[Agnikāryavidhi]
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20212
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_005438
Manuscript No.
RE20212a
Title Alternate Script
[अग्निकार्यविधि]
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Damaged
Folios in Text
8
Folio Range of Text
[1a-8a]
Lines per Side
4 - 9
Folios in Bundle
66
Width
3.6 cm
Length
39.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE20212
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
Fols. [9a-10b] contains a fragment of kṣetrapālapratiṣṭhāvidhi, some verses from the suprabheda on qualifications of ācārya and a verse describing the śrīcakra; fol. [11], a verse listing the rituals that form part of the installation; fol. [17], some statements on the method of performing pradakṣiṇa and namaskāra and the benifits of wearing precious gems like ruby; fol. [18a], some statements on worshipping a single liṅga and wearing holy ashes, etc. fol. [18b], about eating at night; fol. [32b], a few śloka-s on the mukti of the wise; fol. [33b], some lines on dhvajadaṇḍamāna; fols. [35a-36b], passages from some of the āgama texts on the eligibility of persons (to perform installation?) and the characterstics of śaivas; fol. [37a], anujñāpūjāvidhi; fol. [59], a list of ingredients like aṣṭamṛt, kaṣāyodaka, etc. and their mixture used in installation; fol. [58a], a few mantra-s for the ritual of śivarātryarghya; fol. [59], a list in Tamil of various thisngs required for the grand ablution to the deity; fol. [60a], a list in Tamil of things like resins (for preparing special mortar?); fol. [61a-63a], a long list of ingredients and their measurements used in cementing the idol with the base; fol. [64a], about some diagrams and deities in it (Tamil); fol. [65a], a list (in Tamil) of things like gram (for preparing nivedana and for performing abhiṣeka to a deity); fol. [65b], a sentence speaking about the greatness of ārdrotsava and about the preparation of some nivedana and fol. [66] has a list of contents of a work (this Ms.?)
Manuscript Beginning
[agnikā]ryaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvakāmārthasādhanam। nitye naimittike caiva grahaṇe viṣuve'pi ca। ayane darśapū .....ca maṅgalye mantrasādhane। dīkṣāyāñ ca pratiṣṭhāyām utsave prokṣe[a]ṇe'pi ca।
Manuscript Ending
hiṅgugandhaṃ bhaved agni[s] sarvameham avāpnuyāt। pūtigandhaṃ bhaved agni[r] mahājvaram āpnuyāt। amedhyagandhaṃ bhaved agner bhagandharāma(?) maraṇaṃ bhavet। mūrtagandhaṃ bhaved agniḥ pa[ā]ṇḍurogam avāpnuyāt।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
471.1
Key
manuscripts_005438
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Cite as
[Agnikāryavidhi],
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on November, 9th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/383667
