Dhyānaratnāvali
Manuscript No.
T0232a
Title Alternate Script
ध्यानरत्नावलि
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