A 48-13 Mahākaulajñānanirṇaya
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 48/13
Title: Mahākaulajñānanirṇaya
Dimensions: 32 x 5 cm x 32 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari; none
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 3/362
Remarks: Shivite Tantra of the Nātha section
Reel No. A 48-13
Inventory No. 32860
Title Mahākaulajñānanirṇaya
Remarks
Author Matsyendrapāda, also referred to as Macchaghna in the sub-colophons
Subject Śaivatantra
Language Sanskrit
Text Features Śaivite Tantra belonging to the Nātha section.
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material palm-leaf
State incomplete, damaged
Size 32.0 x 5.0 cm
Binding Hole 1, left of centre
Folios 32
Lines per Folio 6
Foliation figures and letters in the middle of the left-hand margin of the verso
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 3/362
Manuscript Features
The following folios are extant: 3; 6; 5; 7-35. Fols. 33-35 have been damaged in the lower right-hand margin. In the space of the binding hole on fol. 35v, the title Mahākaulajñānanirṇayasāra has been inscribed by a modern hand.
Excerpts
Beginning
(m)ūlāṅguṣṭhanakhāgrañ ca ete tatvasya santatiḥ |
aṣṭāda○śavidhan devi jñānañ ca kulagocare ||
kathitaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃyogaṃ yathātathyena bhairavi |
kim anyaṃ pṛcchase nātha sugādhyaṃ pra⁅kaṭaṃ⁆ kṛtaṃ ||
devy uvāca ||
pañcāgnitapas saṃtaptaṃ varṣakoṭir aṇekadhā (!) |
tapas tad udya[[me]] samyak tvatprasādena bhairava || ○
sṛṣṭiyogaṃ mayā jñātaṃ saṃhāraṃ kathayasva me ||
bhairava uvā○ca ||
sādhu tvāṃ kathayiṣyāmi saṃhāran tu yathā bhavet |
kālāgnir udru (!) saṃjñātu nakhāgre nityasaṃsthitaṃ ||
yadā ○ prakṣa[[la]]te ūrddhaṃ (!) saṃhāran tu tadā bhavet |
vaḍavāmukham a(habha)○ñ ca pā⁅tā⁆le sahasaṃ sthitaṃ ||
saptapātālam udd(i)ṣṭaṃ tasyorddhe (!) svargasaṃsthitaṃ |
etāni kathitā bhadre bhuvanā○ni caturdaśaḥ ||
jñātavyā dehamadhye tu tatvarūpā (!) sthitā (!) priye |
sarvajñā⟪….⟫[[n...]] saṃlīnaṃ laya.. śaktigoca⁅re⁆ ||
śivamadhye gatā śaktiḥ kriyāmadhye sthitaḥ śivaḥ |
jñānamadhye ○ kriyā līnā kriyā līyati icchayā ||
icchā śaktilayaṃ yāti yatra tejaḥ paraḥ śivaḥ |
saṃhāran tu imam bha⁅dre⁆ kathitan tava śobhane ||
(fol. 3r1-v1)
End
māṃsam pala○m balir deyā (!) tāṃbūlaṃ candrasaṃyutaṃ |
dhūpañ candanasaurabhyaṃ agaruṃ mṛganābhikaṃ ||
raktapuṣpair viśeṣeṇa suga⁅ndha⁆+++++
ugrāṇi pānipuṣpāṇi gandhahīnan na dāpayet ||
ba○histhaṃ (!) pūjanaṃ proktaṃ ādhyātmaṃ śṛṇu sāṃprataṃ |
raktāmbaradharāḥ sarve raktagandhānulepanā ||
ṣoḍaśā kṛtayaḥ sa+ ++++ vibhūṣitāḥ |
prasannavadanāś caiva pibantyo madirā○savaṃ ||
icchārūpadharāḥ sarve jarāmaraṇavarjitāḥ |
sṛ○ṣṭipravarttakāḥ sarve varadā naikatatparāḥ ||
⁅i⁆++++dā dhyāyed acirāt tatsamo bhavet || ❖ ||
(fol. 35v1-4)
Sub-colophons
iti jñānasya nirniti (!) yoginīkaulam (!) ma○hacchrīmacchaghnapādāvatārite candradvīpavinirgataṃ (!) prathamaḥ paṭalaḥ || ❖ || (fol. 3r2)
iti jñānanirniti (!) yoginīkaulam (!) mahacchrīmacchaghnapādāvatārite candradvīpavinirgataṃ (!) dvitī○yaḥ paṭalaḥ || ❖ || (fol. 3v2-3)
iti jñānanirniti (!) yoginīkaulam (!) mahacchrīmacchaghnapādāvatārite candradvīavinirgate tṛtīyaḥ paṭalaḥ || ❖ || (fol. 5r2-3)
…
iti jñānanirṇṇaye mahāyoginīkaule śrīmatsendra(!)pādāvatā○rite candradvīpavinirgate dvāviṃsatimaḥ paṭalaḥ || ❖ || (fol. 34r3-4)
iti jñānanirṇṇaye mahāyoginī○kaule śrīmatsendra(!)pādāvatārite candradvīpavinirgate trayoviṅsatimaḥ paṭalaḥ || ❖ || (fol. 35r2)
iti jñāna○nirṇṇaye mahāyoginīkaule śrīmatsendrapā(!)vatārite ca○ndradvīpavinirgate caturviṅsatimaḥ paṭalaḥ || ⁅❖ /// (fol. 35v4)
Colophon
guhāpadadharaṃ proktan daśakoṭis tu nirṇṇayaḥ
siddhā○nāṃ yoginīnāṃ ca hṛdayaṃ paramadurlabhaṃ |
guhyāṅ guhyataran nāthasārāt sārataraṃ paraṃ ||
samyag etat (!) mayā bhadre aprakā⁅śaṃ⁆ prakāśitaṃ |
mahākaulam mahādevi śatair daśabhis saṃ○mitaṃ |
jñānasya nirṇṇaye sāraṃ nāmnā sāhasrikam mataṃ || ❖ ||
iti mahākaule jñānanirṇṇaye sāraṃ śrīmatsendrapādā+<ref>The last folio is missing.</ref>
(fol. 35v5-6)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 48/13
Date of Filming 20-10-1970
Exposures 38
Used Copy Berlin
Type of Film negative
Remarks Fols. 23v-25r have been microfilmed twice
Catalogued by OH
Date 07-02-2007
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