Rakṣābandhanavidhi

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE15540

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_003406

Manuscript No.

RE15540s

Title Alternate Script

रक्षाबन्धनविधि

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

2

Folio Range of Text

65b - 66b

Lines per Side

9 - 11

Folios in Bundle

82

Width

4 cm

Length

24.8 cm

Bundle No.

RE15540

Miscellaneous Notes

This text deals with the rite of tying a thread around the wrist of an icon or chief priest when an important ritual is undertaken

Manuscript Beginning

rakṣābandhanakarme oṃ kārttikeyādhunā śṛṇu। vinyasya vāruṇaṃ kumbhaṃ tatsukhaṃ japamācaret॥ homānte tanmantrataḥ kṛtvā rakṣā'suddhiṃ samācaret। rakṣāṅguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ tu vāmahastasya de'sikaḥ rakṣāmūlantu saṃgrhya bhasmanā mārjaye (āmācaret।

Manuscript Ending

rakṣā(ṃ) svarṇamayīṃ kuryā(t) sarpavaddeśikottamaḥ। athavā rājatenaiva। sapucchasaphaṇaṃ kuryāt sarvaṃ de'sikottamaḥ। ardhāṅgulaṃ tathāyāmaṃ maṇibandhasamaṃ bhavet॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

290.19

Key

manuscripts_003406

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License

Cite as

Rakṣābandhanavidhi, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/380555