A 1174-24(4) Nīlakaṇṭhastava
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 1174/24
Title: Nīlakaṇṭhastava
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 Nīlakaṇṭhastavaḥ
Remarks ascribed to Skandapurāṇa
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.
Excerpts
Beginning
❖ pīṭhaṃ yasyā dharitrī jaladharakalaśaṃ liṃgam ākāśamūrttiṃ
nakṣatraṃ puṣpamālā grahe gaṇakusumaṃ netracandrārkkavahniṃ |
kukṣau sapte samudrā bhujagiriśiṣaraṃ saptapātālamūlaṃ<ref>in the margin: °pādaṃ</ref>
vedaṃ vaktraṃ sa<ref>in the margin: ṣa°</ref>ḍaṅgaṃ daśadiśavadanaṃ divyaliṃgaṃ namāmi || ||
śivaprītir astu (oṃ) nīlakaṇṭhāya namaḥ ||
kathaṃ tad utthitaṃ ghoraṃ , viṣaṃ sūryyāyutaprabhaṃ |
kathaṃ pītaṃ bhagavatā śaṃkareṇāmitojasā ||
kathaṃ ca devadevasya , kaṇṭhe kundendusaprabhe |
nīlavarṇṇaḥ samutpanne , etad icchāmi vedituṃ || ||
sanatkumāra uvāca ||
pravṛtte jyotiṣāṃ cakre , madhyaṃ prāpte divākare |
devatā niyatātmānaḥ sarvve tiṣṭhanti tāṃ kalāṃ ||
niyamāś ca samāpyante tasmin kāle divaukasāṃ |
teṣāṃ madhyagato vāyuḥ prāṇināṃ jīvitodbhavaḥ || (fol. 5r10-5v4)
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End
tathā stavavariṣṭho yaṃ , stavānāṃ brahmanirmmitaḥ |
yaś caitac chrāvayec chrāddhe brāhmaṇān pādam antataḥ ||
akṣayyam anupānam vai pitṛbhyaś copatiṣṭhate |
manasā cintitaṃ yac ca yac ca vāco nukīrttitaṃ ||
sarvva(!) sampadyate tasya stavasyāsyānukīrttanāt |
śrutvait(!) paraṃ guhyaṃ ye pi syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ ||
striyaḥ śūdrāś ca ye pīha rudralokaṃ vrajanti te || || (fol. 9r8-10)
Colophon
iti śrīskandapurāṇe 'mṛtamathane nīlakaṇṭhastavaḥ samāptaḥ || ○ ||
yad akṣarapadabhraṣṭaṃ mātrāhīnañ ca yad bhavet |
tat sarvvaṃ kṣamyatāṃ deva kasya .. niśvaraṃ(?) mamaḥ(!) || ||
śrīnīlakaṇṭhaprīti || || (fol. 9v1-2) (6669)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 1174/24
Date of Filming 20-01-1987
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive (scan)
Catalogued by AM
Date 28-11-2013
