A 1174-24(29) Vīreśvarastotra
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 1174/24
Title: Vīreśvarastotra
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 Vīreśvarastotra
Remarks ascribed to Skandapurāṇa, Kāśīkhaṇḍa; an alternative title is Abhilāṣāṣṭakastotra (see A 1115/41
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
Beginning
❖ oṃ namo vīreśvarāya ||
ekaṃ brahmaivādvitīyaṃ samastaṃ
satyaṃ satyaṃ neha nānāsti kiñ cit ||
eko rudro na dvitīyo vatasthe
tasmād ekaṃ tvāṃ maheśa prapadye || 1 ||
eka[[ḥ]] karttā tvaṃ hi sarvvasya śambho
nānārūpeṣv ekarūpo sy arūpa |
yadvat pratya(hy a)rkka eko py anekas
tasmād ekaṃ tvāṃ vineśa prapadye || 2 ||
rajjau sarppaḥ śuktikāyāñ ca rūpyaṃ
te vaiḥ pūras(?) tan mṛgākhye marīcau ||
yadvat tatvad(!) viṣvage(!) (vā?) prapañco |
yasmin jñāte taṃ prapadye maheśaṃ || 3 || (fol. 73v6-8)
End
tvattaḥ sarvvas tvāṃ hi sarvva(!) smarāre
tvaṃ gaurīśas tvaṃ vanāgno tiśāntaḥ ||
tvaṃ vai vṛddhas tvaṃ yuvā tvaṃ hi bālas
tat kiṃ ya(!) tvaṃ nānyatas tvāṃ nato smi || 8 ||
stuteti(!) bhūmau nipapāta vipraḥ
sadaṇḍavatyācad(?) atīva hṛṣṭaḥ ||
tāvat sa bālo khila vṛddha vṛddhaḥ
provāca bhūdeva varaṃ vṛṇīhi || 9 ||
tata utthāya hṛṣṭātmā munir vviśvānanaḥ kṛtī |
pratyabravīt kim ajñātaṃ sarvvajñasya tava prabho || (fol. 74v2-3)
etc. etc.
abdaṃ japtam idaṃ stotraṃ putradaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ |
ity uktā(!)ntarddadhe bālaḥ so pi vipro gṛhaṃ gataḥ || || (fol. 74v9)
Colophon
iti śrīskandapurāṇe kāśīkhaṇḍe indrāgnilokavarṇṇanaṃ nāma śrīvīreśvarastotra daśamo dhyāyaḥ || || śrīvereśvara(!)prītir astu || || (fol. 74r9-10)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 1174/24z
Date of Filming 20-01-1987
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive (scan)
Catalogued by AM
Date 17-12-2013
