Aṣṭakālīdhyāna
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE19978
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Dhyāna, Śloka
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004103
Manuscript No.
RE19978d
Title Alternate Script
अष्टकालीध्यान
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Damaged
Folios in Text
3
Folio Range of Text
22a - 24a
Lines per Side
8
Folios in Bundle
179
Width
4.5 cm
Length
21 cm
Bundle No.
RE19978
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text contains dhyānaśloka-s for eight forms of kālī. As per the colophon, it forms part of the yāmalatantra and discoursed by yāmalācārya (?). This is a rare text
Manuscript Beginning
śyāmāṅgāmekavaktrāṃ jvalanaśikhiyutāmaṣṭabhirvā karābhyāṃ śūlaṃ vetālakhaḍgaṃ ḍamarukasahitaṃ vāmahaste kapālamanyat ghaṇḍoddhva(rdhva?) kheṭam analakarayutaṃ raudrabhāvantriṇetraṃ cāmuṇḍārūpametat bhuvanavaśikarī bhadrakālīṃ namaste।
Manuscript Ending
bhadrakālī mahākālī ugrakālī tu raudrikā। rājakālī bhairakālī tu kruddhikā aṣṭakāliriti prokta sarvamaṅgalapūjitā। iti yāmalatantre yāmalacaryā prokte aṣṭakālisvarūpamiti samāptaḥ। śrītanunāthāya namaḥ॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
326.4
Key
manuscripts_004103
Reuse
License
Cite as
Aṣṭakālīdhyāna,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on April, 18th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381252