Kāraṇāgama

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE20183

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_005230

Manuscript No.

RE20183f

Title Alternate Script

कारणागम

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but slightly injured

Folios in Text

5

Folio Range of Text

[9a - 13b]

Lines per Side

9 - 11

Folios in Bundle

73

Width

4.5 cm

Length

40.5 cm

Bundle No.

RE20183

Miscellaneous Notes

Four texts said to be part of the kāraṇāgama are given here. They are 1. ārdrāvrata; 2. amāvāsyāpūjā; 3. grahaṇapūjāvidhi; 4. vārapūjāvidhi. Between grahaṇapūjā and vārapūjā there are some lines which describes the procedure of wirship during saṃkramaṇa(?)

Manuscript Beginning

.......... ṇa ārdrāvratam aśeṣataḥ। mārgaśīrṣamāse tu ārdrāyāṃ vratam ācaret। ārdrāyāṃ parvayuktañ cottaman tu praśasyate। parvayuktavinā cet tu ........ m evavā। ekamāsye dvipakṣe tu antyarkṣe vratam ācaret।

Manuscript Ending

pūrvayāmāntam ārabhya udayāntaṃ samācaret। ārogyam āyuḥ kīrtiñ ca śrīkaraṃ vijayan tataḥ। putralabhyañ ca saudadhyam(?) ete vāraphala[laṃ] smṛtaḥ[tam]। vārapūjāvidhiḥ proktā[taḥ] pradoṣapūjām ( )vidhiṃ śṛṇu। iti kāraṇe vārapūjāvidhipaṭalaḥ।

Bibliography

Printed under the title: kāraṇāgama, pub. Mayilai Alagappa Mudaliyar, Chennai, 1921

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

452.6

Key

manuscripts_005230

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Cite as

Kāraṇāgama, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/383449