Kāmikāgama - Snapanavidhi
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20205
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_005379
Manuscript No.
RE20205e
Title Alternate Script
कामिकागम - स्नपनविधि
Uniform Title
Kāmika
Subject Description
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Damaged
Folios in Text
2
Folio Range of Text
49b - 50a
Lines per Side
8 - 10
Folios in Bundle
85
Width
3.6 cm
Length
34 cm
Bundle No.
RE20205
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text based on the kāmikāgama describes the ritual of explanation as well as the snapana for lapses in the rituals observed at the time of the sun's transit through the signs of zodiac. The text has some Tamil expressions
Manuscript Beginning
samkramat tukku kāmikattil vacanam। tantreṇa vāpyanuṣṭhānam ubhayatra samācaret। dhūpāntaṃ vātha naivedyaparyantan nityam eva vā। vidhāya prāptakāle tu naimittikam athācaret।
Manuscript Ending
ādāvante ca śrannūyāt(?) snapanādiṣu karmasu। ācāryaṃ pūjayet tatra vastrahemāṅgulīyakaiḥ। upayuktamaha[d]dravyaṃ yāge svarṇāmbarādikam। ācāryārapi(?) va dātavyaṃ nānyabhogāya kalpayet। kāmike snapanavidhipaṭalaḥ।
Bibliography
1/ Printed under the title: kāmikāgamaḥ (uttarabhāgaḥ) ed. by śrī ce. svāmināthaśivācāryaiḥ, dakṣiṇabhāratārcakasaṅghaḥ, Madras - 1988. 2/ Printed under the title: kāmikāgamaḥ: pratiṣaṭhādi - utsavāntam/ sadyojāta śivācāryeṇaprakāśitam, pub. śrīgopalavilāsamudrākṣaraśālāyāṃ, kumbhaghoṇam, 1916
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
466.5
Key
manuscripts_005379
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Cite as
Kāmikāgama - Snapanavidhi,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/383608