[Ācāryalakṣaṇa]

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE20097

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_004981

Manuscript No.

RE20097a

Title Alternate Script

[आचार्यलक्षण]

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but worm-eaten

Folios in Text

6

Folio Range of Text

1a - 6b

Lines per Side

5 - 8

Folios in Bundle

247

Width

3.2 cm

Length

18.8 cm

Bundle No.

RE20097

Previous Owner

kalliyāṇasundarapaṭṭar

Miscellaneous Notes

This text speaks about the qualifications of the ādiśaiva who is appointed to perform worship in the temple and the importance of dīkṣā. Fol. [10] contains a verse in praise of vināyaka and one of śiva; fols. [128b-130a], balividhyādi and a verse on the greatness of rasaliṅga; fols. [134b-136b], on japasthāna and japasaṃkhyā; fols. [138b-140b], on the method of performing pradakṣiṇānd some types of namaskāra; fol. [141a], on the greatness of holy ash; fol. [141b], a few lines on the ācārya; fol. [142a], dhyānaśloka-s on sūrya, his spouses uṣā and pratyuṣā and their worship; fols. [154b-155b], pañcāvaraṇavidhi; fol. [159], some verses on maṇḍapalakṣaṇa; fol. [160a], a few lines on kuṇḍalakṣaṇa; fol. [160b], on aṅgalakṣaṇa; fol. [161], on gods to be invoked in the kuṇḍa; fols. [162a-163b], on the measurements of maṇḍapa, vedikā and about kuṇḍa-s and dhyāna-s; fol. [164], fragment of prāsādāṅgalakṣaṇa; fol. [187b], some verses on rakṣāandhana; fols. [210b-214b], some verses on the identity of śiva and śakti, on the birth of agni and a few lines on some woods fit to be used as samit;fols. [215a-216b], a fragment of some ritual; fols. [217a-219b], dhyānaśloka-s on the attendant deities like vināyaka, candra, etc., fol. [219b], a few lines on flowers, etc., fol. [220a], on mantrācamana; fols. [221a-222b], on the quantity of water for abhiṣeka, flowers used in worship, etc.; fols. [223a-224b], liṅgaśuddhi, pīṭhaśuddhi, etc.; fol. [225], greatness of and the fruits acquried by the use of various flowers in worship; fols. [226a-227b], dhyānaśloka-s on some attendant deities; fol. [228], some stray lines on āśaucavidhi; fol. [229], on the greatness of holy ash; fol. [230a], quotations from some text; fol. [230b], directions for some ritual; fol. [231], 10 names of gaṇapati; fol. [232], some verses giving the characterstics and measurements of vessels like prokṣaṇī, used in rituals; fol. [233a], a few lines on the gretness of prāṇāyama; fol. [234], some scribblings in Tamil; fol. [235], a dhyānaśloka (on 'siva?); fol. [236], enumeration and defination of pañcāsana; fol. [237], śaṅkhadhyāna, etc.; fol. [238], names of deities that preside over the articles like ghee, etc.; fols. [239a-240b], some statements about pañcāsana, the rituals forming part of the worship and instructions to collect flowers, etc., fol. [241], some verses from the bhaviṣyatpurāṇa; fol. [242], verses on the ācārya and in praise of nandikeśvara; fol. [243a], salutations to gaṇapati; fol. [244], some verses on āśauca (pollution due to birth or death) and on the identity of śiva and śakti; fol. 245], a few lines in Tamil on astrological matters and services offered to śiva during worship; fols. [246a-247b] contain some statements regarding flowers, etc. used in worship

Manuscript Beginning

ādiśaivena kartavyam ātmārthaṃ ca parārthakam। sth[āpanaṃ] yojanaṃ sarvam ādiśaivādikaṃ viduḥ। kuleṣveteṣu saṃjāta ādiśaiva iti smṛtaḥ।

Manuscript Ending

pūrvācāryaparityāgapuṇaḥa( )kalpitamātrayoḥ। jāyate dāsīgarbhaṃ ca caṇḍālo jāyate dhruvam।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

426.1

Key

manuscripts_004981

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[Ācāryalakṣaṇa], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 13th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/382130