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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Cite as
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