Manḍūkapada-Paramaśāyipada
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE10741
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_001493
Manuscript No.
RE10741b
Title Alternate Script
मन्डूकपद-परमशायिपद
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good
Folios in Text
1
Folio Range of Text
139
Lines per Side
5
Folios in Bundle
144
Width
2.8 cm
Length
29.7 cm
Bundle No.
RE10741
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Place
Tirukoilur
Miscellaneous Notes
This text describes the postures of vāstupuruṣa. These are diagrams (pada) used in rituals. Several āgama texts enumerate them and offer their definations. kāraṇa enumerates 13 types, kāmika 32, aṃśumatkāśyapa 3, aṃ'sumat 7, acintya 50, kiraṇa 24, dīpta 19 and suprabheda 27. Among these, the maṇḍūka diagram is made up of 64 squares obtained by drawing eight lines horizontally and intersecting them vertically by 8 lines. The paramaśāyipada derives its name by the vāstupuruṣa appearing in lying posture on the 81 squares obtained by drawing 9 lines horizontally and intersecting them by 9 vertical lines. The squares in the north-east corner is connected with that in the south-west and that in the north-west with that in the south-east
Manuscript Beginning
maṇḍūkasya mathāṣṭa aṣṭavilasat madhye caturbrahmakaṃ। pūrvaṃ dakṣiṇapaścimottaradiśi vṛttadvayaṃ sarccaraṃ। ardhārdhaṃ padaṣaṭkameva disiṣu koṇeṣu padadva(n)dvakaṃ।
Manuscript Ending
dvātriṃśatpadabāhyameva rahitaṃ vṛttaṃ ca śūlañcatuḥ। pūrve sūtradaśaṃ tathottaradaśaṃ śalyena koṣṭhaṃ kṛtam। tanmadhye navavedikāṃbujasahā(a?) ṣaṭ ṣaṭ padaṃ dvārake। koṇe vedapade ca dvandvarahitaṃ bāhye tu dvātriṃśakaiḥ। koṇe śūlayugaṃ tu vṛttarahitaṃ śaktiñca śāyīn tu vā।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
129.2
Key
manuscripts_001493
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Cite as
Manḍūkapada-Paramaśāyipada,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/378642