Śaivaṣoḍaśakriyā

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE11033

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Śaivasiddhānta, Āgama, Kriyā

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

sundaresvaran (sundaram)

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_002562

Manuscript No.

RE11033a

Title Alternate Script

शैवषोडशक्रिया

Subject Description

Language

Script

Scribe

Sundaresvaran (Sundaram)

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

20

Folio Range of Text

1a - 20b

Lines per Side

7 - 8

Folios in Bundle

288

Missing Folios

3, 14, 15

Width

3.5 cm

Length

28.7 cm

Bundle No.

RE11033

Previous Place

Vedaranyam

Miscellaneous Notes

This briefly deals with the procedure for 16 saṃskāra-s (purificatory rites) starting from upodghāta and ending with vivāha. Actually it contains ch. 1, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 30 and 31 of śaivaṣ.oḍaśaprakācikai attributed to aghoraśivācārya (which seems to be doubtful) SIAA. 1964 and with which it has much agreement

Manuscript Beginning

vande gaṇḍastagam(sthala) syandi mādharasya(madadhārā) samākulam। lolaṃ jālala(jha)ṅkāraṃ susitaṃ kuñjarānanam। suprabhede : vīrāgamān(d)yānusāreṇa cāturvarṇaśaivānāṃ ṣoḍa.śakriyāṃ vakṣye

Manuscript Ending

iṣṭāṃ martī ca madīya(?) kuryāt ekāvasānaṃ viṣamaṃ na bhajya। kuryāt tṛtīyaṃ samabhāga siddhyai gṛhasya metāt khalu śilpaśāstraiḥ॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

229.1

Key

manuscripts_002562

Reuse

License

Cite as

Śaivaṣoḍaśakriyā, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/379711