This text belongs to the suprabhedāgama, according to the colophon. It deals with the formation of jaṭi which consists in closely linking the pīṭha of the idol and the broader pedestal beneath it. The printed text and IFI.Mss. of the suprabheda do not contain the treatment of this topic. IFI.T.50 called śaivāgamaprakīrṇaviṣaya, contains the treatment of this topic on pp.1-8., with which the text under notice agrees in full

Manuscript Beginning

atha vakṣye viśeṣeṇa jaṭibandhena yat kṛtam। āyurārogyajayadam apamṛtyuvinā'sanam॥ sarvasampatkarannṛṇāṃ sarvasaukhyaphalapradam। bandhanañ ca dhanādṛṣṭe satyaṃ tvandhānam ācaret॥ śailajaṃ mṛnmayañ caiva lohajaṃ dārujantathā। eteṣāñ caiva berāṇāṃ calācalamathāpi vā॥ mūlādhārañca pīṭhañ ca bandhanañjṭirīritam। tat bandhanan tu vicchinne tat beracalanaṃ bhavet॥

Manuscript Ending

utsavañ ca tataḥ kuryāt antarmaṇḍaladeśake॥ ye(e)vaṃ yaḥ kurute martya(s)sa puṇyāṃ gatimāpnuyāt। iti suprabhede jaṭibandhanavidhipaṭalaḥ। ānandavallīsameta someśāya namaḥ। dakṣiṇāmūrtigurave namaḥ। someśamūrti(ṃ) sampūjya arcanoktavad ācaret। triṇetram ekavaktrañ ca mṛgīparaśudhāriṇam॥ vāmadakṣiṇahaste ca varadābhayahastakam। śayanaṃ vāmapādañ ca lambitaṃ dakṣiṇapādakam॥ vyāghracarmāmbaradharaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam। devadeviñ ca saṃpūjya śibikāyān tu vinyaset॥ iti sūkṣmaśāstre॥

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Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

334.15

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manuscripts_004198

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Jaṭibandhana, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 13th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381347