Ṣoḍaśadīpavacana

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE19991

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_004214

Manuscript No.

RE19991

Title Alternate Script

षोडशदीपवचन

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Damaged

Folios in Text

2

Folio Range of Text

1a - 2b

Lines per Side

5

Folios in Bundle

2

Width

2.8 cm

Length

40.8 cm

Bundle No.

RE19991

Previous Place

Tiruchuli, Ramanathapuram District

Miscellaneous Notes

This belongs to Tiruculi in the ramanathapuram Dt. T.Nadu where the deity is Tanunātha. This text enlists 16 types of dīpa which are used in the temple. They are waved before the god mainly in the evening worship. For ṣoḍaśadīpa see RE 20262, fol.32a-b, RE 19979, fol.11b-113a and RE 20183, fol.43a

Manuscript Beginning

dhūpadīpau purā dattvā ghaṇṭāṃ santāḍayet guruḥ। prathamaṃ puṣpadīpaṃ syāt dvitīyaṃ ketudīpakam। tṛtīyaṃ nāgadīpañca caturthaṃ gajadīpakam। pañcamaṃ vyāghradīpaṃ syāt ṣaṣthamaṃ haṃsākhyadīpakam।

Manuscript Ending

śrītanunātheśvarāya namaḥ dhūpaṃ darśayāmi krya......ṣya jātavedo uvagniṃ (?) nirṛtiṃ mama paśūgṃś ca.........ḥyamāvaḥ jinavanañ ca di'so daśā mā no higṃsīrjātavedo gāmiśvaṃ (gāmaśvam) puruṣānaha........

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

336

Key

manuscripts_004214

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License

Cite as

Ṣoḍaśadīpavacana, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on April, 19th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381363