B 29-2 Devāmṛtapañcarātra
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: B 29/2
Title: Devāmṛtapañcarātra
Dimensions: 28 x 5 cm x 26 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra; Veda
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1078
Remarks:
Reel No. B 29/2
Title Devāmṛtapāñcarātra
Subject Vaiṣṇavatantra
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Newari
Material palm-leaf
State incomplete
Size 28 x 5 cm
Binding Hole 1, left of the centre
Folios 26
Lines per Folio 6
Foliation letters in the left margin of the verso
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 1-1078
Manuscript Features
Excerpts
Beginning
oṃ namo bha[[ga]]vate vāsudevāya ||
merupṛṣṭhe su〇khāsīnaṃ brahmā lokapitāmahaṃ |
sa[[na]]tkumāraḥ śrīmantam pṛcchate parameśvaraṃ ||
sanatkumāra uvāca ||
ko ’yaṃ viṣṇu (!)〇 paro devaḥ sarvvaśāstreṣu paṭhyate |
kin tu mūrttir amūrttir (vvā) ajāto jāta eva vā ||
saguṇan tu kathaṃ proktaṃ nirgguṇaṃ vā ja〇dguruṃ (!) |
kin tu sūkṣma (!) vijānīyāt kiṃ sthūlam ihocyate ||
kiṃ viṣṇus sakalaḥ proktaḥ kin tu niṣkalam eva vā ||
kim a〇vyaktaṃ vijānīyād vyaktarūpaṃ tu kiṃ bhavet ||
kin tu nityam anityaṃ vākṣaro ’nyaṃ kṣara vā ||
sarvagāḥ kin tu vijñe〇yaḥ kiṃ vāsarvagataḥ smṛtaḥ |
kin tu varṇṇātmako viṣṇuḥ kiṃ vā varṇṇavivarjitaḥ ||
kathaṃ vā sthāpyate viṣṇur llo〇kanātha jjagaṃ gururṃ ||
kasmi(ṃ) dravye tu karttavyā kasyā vai pratimā śubhāḥ(!) |
kiṃ pramāṇaṃ tu vijñeyam aṅgapratyaṅgayos tathā ||
sarīraṃ kiṃ pramāṇan tu karttavyaṃ lakṣaṇānvitaṃ |
mukuṭasya pramāṇan tu śirasaś ca kathaṃ bhavet ||
lalāṭan tu punas tasya karttavyaṃ kiṃ pramāṇataḥ |
nāsikā tu kathaṃ kāryā netre vaiva pitāmahā ||
gaṇḍayoḥ kīm pramāṇan tu karṇṇayoś ca kathaṃ bhavet |
oṣṭho kiṃ tasya karttavyo cipuke kiṃ tu lakṣaṇaṃ ||
bāhoś caiva tad argulyā(!) grīvāyāḥ kiṃ pramānataḥ |
vakṣaś caiva kathaṃ kāryaṃ stanakau nābhimaṇḍalaṃ ||
jaṭharasya pramānan tu kaṭyā vai liṅgam eva ca |
ūrukau(!) jānunī caiva nalakau gulphapādayoḥ |
aṅgulyā nakham aṅguṣṭho sarvalakṣaṇam eva ca |
vāhanaṃ nu punas tasya karttavyan tu janārdane ||
āyudhāni ca devasya kīdṛśāni tu kārayet |
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpaṃnaḥ kathaṃ viṣṇur vinirdiśet ||
prasāde tu kathaṃ kāryaḥ śobhanaṃ yāgamaṇḍapaṃ |
piṇḍikā tu kathaṃ kāryā garbhasūtraṃ kathaṃ bhavet ||
grahanakṣatralagnaś ca tithivāraṃ tathaivaca |
maṇḍapasya vibhāgan tu vedāś caiva tu lakṣaṇaṃ ||
sthāpakasya tu cihṇāni ye + (mū)rttiparāḥ smṛtāḥ |
etat samāsena bhagavat vaktum arhasi || ○ ||
iti devāmṛte pañcarātra prathamaḥ paṭalaḥ || || brahma uvāca | (1v1 - 2v4)
Sub-Colophons
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre prathamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 2v4)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre dvitīyaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 4v1)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre tṛtīyaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 6v5)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre caturthaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 8r2)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre pañcamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 9r3–4)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre ṣaṣṭhamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 12r5)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre saptamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 14r5)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre aṣṭamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 16v2)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre navamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 20r1–2)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre daśamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 21r2–3)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre ekādaśamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 24v4)
iti devāmṛte pañcarātre dvādaśamaḥ paṭalaḥ || (fol. 26r1)
End
gāvaṃ vidyoti mantreṇa ci〇bukamūrttiṃ ca sandhayet |
tam uṣṭa vām ayaṃ gīr ity oṣṭhamūrttiṃ ca sandhayet |
kārārī kalālī mantreṇa daśanamūrttiṃ 〇 ca sandhayet |
caṃdrāsometi mantreṇa jihvāmūrttiñ ca sandhayet |
bhuvi grāveti mantreṇa grīvāmūrttiṃ ca sandha〇yet |
iha⟪i⟫ratīti mantreṇa vakṣomūrttiṃ ca vinyaset |
saṃkraṃdrameti mantreṇa skaṃdhamūrttiṃ ca sandhayet |
ā〇suṃ dadhīti mantreṇa aṃgamźrttiṃ ca sandhayet |
gharmeva madhu jaṭhare jaṭharamūrttiṃ ca sandhayet |
apāṃ pṛṣṭheti 〇 mantreṇa pṣṭḥamūrttiñ ca sandhayet |
stanūr asīti mantreṇa stanūṃū (fols. 26v1–5)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. B 29/2
Date of Filming 15-10-1970
Exposures 29
Used Copy Berlin
Type of Film negative
Catalogued by DA
Date 01-06-2005
