A 187-4 Vāmadevasaṃhitā
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 187/4
Title: Vāmadevasaṃhitā
Dimensions: 30.5 x 12 cm x 69 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/4862
Remarks:
Reel No. A 187/4
Inventory No. 85069
Title Vāmadevasaṃhitā
Remarks
Author
Subject Śaiva Tantra
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material Paper
State incomplete, missing folios: 2 and 5 (5th foliation)
Size 30.5 x 12.0 cm
Binding Hole(s)
Folios 69
Lines per Page 10-11
Foliation figure in the middle right-hand margin on the verso.
Scribe
Date of Copying
Place of Copying
King
Donor
Owner/Deliverer
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 5/4862
Manuscript Features
Excerpts
«Beginning»
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
śrīsāṃbamūrttaye namaḥ ||
vāmadeva uvāca ||
iti taiḥ prārthitaḥ svāmī śriyo brahmādibhiḥ suraiḥ |
rahasyam api lokānām mahad guhyam api dvijāḥ ||
upādideśa bhagavān brahmādibhyo (ʼ)rthita stutaiḥ |
ata eva vadaṃty āryāḥ praṇipātapradhānataḥ ||
sā vidyā praṇipātena grāhyā śaśvat sukhaiṣiṇā |
tataḥ sakaruṇāṃ vācam ādadau vaktum īśitā ||
dhanyā yūyaṃ mahābhāgā dhanyā(!)py aham umāpateḥ |
hṛdaye saṃsmaran guhyaṃ kṛtārtho (ʼ)smy adhunā surāḥ (fol. 1v1–3)
«End»
iti pūjāvidhānaṃ te proktaṃ pātakanāśanam |
sarvvakalyāṇadaṃ puṃṣāṃ mahāpātakahāri ca ||
ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ vā varānane ||
pūjāvidhānaṃ prajapan ((pū))jāyā(!) phalam āpnuyāt |
aśvamedhaśataṃ yena kṛtaṃ tve(!)na paraṃ tv idam ||
pūjāvidhānaṃ japtaṃ cet sahasraguṇitaṃ bhavet || (fol. 22v9–10)
«Colophon»
iti śrīvāmadevasaṃhitāyāṃ māheśvarasiddhāṃte prāsādapūjāvidhir nāma saptadaśo ʼdhyāyaḥ || (fol. 22v10–11)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 187-4
Date of Filming 01-11-1971
Exposures 73
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks
Catalogued by RA/BK
Date 07-05-2014
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