A 184-12(2) (Varṇādidevatādhyāna)
Manuscript culture infobox
Filmed in: A 184/12
Title: Uḍḍāmareśvaratantra
Dimensions: 25 x 16 cm x 48 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/2673
Remarks:
Reel No. A 184-12(2)
Title [Varṇādidevatādhyāna]
Remarks assigned to the Mahākālasaṃhitā
Author
Subject Śaivatantra
Language Sanskrit
Manuscript Details
Script Devanagari
Material paper (booklet)
State complete
Size 25.0 x 16.0 cm
Binding Hole
Folios 48
Lines per Folio 11–17
Foliation none
Place of Deposit NAK
Accession No. 4/2673
Manuscript Features
The contents of the MTM:
- exp. 2b–13b → A 184-12(1) Bāṇaliṅgapratiṣṭhā
- exp. 14a–26b → A 184-12(2) (Varṇādidevatādhyāna)
- exp. 27a–40b → A 184-12(3) Parātantra
- exp. 41a–44a → A 184-12(4) Taruṇī-ullāsa
- exp. 44b–50b → A 184-12(5) Kārtavīryārjunasahasranāmastava
Varṇādidevatādhyāna contains the chapter akārādivarṇa-devatādhyāna.
Excerpts
Beginning
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || ||
atha varṇadhyāna(!) ||
tad uktaṃ mahākālasaṃhitāyāṃ || ||
śrībhairava uvāca ||
(2) śṛṇu devi pravakṣāmi(!) pañcāṣat(!) varṇanirṇayaṃ ||
yair vyāptam akhilaṃ devi trailokyaṃ sa carācaram ||
ekaikasya (3) tu varṇasya dhyānadhāraṇarūpakaṃ ||
āyudhān māsanaṃ(!) mudrākarma teṣāṃ pṛthak pṛthak || 2 ||
etat sarvaṃ samāsena (4) śṛṇuṣva kathayāmi te ||
bahuśo maṃtrakoṭyais tu saṃsāre saṃbhavanti hi || 3 || (exp. 14a1–4)
End
padmāsīnaṃ cārdhacandrāsanena ca (8) sadāśivaṃ ||
pretarūpaṃ sadā naumi svābhīṣṭasiddhibhairave(!) || 2 || ||
kuṣṃāṇḍadhyānaṃ ||
a(9)kṣa ś cānoti kharvvaś ca sthūlamūrddhāṇgakukṣikaḥ ||
daṇḍī karaśukopetaḥ kuṣṃāṇḍāḥ pūrvvam ātataḥ || (10)1
tripuhādhyānaṃ ||
ripuhā rākṣase kāryyā vajracakradhanuddharā(!) || || ❁ || || (exp. 26b7–10)
Microfilm Details
Reel No. A 184/12
Date of Filming 26-10-1971
Exposures 52
Used Copy Kathmandu
Type of Film positive
Remarks The text begins from exp. 14a and goes up to 26b.
Catalogued by MS
Date 17-08-2007
