Ghaṭākarṣaṇavidhi / Kalākarṣaṇavidhi (Prayoga) - Kāmikasiddhāgama

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE30583

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Kriyā

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_009112

Manuscript No.

RE30583

Title Alternate Script

घटाकर्षणविधि / कलाकर्षणविधि (प्रयोग) - कामिकसिद्धागम

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Manuscript Extent

[Complete]

Folios in Text

39

Folio Range of Text

1a - 46b

Lines per Side

6 - 7

Folios in Bundle

39+2=41

Missing Folios

10 (37-38, 41-48)

Width

3.4 cm

Length

37.5 cm

Bundle No.

RE30583

Miscellaneous Notes

There are two extra folios at the beginning of this bundle, of which the first folio records two lines: " bālasthāpanaṃ nyāsaḥ" & "cavārattinakurukkal" and the second certain nāmavali. This text seems to be a manual, mainly pertaining to kalākarṣaṇa rite, of saiva priest. The title ghaṭākarṣaṇa seems unusual; usually the same rite is known as kalākarṣaṇavidhi. The beginning portion of this text (fols.1-10) record ghaṭākarṣaṇavidhi which has been attributed to kāmikasiddhākhyamahātantra and written in prayoga form. The succeeding portion of this text records different nyāsas viz. paramahaṃsanyāsa, jīvanyāsa, antarmātṛkānyāsa, bahirmātṛkānyāsa, śrīkaṇṭhanyāsa, dūtikānyāsa, tattvanyāsa, ṣaḍādhvanyāsa etc. which seem likely to be connected with the rite: ghaṭākarṣaṇavidhi. At the end fol.46 records mṛtsangrahaṇavidhi which has been attributed to kāmikasiddhākhyamahātantra written in prayoga form

Manuscript Beginning

Fol - 1a, l - 1; prāsādāgre maṇḍape sthaṇḍilaṃ kṛtvā ṣaṭtriṃśatprasthapūritamitaśivakumbhaṃ droṇapūritamitān vardhanīṃ vidyeśvarāṇāñca uktalakṣaṇān suvarṇarajatatāmramṛṇmayan ghaṭān yathāsaṃbhavaṃ saṃgrāhya vighneśapūjāpurassaraṃ puṇyāhaṃ vācayitvā

Manuscript Ending

Fol - 46b, l - 3; mṛdamīśvarakāryārthaṃ grahiṣyāmi tavājñayā । śiraḥ pūrvantu pādau ca paścime dakṣiṇānanam । kuṣideśe tu saṃgrāhya mṛttikāṃ sarvasiddhidam । mṛdamastreṇa khātvā mūlena saṃgṛhya hemādipātre nidhāya + kāmikasiddhākhye mahātantre mṛtsaṃgrahaṇapaṭalaḥ ।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

Key

manuscripts_009112

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Ghaṭākarṣaṇavidhi / Kalākarṣaṇavidhi (Prayoga) - Kāmikasiddhāgama, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/387441