Devapūjā

This text gives a brief procedure for worshipping śiva. The mantra-s used here are taken from the veda-s. Fly-leaf 'a' lists the texts in this Ms. ; fol. [1], has a list of thisngs required for abhiṣeka and the merits got by offering abhiṣekadravya-s like oil; fol. [1A], the first three śloka-s of the śivānandalaharī by śaṃkara; fol. [6b], a fragment of a vedic mantra, a verse in praise of gaṇeśa and a reference to one kuṭṭiyappan and cuppu in connection with ācāryābhiṣeka; fol. [8b], a verse requesting caṇḍeśvara and caṇḍeśvarī (attendants of śiva and devī) to bestow the merits of worshipping śiva and devī; fols. [10b-11a], two verses in praise of subrahmaṇya; fol. [20b], some verses in praise of gaṇeśa, sarasvatī and dakṣiṇāmūrti; fols. [23a-24a], vedic mantra-s praying the āyurdevatā for long life; fol. [25b], verses in praise of cidambareśa, śiva and parvatī; fol. [29b], a few lines from the saundaryalaharī by śaṃkara; fol. [30] has some passages from the kumāratantra and the kāmikāgama on pañcadīpa-s and on pañcopacāra-s respectively