Skandakavaca

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE11027

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Skanda, Stotra

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_002543

Manuscript No.

RE11027j

Title Alternate Script

स्कन्दकवच

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Bad

Folios in Text

3

Folio Range of Text

30a - 32a

Lines per Side

4 - 7

Folios in Bundle

3

Width

2.6 cm

Length

21.5 cm

Bundle No.

RE11027

Previous Place

Vedaranyam

Miscellaneous Notes

This contains the kavaca of skanda. This is different from the editions available in print. See kumāratantra, SIAA and 69.10

Manuscript Beginning

śaktivjraśaracāpahastakam ekavaktram aravindalocanam। vāmapādakamalāsanasthitaṃ dakṣapādaśikhinassthitaṃ bhaje॥ astu tubhyaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvaprāṇipriyaṅkaram।

Manuscript Ending

bhūtapretapiśācādi 'sunyaduṣkṛtināśanam॥ pūrvādisarvadiṅmadhye rakṣitā's śaktivallabhaḥ। abhicārāṇi savāṇi paṭhanāt śāntimāpnuyāt। skandakavacaṃ saṃpūrṇam॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

225.10

Key

manuscripts_002543

Reuse

License

Cite as

Skandakavaca, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/379692