Saptatāṇḍava
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE19984
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Śaiva, Tāṇḍava
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004157
Manuscript No.
RE19984i
Title Alternate Script
सप्तताण्डव
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but slightly injured
Folios in Text
4
Folio Range of Text
87a - 90
Lines per Side
7 - 8
Folios in Bundle
90
Width
3 cm
Length
33 cm
Bundle No.
RE19984
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Place
Tiruppoonturutti
Miscellaneous Notes
This text deals with the seven kinds of śiva's dance. Their names are enumerated at the outset. This agrees mostly with the enumeration contained in the kāraṇāgama (pūrva) (CP), ch.86. each tāṇḍava pose is described. The source is not known. Fol.89 contains tiruvempāvi and 90contains nāgapratiṣṭhā (bodhāyana)
Manuscript Beginning
ānanda tāṇḍavaṃ pūrvaṃ sandhyātāṇḍavatatparam॥ gaurītāṇḍavam evañ ca tathā tripuratāṇḍavam॥ kālikātāṇḍava(mevañ ca) munīnāntasya tāṇḍavam॥.......ṭhā। samhāratāṇḍavañ caiva ityete saptatāṇḍavāḥ॥ ānandatāṇḍavam। abhasm......ṣthitavāmapādamamalaṃ tuṅgīkṛtāṅgi sadā ḍoLākārakarāgrapāśam analaṃ kheṭadhanurghaṇṭakam॥
Manuscript Ending
daśadiśibhujadaṇḍāḥ kaṣṭalabdhāvakāśāḥ kanaka......ṣahasā raṅgamāsīt kathante॥7॥ śambo tāṇḍavasaurambhaḥ pādapracchātanūpuraḥ। vyominakṣatraparyantam utpattiparitasthitaḥ। jānūru jaṅghabhūpā(bhā)ge tattintoṃ nāmudīritam॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
331.9
Key
manuscripts_004157
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Cite as
Saptatāṇḍava,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381306