Śivarātrinirṇaya
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE15536
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Śaiva, Tithinirṇaya
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
lokanaathan
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_003373
Manuscript No.
RE15536i
Title Alternate Script
शिवरात्रिनिर्णय
Subject Description
Language
Script
Scribe
Lokanāthan
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Bad and edges broken
Folios in Text
12
Folio Range of Text
101a - 114
Lines per Side
4 - 5
Folios in Bundle
176
Width
2.5 cm
Length
20.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE15536
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Owner
lokanāthan
Previous Place
Peru~nceeri
Miscellaneous Notes
Similar to no. 75.9. This text deals with the fixation of actual day on which the śivarātri is to be observed. It quotes various āgama and purāṇa texts like cintya, yogaja, aṃśumat, śivadharma, etc. It seems to be a compilation for the use of the priests and devotees
Manuscript Beginning
saurañcāndramasañcaiva dvividhaṃ parikīrtitam। meṣādimīnapañcamāgachet sauramāsakam। tithyādi vasatiścandraścāndramāsamiti smṛtam। bhūmerdakṣiṇabhāge tu sauramāsaṃ praśastakam। uttare bhūmibhāge tu cāndramāsaṃ praśastakam।
Manuscript Ending
śivarātririti khyātaṃ sarvajñānottamottamam। tasyāṃ śivacaturdaśyāṃ śivaṃ saṃpūjayedṛti(dhṛdi?) iti yogaje॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
288.9
Key
manuscripts_003373
Reuse
License
Cite as
Śivarātrinirṇaya,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/380522