A 995-4(2) (Gāyatrīhṛdaya)

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 995/4
Title: [Gāyatrīhṛdaya]
Dimensions: 30.4 x 4.4 cm x 24 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Maithili
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/447
Remarks:

Reel No. A 995-4 Inventory No. 22644

Title Gāyatrīhṛdaya

Subject Śāktatantra

Language Sanskrit

Text Features written in functional Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Maithili

Material palm-leaf

State incomplete and damaged

Size 30.4 x 4.4 cm

Binding Hole 1 in the centre

Folios 24

Lines per Folio 5–6

Foliation figures in the left margin of the verso

Date of Copying

Place of Copying

Owner / Deliverer NAK

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1-447

Used for Edition no/yes

Manuscript Features

The language of the text is not standard, and so, irregularities are not marked. There are three extra folios of some Tantra text written in maithili script.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ takārañ camyākā(!)pītaṃ brahmaviṣṇuśivātmakaṃ

sāntaṃ padmaṃ samārūḍhaṃ dhyātvā dahati pātakaṃ |

takārasya ca vaśiṣṭha ṛṣi (!) gāyitrī(!)cchandaḥ agnir ddevatā pṛthvībījaṃ 〇 praharān saktiḥ †ṣaṇṇvaṣasutrā† pītavarṇṇaṃ dhyātvā pādāṅguṣṭhaṃ | vianse (!) mahā (!) dahati pātakaṃ | cchakāra (!) vinaye (!) ṅguṣṭha (!) atasīpuṣpasanibhaṃ padmamadhye sitā (!) dhyātvā dahati copapātakaṃ | cchakārasya viśvāmitra ṛṣi (!) 〇 triṣṭubchandaḥ prajāpatidevatā āpo bījaṃ viśvasakti etc. (fol. 1v1–4)

End

aṣṭau brāhmaṇa grāhayitvā | brahmaloke mahītale |

ṣāṣṭiśatasahasrāṇi 〇 gāyitrī japetvā yat phalaṃ tat labhate gāyitrīhṛdayasmaraṇamātraṃñ ca iti gāyitrīhṛdaya samāpta || ||

samaṃ saṃpuṭa 〇 caiva | vicitrā virtīrṇṇam eva ca |

muṣaṃ dvimuṣaṃ trimuṣaṃ caturmuṣaṃ pañcamuṣaṃ ṣaṭmuṣaṃ adhomuṣaṃ saṃmuṣaṃ vyāpakāñjatiko 〇 tathā |

sakaṭaṃ jamapānaṃñ ca granthitaṃ saṃmuṣo nimuṣaṃ

vilambaṃ muṣtikaṃñ caiva po kūrmmo varāhakaṃ |

siṃhakrāntam mahakrānte | mudgaraṃ praṇame tathā |

ete mudrā caturviṅśati gāyitrī ārādhye |

gāyitrīmudrā yo yo na jānāti tat sarvvaṃ niphalaṃ bhavet (fol. 4r1–v1)

Colophon

iti mudrā samāpta || (fol. 4v1)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 995/4

Date of Filming 23-04-85

Exposures 28

Used Copy Berlin

Type of Film negative

Remarks Folios are not in order in the microfilm.

Catalogued by DA

Date 23-05-2005

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