A 35-2 Brahmajñānasubhāṣita

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 35/2
Title: Brahmajñānasubhāṣita
Dimensions: 23 x 4 cm x 9 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Vedānta
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1362
Remarks:

Reel No. A 35-2

Title Brahmajñānasubhāṣita

Subject Vedānta

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material palm-leaf

State Incomplete

Size 23 x 4 cm

Binding Hole 1, left of the centre

Folios 10

Lines per Folio 3

Foliation figures in the left margin of the verso

Place of Deposite NAK

Accession No. 1-1362

Manuscript Features

After the eighth folio, on which there is a colophon, there are two more folios by the same hand, probably with the same text. The text there is even more incomprehensible than before. The writing on 10v is completely rubbed off.

Then follows one folio by another hand, 4 lines per page, neatly written. Then 5 more folios, each by another hand, written in a cursive style similar to that of the main text.

Excerpts

Beginning

oṃ nama siddhiḥ śrīgaṇesāya namo || ekānta pucchanti pārvvatī || brahmajñāna ke lakṣaṇaṃ || piṇḍabrahmā ko utpanna || katha deva maheśvara || || īśvara uvāca || avito(?) utpadyate ākāśaṃ || ākāśa utpadyate vāyu || vāyusya utpadyate teja || tejasya utpadyate toyaḥ || toyasya utpadyate mahi || śṛṇu devi pārvvati || mahisya vilayate toyaṃ || toyasya vilayate tejaṃ || tejasya vilayate vāyum || vāyusya vilayate ākāśa || ākāsya vilayate avigataḥ | paṃcan tattve bhavate śreṣṭhaṃ || tatvaṃ tatvaṃ vivilīyate || umā pucchanti mahādeva ||

piṇḍabrahmāṇḍa ko leśā || atitatatvo paraṃ brahma paṃcatatva ke varṇṇa katha deva maheśvara || īśvara uvāca | piri pṛthvi || śveto āyu || rāto teja || nīli vāyuḥ || kālo ākāśa || pārvaty uvāca || paṃcatatva ke varṇṇa bhave svāmin || (1v1-3r1)

End

lāṃtī śṛṇuhu pārvvatī || evaṃ ca prāṇavātikā || evaṃ ca prāṇatatvam(?) jānāmi | … (8r1-2)

Colophon

iti lāṃtividhi samāpta || śubham astu sarvvadā || ❖ paṃcatatva (8r3)

«1st extra folio:»

❖ oṃ namo lokanāthāya || jayasiddhivirñcicaritrakaraṃ vugameśvara(?) nāma suṛddhikaraṃ | himaśailatadāstha subhikṣakaraṃ praṇamāmi sadā bhayadānakaraṃ || …

«2nd extra folio:»

❖ oṃ sāradāya nama(!) ||

salasvati namas tubhyaṃ vade(!) kāmarūpiṇi

vidyārabhaṃ(?) karikṣyāmi(?) sidhi(!) bhavatu me sadā ||

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 35/2

Date of Filming 16-09-1970

Exposures 21

Used Copy Berlin

Type of Film negative

Catalogued by AM

Date 2002