Śilāparigrahaṇavidhi

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE11016

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śilpa

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_002518

Manuscript No.

RE11016c

Title Alternate Script

शिलापरिग्रहणविधि

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

3

Folio Range of Text

8a - 10

Lines per Side

6 - 7

Folios in Bundle

10

Width

3 cm

Length

38.2 cm

Bundle No.

RE11016

Previous Place

Vedaranyam

Miscellaneous Notes

This is a manual dealing with the procedure for the selection of stones to build temples and to make idols. This contains the treatment of 1. śilāparigrahaṇavidhi, 2. praveśabalividhi, 3. śaṅkusthāpanavidhi and 4. bhūparigrahaṇavidhi

Manuscript Beginning

atha pratiṣṭhāyai silāparigrahaṇārthaṃ śubhe dine śivamabhyarcya prārthya labdhānujñaḥ śilpibhissahāyaiścopetaḥ prāṇān āyamya hṛdyastramantram anusmaran abhimataṃ śilāsthānaṃ gatvā uktalakṣaṇāṃ śilāṃ prāpya

Manuscript Ending

tatra muhūrtamātraṃ sthitvā pradakṣiṇaṃ paritas sīmācihnāni siñcan yāvadīśānagocaraṃ bhrāmayet। itthaṃ bhadrakumbhaparibhramaṇena bhūparigrahaṇaṃ vidhāya yāgaṃ visṛjet। iti bhūparigrahaṇavidhis samāptaḥ।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

221.3

Key

manuscripts_002518

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License

Cite as

Śilāparigrahaṇavidhi, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 14th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/379667