Pañcākṣarastotramahāmantra

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE20160

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit
Tamil

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_005084

Manuscript No.

RE20160d

Title Alternate Script

पञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रमहामन्त्र

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but slightly injured

Folios in Text

2

Folio Range of Text

[8] - [9a]

Lines per Side

5 - 7

Folios in Bundle

63

Width

3 cm

Length

25.5 cm

Bundle No.

RE20160

Previous Owner

Tirunelveli Raman and kallaṭakurucci

Previous Place

Tirunelveli

Miscellaneous Notes

This text speaks about the method of reciting the pa~cākṣaramantra. This mantra is also called "mahākailāsapañcākṣara" and "mahāśaktikailāsapañcākṣara" (fol. 9a). Tamil expressions are found in the text

Manuscript Beginning

oṃ śrīparadevatāyai namaḥ। caṇḍikāyai namaḥ। gurubhyo namaḥ। oṃ śrīpañcākṣarastotramahāmantrasya vāmadeva ṛṣiḥ। anuṣṭupchandaḥ। sāmbasadāśivo devatā। oṃ bījam। naṃ śaktiḥ। maṃ kīlakam। sāmbaśivasadāśivaprasādasiddhyarthe je[ja]pe viniyogaḥ।

Manuscript Ending

utayakālaṃ sahasragāyatrī 1024। madhyāna kālaṃ gāyatrī 128। sāyindraṃ gāyatrī 512 ippiṭi nāL toorum ceitukoṇṭuvaraveeṇum। pañcākṣaraṃ nāLukku 10,000 vītam 5 lakṣajapaṃ āṉāl kailāsamūrtti nītāṉ।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

436.4

Key

manuscripts_005084

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Cite as

Pañcākṣarastotramahāmantra, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/382233