Vātulaśuddhākhyavyākhyāna

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE47837

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_020024

Manuscript No.

RE47837

Title Alternate Script

वातुलशुद्धाख्यव्याख्यान

Uniform Title

Vātulaśuddhākhya

Subject Description

Language

Script

Date of Manuscript

22/06/1911

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Damaged

Manuscript Extent

[Complete]

Folios in Text

260

Folio Range of Text

1 - 195, 1 - 56, 1 - 6

No. of Divisions in Text

10

Range of Divisions in Text

1 - 10

Title of Divisions in Text

paṭala

Lines per Side

18

Folios in Bundle

195+59+6=260

Width

20.2 cm

Length

33 cm

Bundle No.

RE47837

Miscellaneous Notes

This bundle contains the text called vātulāgama as a whole. But in the beginning from folio no 1-195 the text of the vātulāgama is given with an unanomous commentary, then the only text of the Vātulāgama is given on folio no 1 - 59. And at the end folio nos 1- 6 contains only the text of 10th chapter of the same āgama. Various readings are written in different inks at the bottom of the text of every page. The important notes are written at the back of the folios. However the contained text on folios 1- 6 at the end are written on its both side. This manuscript was copied by one N Ramaswamy Ayangar, from Puliyur, via Erode. S.Iṝ. The copying work was started on 03.02.1911

Text Contents

1.Folio 1 - 40.prathamapaṭalaḥ.
2.Folio 40 - 60.(varṇabhed) dvitīyapaṭalaḥ.
3.Folio 60 - 78.(cakrabheda) tṛtīyapaṭalaḥ.
4.Folio 79 - 95.(garbhabheda) caturthapaṭalaḥ.
5.Folio 95 - 135.(mantrabheda) pañcamapaṭalaḥ.
6.Folio 135 - 143.(praṇavabheda) ṣaṣṭhapaṭalaḥ.
7.Folio 143 - 159.(brahmabhed) saptamapaṭalaḥ.
8.Folio 159 - 177.(abgabheda) aṣṭamapaṭalaḥ.
9.Folio 177 - 195.(mantralāta) navamapaṭalaḥ.
10.Folio 195.daśamapaṭalaḥ.
11.Folio 1 - 59.vātulāgama (text) 1 - 9 paṭalaḥ.
12.Folio 1 - 6.vātulāgama, 10th paṭalaḥ.
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Manuscript Beginning

Fol - 1, l - 1; śubhamastu। vātulaśuddhākhye vyākhyānam। śivaṃ śivakarīṃ śaktiṃ sadeśañca manonmanam। īśvarīṃ tattva khaṃ gaurīṃ vande vighneśvaraṃ śubham। suviśuddhān gurunnattvā śuddhavidyāprabodhakān। samyak śuddhākhyatantrasya vyākhyāsme tattvataḥ sphuṭatam। kailāsaśikhare ramye nānāraktopaśobhite। nānā drumalatākīṛne nānāpuṣpopaśobhite। kailāsa iti śikhare nānāraktopaśobhite maṇimuktāpravāla

Manuscript Ending

Fol - 6, l - 1; gāyatryāṣṭaśatenaiva viśudhimadhigacchati। sāmānyaṃ miśrikaṃ caiva śuddhaṃ vīraṃ caturbhayaṃ। tattvapūrṇaṃ samāsena tavaproktaṃ vidhānana। tattvādilkīlakāntonāṃ paṭalānāṃ daśakramāt। śaivaṃ śuddhākhye tantrasya kuryāt stava suvrata। iti śrīvātulabhedaśuddhākhye mahātantre sadāśivaviṇmukhasaṃvāde sahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ mantrakīlapaṭalo nāma daśamaḥ paṭalaḥ। śubhamastu।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

Key

manuscripts_020024

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Vātulaśuddhākhyavyākhyāna, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/398773