This text gives the procedure for the worship of the maṇḍapa. The author of this text is stated to be nārāyaṇakaṇṭhaśivācārya, grandson of trilocanade'sikaśiva

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tatrāmardakamaṭhanivāsitrilocanadeśikaśivena tasya pautreṇa nārāyaṇakaṇṭhaśivācāryeṇa maṇḍapapūjākramaṃ vakṣyate। vātule : bhānu[ṃ?]pūjya śivāgamoktavidhinā candre tathābhyarcayet। pa'scāt toraṇadvārakumbha ca(?)karodik pālakumbhādyake। ketunaṣṭagajāstrahetukam atho[ā]rambhe tilādyaṣṭakau।

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toraṇaṃ toraṇe yojyā[a] dvāreśān kalaśān yajet। anyatra suprabhede : nyagrodhaṃ pūrvadigbhāge dakṣiṇe syāt udumbaram। aśvattham uttarasyān tu plakṣapaścimatoraṇam। viparīte na kartavyaṃ rājarāṣṭraṃ vinaśyati। pūrvadvāratoraṇe। oṃ hāṃ śāntitoraṇāya namaḥ। śubham astu।

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Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

388.3

Key

manuscripts_004659

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CC BY-NC 4.0

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Maṇḍapapūjākrama, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381808