The procedures for the performance of the expiatory rites like śantihoma, diśāhoma and mūrtihoma are given in this text. Purifacatory rites for various kinds of pollution are also enumerated

Manuscript Beginning

pracadviyamardiṃ śreṣṭhaśreṣṭhapūrvam। nigadyate। śubhācāstarddeśo maṇḍape samalaṃkṛte। sthaṇḍilaṃ tatra saṃkalpya tan madhye vinyaset ghaṭam। sasūtraṃ sodakaṃ kūrcā[a]vastrahemāmbujānvitam। sitacandanadigdhāṅgaṃ phalapallavasaṃyutam। paritā[aḥ] kalaśāṣṭau brahmaviṣṇuvāccādi(?) samyutam।

Manuscript Ending

etāni devaśuddhiṃ syāt mantraśuddhim ataḥ param। gha[kha]nanaṃ dahanaṃ caiva pūraṇaṃ gonivāsanam। viprocchiṣṭaṃ ca gavyaṃ ca puṇyāhaṃ saptaśuddhibhiḥ। mārjanaṃ lepanaṃ caiva prokṣaṇaṃ sākṣiṇaṃ tathā। mantram uccāry( )aṇaṃ caiva pañcaśuddhi[r] vidhīyate।

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Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

389.2

Key

manuscripts_004658

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CC BY-NC 4.0

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[Prāyaścittahoma], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381807