Cintyāgama
Metadata
Bundle No.
T0013
Subject
Śaiva, Śaivasiddhānta, Āgama, Kriyā
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and Muktabodha Indological Research Institute
Date Created
2006
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
Key
transcripts_000030
License
Type
Manuscript
Manuscript No.
T0013
Title Alternate Script
चिन्त्यागम
Uniform Title
Cintya
Subject Description
Language
Script
Scribe
P. Neelakanta Sarma
Date of Manuscript
23/12/1957
Material
Condition
Good
Manuscript Extent
Incomplete
Folios in Text
240
Folio Range of Text
1 - 240
No. of Divisions in Text
42
Range of Divisions in Text
1 - 42
Title of Divisions in Text
paṭala
Lines per Side
20
Folios in Bundle
240+3=243
Width
22 cm
Length
34 cm
Bundle No.
T0013
Miscellaneous Notes
Copied from a MS belonging to Akshaya Sivacharya son of Kalyana Sivacharya of Kilvelur, Tanjore Dt. (compared by Akshaya Gurukkal). There are three extra pages in the beginning, the first of which records a note about the text and the other two pages give the contents of the text. The note reads: " cintyāgamam । chintyāgama । this chintyagama manuscript belongs to Sri Akshaya Sivacharya, son of late Sri Kalyana Sivacharya, Kivalur, Tanjore - Dist. The palm leaves in this manuscript measure 44cm. By 4 cm. There are ninety leaves in this chintyāgama. In this āgama there are forty-two paṭalas and the total number of ślokas is 2358. This chintyāgama manuscript is not separate book, but occupies the middle portion of the book, the first and last portion being mṛgendrāgama with paddhati commentary. (mṛgendrāgamam paddhati vyākhyā sahitaṃ) and Rauravāgama (rauravaṃ) respectively. This āgama is being spoken of as expounded to Nandikeśvara by śiva. At the end of some paṭalas, there is an addition of " sahasragrantha " to chintyaśāstra as cintyaśāsre sahasraganthe. All palm leaves contain sevan lines per page either side. Like Rouravāgama, there is also the name of the writer of the manuscript as Subban son of Rangavadhyar. Neelakanta Sarma 23/12/1957.
Text Contents
1.Page 1 - 7.tantrāvatāravidhi.
2.Page 8 - 21.mantroddhāravidhi.
3.Page 21 - 23.śaucācamanavidhi.
4.Page 23 - 26.snānakarmavidhi.
5.Page 26 - 31.sandhyāvidhi.
6.Page 31 - 36.arcanāṅgavidhi.
7.Page 36 - 40.śivāṅgodbhavavidhi.
8.Page 41 - 44.aṣṭatriṃśatkalānyāsavidhi.
9.Page 44 - 47.dravyaśuddhipaṭala.
10.Page 47 - 50.saurapūjāvidhi.
11.Page 51 - 53.puṇyāhavidhi.
12.Page 53 - 56.pañcagavyavidhi.
13.Page 57 - 58.pañcāmṛtavidhi.
14.Page 58 - 62.kalaśasthāpanavidhi.
15.Page 62 - 74.pañcāvaraṇārcanavidhi.
16.Page 75 - 77.naivedyavidhi.
17.Page 77 - 80.śivārcanavidhi.
18.Page 80 - 89.nityārcanavidhi.
19.Page 89 - 96.sāyarakṣāvidhi.
20.Page 97 - 113.liṅgasthāpanavidhi.
21.Page 113 - 115.ardhanārīśvaravidhi.
22.Page 115 - 116.māsapūjāvidhi.
23.Page 116 - 130.mārgaśīrṣamāsapūjāvidhi.
24.Page 130 - 137.viṣuvāyanapūjāvidhi.
25.Page 137 - 140.śivarātrividhi.
26.Page 141 - 145.śivarātripūjāvidhi.
27.Page 145 - 147.ācāryalakṣaṇavidhi.
28.Page 147 - 149.śiṣyalakṣaṇam.
29.Page 149 - 159.maṇḍapapūjāvidhi.
30.Page 159 - 166.agnikāryavidhi.
31.Page 166 - 177.śivadīkṣāvidhi.
32.Page 177 - 185.kriyādīkṣāvidhi.
33.Page 185 - 189.jñānadīkṣāvidhi.
34.Page 189 - 195.antyeṣṭividhi.
35.Page 195.antyeṣṭividhi.
36.Page 196 - 200.antyeṣṭividhi.
37.Page 200 - 204.antyeṣṭividhi.
38.Page 204 - 221.tatvanirṇayavidhi.
39.Page 222 - 224.tatvanirṇayavidhi.
40.Page 224 - 227.sanmārgavidhi.
41.Page 227 - 230.samādhilakṣaṇam.
42.Page 230 - 240.rājasamādhilakṣaṇam.
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Manuscript Beginning
Page - 1, l - 1; śrīḥ ॥ cintyāgamaḥ॥ rajatādrimahāharmye ratnasiṃhāsane'pi ca। sukhāsīno'bhavattasminmama devyā ca saṃyutaḥ॥1 āvṛto lokapālaiśca gaṇaiśca munibhistathā। sarvadevaiśca rakṣobhiḥ sevamānaiḥ pṛthakpṛthak॥2 janmajanmāvasānaiśca brahmāntasya punaḥ punaḥ। śrutvā śrutvā ṣaṣṣaṣṭi śrotā rājansvayamāgatān॥3
Manuscript Ending
Page - 240, l - 13; etāni sthūlasūkṣmāṇi susūkṣmāṇi bhavanti vai। parātparataraṃ guhyaṃ grāhyagrāhakavarjitam॥98 rāgārāgavinirmuktaṃ dvaitādvaitavivarjitam। cintyācintya vinirmuktaṃ vācyāvācyakavarjitam॥99 evamānandasamprāptaṃ muktireva na saṃśayaḥ। guruvaktreṇa tatsiddhiranādyaṃ tu na saṃśayaḥ॥100 ānandaṃ bhāvayed yogī sarvakleśanibarhaṇam॥ iti cintyaśāstre sahasragranthe sādākhyarājasamādhir dvicatvāriṃśaḥ paṭalaḥ॥ 42॥ śubham astu (raṃgavādhyār putran subban svahastalikhitam)
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transcripts_000030
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Cintyāgama,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Transcripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on November, 4th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/372615