Aṁśumattantra
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20166
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_005116
Manuscript No.
RE20166a
Title Alternate Script
अंशुमत्तन्त्र
Subject Description
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but some are broken
Folios in Text
3
Folio Range of Text
[1a - 3b]
No. of Divisions in Text
3
Title of Divisions in Text
paṭala
Lines per Side
8 - 10
Folios in Bundle
110
Width
4 cm
Length
33.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE20166
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Place
Tirunelveli
Miscellaneous Notes
This text contains 3 paṭala-s of the aṃśumat tantra : 1. [1a-2a] japalakṣaṇavidhi; 2. [2] pradakṣiṇavidhi; 3. [3] namaskāravidhi. The namaskāravidhi is incomplete. The text agrees in part with IFP. T. 1007, pp. 77-78. Fols. [100] has a fragment of gurudrohādiprāyaścittavidhi; fol. [101], method of drawing maṇḍala-s like agnihotramaṇḍala, etc.; fol. [102], fragment of dhyānaśloka-s on sadāśiva, etc.; fol. [103], a few verses from the māhātmya(?) of śaṃkaranārāyaṇa; fols. [104a-105b], fragment of some prāyaścitta ritual; fol. [106], some informations regarding the order of rituals forming part of the worship of śiva and the measurements of various ingredients used therein; fol. [10], some passages on the mudrā-s and the greatness of sandhyā; fol. [108], a few lines on prāyaścitta ritual; fol. [109], enumeration of 5 kinds of āsana used in the worship of śiva and the proper occasion to make them; fol. [110] has a fragment of fire-ritual
Manuscript Beginning
aṃśumān। japasya lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye śrūyatāṃ ravisattamaṃ( )। sarvarogavināśārthaṃ sarvapāpaharan tathā। japañ catur vidhañ caiva sarveṣāñ japakāra[ṅkṣi?]ṇāṃ। mānasañ caiva kaṇṭhoṣṭham upāṃśur vyaktam eva ca।
Manuscript Ending
aṣṭāṅgañ caiva pañcāṅgaṃ tryaṅgam adhunocyate। mastakaṃ caiva hastau ca śrotrau ca ci[cu]bukan tathā। bhujayor ubhayoś caivam aṣṭāṅgam iti kīrtikam। mūrdhve (?) caiva ubhau hastau yugam ajānus tathai...........
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
439.1
Key
manuscripts_005116
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License
Cite as
Aṁśumattantra,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/382265