This text gives a detailed procedure for the worship of the pālik-s. At the beginning aṅkurārpaṇa is dealt with very briefly. The text gives procedures for the worship of 16 pālikā-s, 12 pālikā-s, 8 pālikā-s, 4 pālikā-s and 1 pālikā. It seems to be a manual for the use of priests

Manuscript Beginning

pratiṣṭhāsu yāgapūrya(?)kāryeṣu yat kṛtam। bhā.......bhadrakā[a?]m ucyate। pa[ma]ṇḍapasyaiśānadeśe vitānadhvajālaṃkṛte śuddhasūtraṃ vilikhya gomayāyā( )nulipte mra(?) puṇyāhaṃ kṛtvā aṣṭadroṇaṃ [vā?] ta( )tadardha[ṃ] vā śālibhiḥ sthaṇḍu[ḍi]laṃ parikalpā[ya?]

Manuscript Ending

pūrvavat sarvopacāriṇi kṛtvā tat pūrvadeśe pālikāyāṃ oṃ hām ādityāya namaḥ। ādityādhipataye bhavāya namḥ। ityabhyarcya। dhūpan dattvā ta[tā]mbūlan naivedya। hariḥ om। śubham astu।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

426.10

Key

manuscripts_004990

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License

CC BY-NC 4.0

Cite as

Pālik[Ārcana], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 13th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/382139