C 6-18(3) Mahiṣāsuravadha

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: C 6/18
Title: Devīkavaca
Dimensions: 30.5 x 5 cm x 8 folios
Material: palm-leaf
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: Kesar 83
Remarks:

Reel No. C 6-18

Title Mahiṣāsuravadha

Remarks assigned to Ādivarāhapurāṇa, Triśaktimāhātmya (Triśaktibheda in the colophon)

Subject Stotra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material palm-leaf

State incomplete, slightly damaged

Size 30.5 x 5.0 cm

Binding Hole 1, left of the centre

Folios 8

Lines per Folio 5

Foliation letters in the left and figures in the right margin of the verso

Date of Copying

Place of Deposit Kaisar Library

Accession No. 83

Manuscript Features

The manuscript is incomplete - the end of the last text is missing. It contains 5 Stotras:

• Sṛṣṭistuti
• "Brahmaprokta" Devīkavaca
• Mahiṣāsuravadha
• "Viṣṇuprokta" Devīkavaca
• some Devīstotra

Excerpts

Beginning

varāha uvāca ||

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve mahiṣaṃ vīkṣya nirjitaṃ |
sabrahmakāḥ stutiṃ cakrur devyās tuṣṭena cetasā ||

devā ūcuḥ ||

namo devi mahā[[bhā]]ge gaṃbhīre bhīmadarśane |
namas te sthitisiddhāmba trinetre viśvatomukhi ||
vidyāvidye jaye jā(pye) mahiṣāsuramardani |
sarvage sarvade devi viśvarūpiṇi vaiṣṇavi ||
vītaśoke dhruve devi padmapatre (kṣa)ṇe śubhe |
śuddhasatve vratasthe ca caṇḍarūpe vibhāvari ||
ṛddhisiddhiprade devi vi(dyā)vidye mṛte śive |
śāṅkarī vaiṣṇavī brāhmī sarvadevanamaskṛte || (fol. 3v3-4r1)

End

evaṃ stutā tato devī devaiḥ praṇatipūrvakaṃ |
uvāca devān suśroṇī vṛṇudhvaṃ varam uttamaṃ ||

devā ūcuḥ ||

devi stotram idaṃ ye tu paṭhiṣyanti tavānaghe |
sarvakāmasamāpannān kuru devi stutā ciraṃ<ref>^{or: varaṃ}</ref> ||

varāha uvāca ||

evam astv iti tān devān uktvā devān parāparān |
visasarja tato devān svayan tatraiva saṃsthitā ||
eva(!) dvitīyaṃ yo janma tava veda parāpare |
sa vītaśoko virajā(!)padaṃ gacchaty anāmayaṃ || ○ || (fol. 4v1-4) <references/>

Colophon

ity ādivarāhapurāṇe triśaktibhede mahiṣā[[su]]ravadhaḥ || ○ || (fol. 4v4-5)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. C 6/18c

Date of Filming 16-11-1975

Used Copy Berlin

Type of Film negative

Catalogued by AM

Date 12-12-2012