Dīkṣābhiṣekasandeha
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20055
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004660
Manuscript No.
RE20055d
Title Alternate Script
दीक्षाभिषेकसन्देह
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but slightly injured
Folios in Text
3
Folio Range of Text
20b - 22a
Lines per Side
4 - 8
Folios in Bundle
57
Width
3 cm
Length
44 cm
Bundle No.
RE20055
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text clarifies some doubts regarding the ablution connected with initiation and it also emphasizes the need of one getting initiated to do abhiṣeka, etc. to deities
Manuscript Beginning
dīkṣābhiṣekasandeham। kāraṇe : brāhmaṇakṣatriyavaiśyā[ś] śūdrāś śuddhakulodbhavāḥ। abhiṣeken kartavyaṃ dīkṣāsa[ma]yam uttamam। kāmike : gotrabhūtasamudbhūtā ādiśaivā śivadvija..... teṣāṃ santānacodbhūtā dīkṣāsecanam uttamam। vātule : gṛhasthā brahmacārī ca saṣaḍaṅgī tathaiva ca। abhiṣekaṃ pra-kartavyaṃ dīkṣāyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ।
Manuscript Ending
ādīkṣitaś caturvedī śivaliṅga[ṃ] na spṛśet। pramādāt sparśanaṃ kṛtvā rājarāṣṭraṃ vinaśyati। yathā mṛgapatic chāyāṃ vane bhīto gajas tathā। adīkṣitārcitaṃ liṅgaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīto maheśvaraḥ।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
388.4
Key
manuscripts_004660
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License
Cite as
Dīkṣābhiṣekasandeha,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/381809