A 170-14 Mahākālasaṃhitā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 170/14
Title: Mahākālasaṃhitā
Dimensions: 43 x 19 cm x 280 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/1090
Remarks:

Reel No. A 170-14

Inventory No. 32685

Title Mahākālasaṃhitā

Subject Tantra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State complete

Size 43.0 x 19.0 cm

Folios 280

Lines per Folio 15

Foliation figures on the verso, in the upper left-hand margin under the marginal title mahākā. and in the lower right-hand margin under the word rāma

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 4/1090

Manuscript Features

MS is filmed in descending order. 1-5 chapter of the text available in last exposures and rest begins from the start.

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīmahākāla uvāca ||

adhunā śṛṇu deveśi śāṃbhavādīn marūttamān (!) ||

yed(!)ekavārasmaraṇāt nayate d(!)bhavasāgarāt ||

anya bhāgaudaye (!) labhyā mantrā ye pūrvam īri(2)tāḥ ||

aite (!) surāṇām aprāpya(!) devyanugrahamantarā ||

athokṛtāvadhānātvaṃ śṛṇṭhe (!) tān ṣaṇmanuttamān || (exp. 270,fol.19r1–2)

End

na durbhikṣaṃ na cātpāta(!)º na mārī (!) nāgnitaskarāḥ ||

na tirṇa (!) paracakraṃ ca nānye kecit upadravāḥ ||

pratyu(!)hā nāśam āyāṃti ganaṃti (!) vividhā mayā ||

nākāle śrīyate(!) kaścid evogrāho na jāyate ||

na daridro na caduḥkhī nopasargena pīḍitaḥ ||

nākāle mṛtyuvān ko pi taysa rāṣṭre bhijāyate || || (exp.252 fol. 19r,3–5)

Colophon

īti(!) śrīmahākālasaṃhitāyāṃ damanā(6)ropaṇapavitrārohaṇavidhānakathanaṃ nā(!) caturddaśamaḥ (!) paṭalaḥ || || || || || || || || (exp.252.fol. 19r5-6)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 170/14

Date of Filming 19-10-1971

Exposures 286

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by MS

Date 04-12-2007