Dhyānaratnāvali

Metadata

Bundle No.

T0232

Subject

Śaiva, Dhyāna

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and Muktabodha Indological Research Institute

Date Created

2006

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

Key

transcripts_000438

License

Type

Manuscript

Manuscript No.

T0232a

Title Alternate Script

ध्यानरत्नावलि

Subject Description

Language

Script

Scribe

V. Krishnamachari

Date of Manuscript

10/04/1967

Material

Condition

Good

Manuscript Extent

[Complete]

Folios in Text

205

Folio Range of Text

1 - 205

Lines per Side

18

Folios in Bundle

327+30=357

Width

22 cm

Length

34 cm

Bundle No.

T0232

Other Texts in Bundle

Miscellaneous Notes

Copied from a MS belonging to Sivasri Rajamani Gurukkal, Perumberkandikai, Madurantakam Tk. There is a note at the beginning of the bundle, which reads: " The palm-leaf manuscript named Dhyānaratnāvalī in granthalipi belongs to SivaSri Rajamani Gurukkal, Perumberkandikai, Madurantakam Taluk. The manuscript measures 45cm x 3 1/2 cm and contains 131 leaves. The writing is normally good with an average of 5 to 8 lines per page. The leaves are regularly numbered except the last. The work is of two sections. The first deals with dhyānas of various deities and the second with prāyaścittavidhi on the whole, the work contains 1431 ślokas. " From pages 204 to 231 are not available in the bundle (both inclusive) (copies added). There are 30 extra pages at the beginning of the bundle, one title page and 29 pages of contents

Manuscript Beginning

Page - 1, l - 1; ॥ śubham astu॥ ॥ ātmatatvadhyānam॥ ॥ dhyānaratnāvaliḥ॥ śuklāṃbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam। prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye॥ athotthāyasadāprātaḥ hṛdayāmbhojagarbhatā। yogisarvagatandhyāyenmanīṣi divyarūpiṇam। aprabuddhaśśivandhyāyet hṛtpadme tu sadāśivam॥ ātmatattvadhyānam॥ caturbhujañcaturvaktrañcaturaśrāmbujasthitam। ātmatattvaṃ smṛtaṃ hyetat tattvacāmīkaraprabham॥

Manuscript Ending

Page - 205, l - 14; ॥cāmuṇḍi॥ caturbhujāntriṇetrāñca kālameghasvarūpiṇīm। cāmuṇḍiṃ kārayeddhīmān kālameghasamaprabham। kapālaśūlasaṃyuktāṃ pāśaṃ ḍamarukantathā।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

Key

transcripts_000438

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Dhyānaratnāvali, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Transcripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/373023