Mātṛśāntividhi
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20102
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Śākta, Kriyā
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_005014
Manuscript No.
RE20102a
Title Alternate Script
मातृशान्तिविधि
Subject Description
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Bad and injured
Folios in Text
3
Folio Range of Text
[1a-3a]
Lines per Side
7
Folios in Bundle
55
Width
3 cm
Length
22.3 cm
Bundle No.
RE20102
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
The text, the beginning of which is lost, deals with the procedure of performing śānti rites to the divine mothers. Fols. [34a-35b] contain a fragmentary treatment of jīrṇoddhāra(?) of devī and fol. [49], has a few lines on the preparation of holy ashes (following the tenets of some yāmala?)
Manuscript Beginning
tricatuṣ pañcatālaṃ vā paṭavistara ucyate। vistārārthaṃ 'siromānan tripādan tatsman tu tu vā। ........ṭsamaṃ pucchadairghyan tu vetradvayasamanvitam। nādi[ti]sthūlan nādi[ti]sūkṣmaṃ kevaivarṇavarjitam। evaṃ paṭaṃ samāpādya madhye paiśācavetālīṃ।
Manuscript Ending
brahmādyā yāmalācāryā ma[hā]tmāno navātmakāḥ। mātṛśāntividhāvasyām āyāntvācāryamūrtayaḥ। śivam astu sarvaja[n]topari hitaniratā bhavantu bhūtagaṇāḥ। doṣāḥ prayāntu śāntiṃ sarvatra janas sukhī[ino] bhavantu। śubham astu।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
430.1
Key
manuscripts_005014
Reuse
License
Cite as
Mātṛśāntividhi,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/382163