Gāyatrīmantra
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE10718
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
anniyuur taalagirigurukkal
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_001408
Manuscript No.
RE10718b
Title Alternate Script
गायत्रीमन्त्र
Language
Script
Scribe
Anniyūr Tālagirigurukkal
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but slightly injured
Folios in Text
2
Folio Range of Text
116a - 117a
Lines per Side
4 - 6
Folios in Bundle
118
Width
2.7 cm
Length
35.2 cm
Bundle No.
RE10718
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Place
Anniyur, South Arcot District
Miscellaneous Notes
This text contains a list of thirty gāyatrīmantra-s. Several deities are described as having a particular weapon, like trident (śūla) in the hand or as having a particular emblem in his flag, like peacock (mayūra) or bull (vṛṣabha). The names of some of those deities are maheśa, mahādevī, vakratuṇḍa, haṃsadhvaja, pakṣirāja, sarparāja and others
Manuscript Beginning
tanmaheśāya vidmahe vāk(vi)śuddhāya dhīmahi tanno(a)śśivaḥ pracodayāt॥ saptajihvāya vidmahe havyavāhāya dhīmahi tanno agniḥ pracodayāt॥
Manuscript Ending
utpalahastāya vidmahe gaurīcintāya dhīmahi tanno(aś)caṇḍī pracodayāt॥ sarparājāya vidmahe nāgarājāya dhīmahi tanno'nantaḥ pracodayāt॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
117.2
Key
manuscripts_001408
Reuse
License
Cite as
Gāyatrīmantra,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/378557