Kāmikatantra
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20074
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Śaiva, Śaivasiddhānta, Āgama
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004854
Manuscript No.
RE20074f
Title Alternate Script
कामिकतन्त्र
Subject Description
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Damaged
Folios in Text
64
Folio Range of Text
[138a] - [201b]
Lines per Side
5 - 7
Folios in Bundle
209
Width
3.5 cm
Length
41.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE20074
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text contains 35 paṭala-s of the kāmikāgama dealing with theselection of proper site for constructing a temple, various units of measurements that are useful for the same, the lay-out of the village surrounding the proposed temple, installation of village deities, vāstubali and other subjects
Text Contents
1.Folio [138a - 139a].kālanirṇaya.
2.Folio [139].nimittaparīkṣā.
3.Folio [139b - 141b].bhūparīkṣā.
4.Folio [141b - 142a].praveśavidhi.
5.Folio [142].bhūparigraha.
6.Folio [142b - 144a].karṣaṇa.
7.Folio [144a - 145b].śaṅkusthāpana.
8.Folio [145b - 147a].mānopakaraṇa.
9.Folio [147a - 152a].padavinyāsalakṣaṇa.
10.Folio [152a - 153a].sūtrakarmādi.
11.Folio [153a - 155a].vāstudevabali.
12.Folio [155a - 156a].grāmādilakṣaṇa.
13.Folio [156a].vistāryāma.
14.Folio [156b - 157a].ayādilakṣaṇa.
15.Folio [157a - 158a].nakṣatracakra.
16.Folio [158a - 159b].daṇḍakādivinyāsa.
17.Folio [159b - 160a].vīthīdvāramāna.
18.Folio [160a - 162a].grāmādidevatāsthāpana.
19.Folio [162b].dvijasaṅkhyā.
20.Folio [162b - 163b].grāmādivinyāsa.
21.Folio [163b - 164a].brahmādipadavinyāsa.
22.Folio [164a - 165a].grāmādyaṅgasthāpananirṇaya.
23.Folio [165a - 170a].garbhanyāsa.
24.Folio [170a - 175a].bālasthāpana.
25.Folio [175a - 176b].grāmādivinyāsaviśeṣa.
26.Folio [176b - 178a].vāstuśānti.
27.Folio [178a - 189b].sāmānyaśālāvidhāna.
28.Folio [189b - 191b].ekaśālā.
29.Folio [191b - 192b].dviśālā.
30.Folio [192b - 194b].sarvatobhadravidhi.
31.Folio [194b - 196b].vardhamānavidhi.
32.Folio [196b - 198a].nandyāvrata.
33.Folio [198a - 199b].svastika.
34.Folio [199b - 200a].catuśśālā.
35.Folio [200a - 202a].pañcaśālādiśālāvidhāna.
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Manuscript Beginning
atha kālaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarveṣān tu sukhāvaham। māghamāsaṃ vinā śastaṃ bhānor uktam isat tamam। dakṣiṇāyanamāsānāṃ kārttikāśvayujāvapi। śra[ā]vaṇaṃ ca vidhiyante madante ninditā matam। śuklapakṣe śubhenyaś ca saptamyantaṃ śubhottamam।
Manuscript Ending
mṛṇmayan na tṛṇacchādyam ekadvitritālānvitam। sthūpivarṇaprapāhīnaṃ praśastaṃ sarvajātiṣu। iti śrīmat kāmikākhye tantre pañcaśālādiśālāvidhānapaṭalaḥ।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
405.6
Key
manuscripts_004854
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Kāmikatantra,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on November, 5th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/382003