A 184-12(1) Bāṇaliṅgapratiṣṭhā
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 184/12
Title: Uḍḍāmareśvaratantra
Dimensions: 25 x 16 cm x 48 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/2673
Remarks:
Reel No. A 184-12(1)
Title Bāṇaliṅgaparīkṣā, Bāṇaliṅgapratiṣṭhā
Remarks assigned to the various Tantras Brahmayāmala-piṅgalāmata, merutantra, kālottara-hemādrikāṇḍa, sūtasaṃhitā, śaktisaṃgamatantra.
Author
Subject Śaivatantra
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Devanagari
Material paper (booklet)
State complete
Size 25.0 x 16.0 cm
Binding Hole
Folios 48
Lines per Folio 11–17
Foliation none
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 4/2673
Manuscript Features
The contents of the MTM:
- exp. 2b–13b → A 184-12(1) Bāṇaliṅgapratiṣṭhā
- exp. 14a–26b → A 184-12(2) (Varṇādidevatādhyāna)
- exp. 27a–40b → A 184-12(3) Parātantra
- exp. 41a–44a → A 184-12(4) Taruṇī-ullāsa
- exp. 44b–50b → A 184-12(5) Kārtavīryārjunasahasranāmastava
The first seven lines on the first page (exp. 2b) have faded and are difficult to read.
- … || pañcāśat 50 jāti … || || mikhāsyāyāvāsa || || || … bindusthāna rahasya co amṛtadhārā cintalapāva .. jūhū … krodha lobha moha madāścaryya ādi … śaktiva śivayā saṃyoga, bhā .. .. va pā … || || taruṇa-ullāse || || kāma 1 krodha 2 lobha 3 me … || || || śrīsī .. .. ma || ajñāna 1 jñāna 2 moha 3 || || || (exp. 2b1–7)
After that the ending of the Bāṇaliṅgotpattikathana, which continues from the following page (exp. 3a), is written in a smaller script (see "End 1" and "Colophon 1"). On exp. 3b begins the main text about Bāṇaliṅga (see "Beginning 2").
Excerpts
Beginning 1
piṅgalovāca ||
bāṇaśabda katham proktaṃ ko vā bāṇeti kīrttitaḥ || 6 ||
kasmiṃ sthāne tu tad grāhyam etat sarvaṃ bravīhi me ||
sādhu sādhu mahājñeya tvayā coditato hy ahaṃ || 7 ||
kathayāmi na sandeho yathā śāstrasya niścayaḥ (exp. 3a1–2)
End 1
tathā liṅgākṛtau gehe nadīpra .. vaṇodbhavet ||
annyaśailabhavec caiva bāṇa .āṇ. .. r ucyate || 35 || (exp. 2a11–12)
Colophon 1
iti śrībrahmayāmale piṃgalāmate bāṇaliṅgotpattikathanaṃ || || ||
grantha saṃkhyā 190 || || ||
samvat 1956 sāla miti caitra vadi 11 roja ⟪…⟫le lekheko ho śubhm || || ||
rūpaṃ rūpavivarjitasya bhavato dhyānena yan nirmitaṃ ||
stutyā nirvacanīyatākhilaguro durīkṛtā yan mayā || 1 ||
vyā‥ ‥ tvañ ca vināśitaṃ tava vibho yat tīrthayātrādinā ||
kṣantavyaṃ jagadīśa me mahad idaṃ doṣatrayaṃ yat kṛtaṃ || 2 || (exp. 2a12–15)
Beginning 2
1 indrādidevaiḥ pūjitā tatra bāṇaliṇge tat tad devatānāṃ śastrasya cihnāni bhavantīty arthaḥ
2 bāṇākhyena śivena kṛtvā pratikṛtiḥ | pratiṣṭhāṃ kṛtaḥ | pratiṣṭhāṅ kṛtaḥ sabāṇam iti || ||
…
16 nānāvarṇayuktaṃ jaṭājūṭasahitaṃ yasmiṃn bāṇaliṇge dṛśyate samṛtyuṃ jayaliṅgaṃ surāsuraiḥ pūjitam || ||
17 dīrghākāram bhūtvā khetavarṇaṃ liṃgañ ca kṛṣṇabindusahitaṃ sanīlakaṇṭhasaṃjñam ||
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || ||
atha bāṇaliṃgalakṣaṇam āha hemādrikāṃḍe kālottare tad yathā ||
narmadādevikāyāṃ ca gaṃgāyamunayos tathā ||
saṃti puṇyanadīnāṃ ca bāṇaliṃgāni ṣaṇmukhaḥ ||
īndrā1dipūjitāny atra tac cihnaiḥ cihnitāni ca ||
sadā saṃnnihitas tatra śivaḥ sarvārthadāyakaḥ ||
kṛtaḥ pratiṣṭ[h]itaṃ liṃgabā[[2]]ṇākhyena śivena ca || (exp. 3b1–4b4)
Sub-colophon 2
iti sūtasaṃhitāyāṃ bāṇaliṃgaparīkṣā || (exp. 5b4)
iti bāṇaliṃgaparikṣā || (exp. 10b7)
iti triśaktyātmakaśālagrāmabāṇaliṃgalakṣaṇam uktaṃ || (exp. 11a4)
iti śrīśaktisaṃgamāditaṃtrokte sarvaśaktipūjādhārasthānanirṇayakathanaṃ samāptam || (exp. 13b4–5)
End 2
piṃḍikā cāgrataḥ sthāpya kṛśaṃ yady adho vānakaṃ(!) ||
(10) ūrddhvaṃ kṛśaṃ yadā bāṇa kriyā paścāt prakalpayet ||
[[ūrddhve ‥gaṃ yadā bāṇaṃ kriyām paścāt prakalpayet]]
mūrttilakṣaṇasūtrāṇāṃ kṛtvā cābhramaṇādikaṃ ||
(11) vidhinokto yatas tv eṣa saṃnidho nityam eva ca || 6 || (exp. 13b9–11)
Colophon 2
iti pīṃgalāmatoktabāṇaliṃgapratiṣṭhā || || śubhaṃ (exp. 13b11)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 184/12
Date of Filming 26-10-1971
Exposures 52
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks The text begins from exp. 4b and goes up to 13b.
In exp. 5/6 and 11/12 the same pages are taken.
Catalogued by MS
Date 17-08-2007
