A 1174-24(26) Śivāṣṭaka
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 1174/24
Title: Śivāṣṭaka
Dimensions: 38.5 x 13 cm x 77 folios
Material: thyāsaphu
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 3/40
Remarks:
Reel No. A 1174/24
Title Śivāṣṭaka
Subject Stotra
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material Thyasaphu
State complete
Size 38.5 x 13 cm
Binding Hole -
Folios 80
Lines per Folio 10
Foliation none
Illustrations In the middle of the manuscript there are more than 50 pages with drawings of various deities and a maṇḍala with Nāgas around the edge. The drawings are vivid, of good artistic quality and with many details.
Date of Copying
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 3-40
Manuscript Features
The manuscript contains 32 Stotras, see A 1174-24 Stotrasaṃgraha for a complete list.
In many places a and e are indistinguishable, likewise ā and o.
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||
viśveśvarāya narakārṇṇavatāraṇāya
jñānapradāya karuṇāmṛtasāgarāya |
karppūrakundadhavalāya jaṭādharāya
dāridraduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya || 1 ||
gaurīpriyāya niśirājakalādharāya
kālāntakāya bhujagādhipakaṅkaṇāya |
gaṃgādharāya gajarājavimarddanāya
dāridraduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya || 2 ||
bhaktapriyāya bhavarogabhayāpahāya
divyāya divyavasanāya guṇārṇṇayāya(!) ||
tejomayāya nikhilāgamasaṃsthitāya
dāridraduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya || 3 || (fol. 72v10-73r2)
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End
muktāya yajñaphaladāya gaṇeśvarāya
gītapriyāya vṛṣabheśvaravāhanāya ||
mātaṅgacarmmavasanāya maheśvarāya
daridraduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya || 8 ||
vaśiṣṭhena kṛtaṃ stotraṃ sarvvarāganikṛntanaṃ |
sarvvakāmapradan nṛṇāṃ hatyākoṭivināśanaṃ ||
goghnaś caiva surāpeya(!) strībālagurughātakaḥ |
yaḥ paṭhet prayato bhaktyā śivasāyujyam āpnuyāt || (fol. 73r6-8)
Colophon
iti vaśiṣṭhakṛtaṃ śivāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇṇaṃ || || śrīśaṅkaraprītir astu || || śubhaḥ || || (fol. 73r8-9)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 1174/24z
Date of Filming 20-01-1987
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive (scan)
Catalogued by AM
Date 13-12-2013
