Pañcākṣarakārikā / Pūrvaprayoga

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE30657

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Dharmaśāstra, Prayoga

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_009289

Manuscript No.

RE30657

Title Alternate Script

पञ्चाक्षरकारिका / पूर्वप्रयोग

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Manuscript Extent

[Complete]

Folios in Text

150

Folio Range of Text

1a - 150a

Lines per Side

7 - 8

Folios in Bundle

150

Width

4 cm

Length

22.3 cm

Bundle No.

RE30657

Miscellaneous Notes

This text records various rites, mostly pertaining to pūrvaprayoga, under the title pañcākṣarakārikai; besides, there are some rites viz. putrasvīkāra, vṛṣotsarjana, mṛtyuñjayakalpavidhi, śatābhiṣeka etc., which seem to be out of the context of pūrvaprayoga. The overall nature of this text suggests that this is a manual of gṛhyakarmas

Manuscript Beginning

Fol - 1a, l -1; śivaṃ śivāṃ vighnapatiṃ skandaṃ vāṇiṃ gurūnapi . . . . . . Kaṃ vacmiprayogānukramābhidhaṃ । atha uddeśakramaḥ । aṃkurārpaṇa nāndīmukhodakaśāṃtipratisaraśrīsūktagrahayajñasnānavapanamantrācamanamantraprokṣaṇānujñāvighneśvarapūjāsaṃkalpapuṇyāhāgnimukhaṛtusaṃveśanaṛtuśāntigarbhādhānapuṃsavanasīmantonnayanaviṣṇubalijātakarma aupāsanaikadeśagrahaṇanāmakaraṇopaniṣkrāmaṇānnaprāśannakarṇavedhāyuṣyahomanakṣatrahoma caula

Manuscript Ending

Fol - 150a, l - 3; sthālīṃ me kṣaṇañca barhassamidhañca sādayitvā[sādhayitvā] prokṣaṇīsaṃskāra indrādyalaṃkāraṇāntaṃ samānaṃ । samidhamādhāyamindāhutivyāhṛtiśca hutvā carūprāyaścittādi tattat pradhānāhutisviṣṭakṛtādibahiparidhininayatiti paryantaṃ । samānaṃ atha prāyaścittaṃ mindāhutivyāhṛtīśca hutvā । atra hutaśeṣapradānaprāśanādi sarvam iti āpūrvakavidhiḥ ।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

Key

manuscripts_009289

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Pañcākṣarakārikā / Pūrvaprayoga, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/387618