Sarpaśānti

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE20026

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_004417

Manuscript No.

RE20026g

Title Alternate Script

सर्पशान्ति

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Damaged

Folios in Text

3

Folio Range of Text

23a - 25b

Lines per Side

4 - 9

Folios in Bundle

85

Width

3.3 cm

Length

24 cm

Bundle No.

RE20026

Miscellaneous Notes

This text offers the procedure for doing śānti to ward off the sin caused by killing serpents. This agrees with No. 48.6 written by śaṅkhanācārya but the agreement is only for the beginning portion. There is general agreement between this text and GOML. D. 3457

Manuscript Beginning

sarpaśāntiṃ pravaṣyāmi.......ṇasyābhivṛddhaye। sarpasaṃhāradoṣeṇa kulakṣayakaraṃ bhavet॥ janmāntarasahasre tu gūḍhahananaṃ yadi। punaḥ punaś ca doṣāya kalpitaṃ karmabandanam। ekamāsaśiśornaṣṭe ekābde śiśunāśanam॥

Manuscript Ending

anantaraṃ grahasaṃkhyanvarukāmṛṣṭānnena samyak bhojayitvā yathāśakti dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā āśiṣo vācayitvā pradakṣiṇanamaskārān te yathābhiṣṭaṃ prārthayet। sarpaśāntis samāptā॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

365.7

Key

manuscripts_004417

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License

Cite as

Sarpaśānti, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381566