the creative power or cosmic desire underlying creation, while ratna signifies a precious jewel of knowledge. Thus, Kāmaratnam may be understood as the “precious jewel of creative spiritual power.”
The text contains esoteric teachings related to mantra, yantra, meditation, and the worship of the Divine Goddess. Manuscripts of this work have been found in Śāradā script in the Kashmir region, suggesting that the text was likely circulated within the medieval Tantric traditions of Kashmir.











