[Kārtavīryārjunamantra] And [Yantra]

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE20172

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_005141

Manuscript No.

RE20172a

Title Alternate Script

[कार्तवीर्यार्जुनमन्त्र] and [यन्त्र]

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Damaged

Folios in Text

4

Folio Range of Text

[1b - 4b]

Lines per Side

2 - 10

Folios in Bundle

84

Width

2 cm

Length

17.8 cm

Bundle No.

RE20172

Miscellaneous Notes

This text contains the mantra and yantra of kārtavīryārjuna. The mantra portion is similar to Cat. no. 39. For details about kārtavīryārjuna vide note on no 20.1. Fly-leaf [1a] has the words, 'sūryasahasranāmamūla' and 'kārtavīryārjuna'; fly-leaf [2], a list of things in Tamil required for some ritual; fly-leaf [3b], agnidhyāna; fly-leaf [4a], a receipt for some amount of money; fly-leaf [5], viśeṣasandhitarpaṇamantra-s; fly-leaf [5b], a personal note on purchasing some vessel; fly-leaf [6a], a receipt for some amount of paddy; fol. [1a], a fragment of the garuḍapañcākṣaramantra; fol. [27], a fragment of a kārtavīryārjunamantra (digbandhanamantra?); fol. [47b], kārtavīryārjunamūlamantra; fol. [49b], a brief note on āpośana (sipping water immediately before and after food); fol. [52], garuḍapañcākṣaramantra; fol. [54a], fragment of the gāyatrīmantra; fol. [56], a brief note on different kinds of naivedya-s and abhiṣekadravya-s; fol. [57a], a brief version of mātṛkānyāsa; fol. [58a], a verse in praise of śiva; fol. [61a], a few lines on the method of drawing a gaṇeśayantra; fol. [62a], on bāhya'suddhi; fol. [64], verses in praise of the guru and the goddess; fol. [66a], a list of 27 names starting with siṃha(?); fol. [67a], a fragment of vighneśahoma; fol. [70], an undertaking in Tamil given by one aṉavaratamācāri for making some articles; fol. [71a], an enumeration of sweet smelling ingredients like kuṅkuma for adding to water, sandal paste, etc.; fol. [76], some yantra-s of yakṣiṇī-s and an account of their greatness in Tamil; fol. [77a], a few sentences in Tamil about faithless persons and fol. [78a] has a fragment of kārtavīryārjunamantra

Manuscript Beginning

asya mantrasya datta + ṛṣiḥ। a + daḥ। kārta + tā। kṣuṃ bījam। śrīṃ bījam। mama sarvadravyarakṣārthe + gaḥ। kṛtavīryasuta a + namaḥ। rājā śiraḥ। sahasrabhujamaṇḍanaḥ śikhā avatāro kavacam।

Manuscript Ending

śuddhabhūmāvaṣṭagandhai[r] likhitvā yantram ādarāt। tatra kumbhaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya tatrāvāhyārcayen nṛpam। spṛṣṭvā kumbhañ japen mantraṃ sahasraṃ vijitendriyaḥ। abhiṣiñcet tad ambhobhiḥ priyaṃ sarveṣṭasiddhaye। putrān paśun roganāśam āyu[s] svajanarañjanam (?) vāk siddhisusadṛśaḥ kumbhābhiṣikto labhate naraḥ। śatopadravam āpannagrāme vā puṭabhedane saṃsthāpayet।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

444.1

Key

manuscripts_005141

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[Kārtavīryārjunamantra] And [Yantra], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/383360