A 1174-24(15) Mahārudrastotra
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 1174/24
Title: Mahārudrastotra
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 Mahārudrastotra
Remarks ascribed to Skandapurāṇa, Kedārakhaṇḍa
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
Complete Text
❖ oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||
brahmovāca ||
namo rudrāya devāya madanāntakarāya ca |
bharggāya bhūribhāgāya trinetrāya tripiṣṭaye ||
śipiviṣṭāya bhīmāya bhīmākṣāya namo namaḥ |
tryambakāya jagadrā(jñe) viśvarūpāya vai namaḥ ||
tvan dhātā sarvvalokānāṃ pitā mātā tvam īśvaraḥ |
tvan nātho jagatāṃ svāmi trātum arhasi naḥ prabho ||
ity ākarṇya vacas teṣāṃ surāṇān nandikeśvaraḥ |
krpayā parayo(!) yukto vijñaptuṃ śastum ārabhet(!) ||
vijñapto nandinā tena śailādena mahātmanā |
dhyānasthito mahādevaḥ surakāryyārtham eva ca ||
brahmādayaḥ suragaṇāḥ surasiddhasaṃghā
draṣṭuṃ tvam eva surararyya(?) viśeṣayanti |
kāryyārthino suravaraiḥ paribhatsyamānās(!)
samāgatās<ref>three syllables are missing</ref> tārakamardditāś ca ||
tasmāt tvayā hi deveśa trātavyādhunā(!) surāḥ |
evaṃ tena tadā su(sthu) vijñapto nandinā dvijāḥ ||
śanaiḥ śanair uparame(!) śastuḥ paramakovidaḥ |
samādheḥ paramātmāsau uvāca parameśvaraḥ || || (fol. 23r6-23v1)
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Colophon
iti śrīskandapurāṇe kedārakhaṇḍe brahmaproktaṃ śrīmahārudrastotraṃ saṃpūrṇṇaṃ || || śrīsadāśivaprīti || || (fol. 23v1-2)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 1174/24o
Date of Filming 20-01-1987
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive (scan)
Catalogued by AM
Date 06-12-2013
