A 188-8 (1) Vāmakeśvaratantraṭīkā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 188/8
Title: Vāmakeśvaratantra
Dimensions: 25 x 11 cm x 18 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/4885
Remarks: A1291/25(f

Reel No. A 188-8 MTM Inventory No.: New

Title Vāmakeśvaratantraśrīṭīkā

Subject Śaivatantra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Indian paper

State incomplete

Size 25.0 x 11.0 cm

Folios 30

Lines per Folio 10-12

Foliation figures in lower right-hand margin of the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/4885

Manuscript Features

MTM contains root text and commentary on fifth chapter in separate foliation 1-12

and 1-18 of Vāmakeśvaratantra.

Text holds the chapter 1-5 paṭalas

Excerpts

Beginning

śrīgaṇapāya namaḥ

jayati nijasudhāṃbhaḥ saṃbhavā vāgbhavaśrīr

atha sarasa samudyat kāṃtatattvānubhāvā |

tadanuparamadhāmadhyānasaṃlakṣyamoksā

raviśaśiśikhirūpā traipurīmantraśaktiḥ || 1 ||

śrīvāmakeśvaratantre avismaraṇārthaṃ viṣamapadeṣu vyāvarṇanaṃ kriyate | devi śiṣyapraśyo vā granthaṃ bodhayiṣyan deviṃ namaskaroti | gaṇeśagrahanakṣatreti | (fol. 1v1–3)

End

sādhako maṃtrī vratasthaḥ pūrvokta niyame sthitaḥ sadā sahasramātrakaṃ japati he parameśvari tato ʼnaṇtarṃ phalam āpnoti | dhyātveti | atha hṛdgataṃ cakraṃ dhyātvā tatrasthitāṃ parameśvariṃ pūrvoktadhyānayogena saṃciṃtya tad anaṃtaraṃ japam ārabhet | anyat spaṣtaṃ || (fol. 12v11–13, 13r1)

kālo bhāmani bhūtāni navacakrāsthanukrayāt ||

karaveṃdriyacakrascchāṃ devīṃ saṃvitsvarūpiṇīṃ |

viśvāhaṃ kṛtipuṣpais tu pūjayet sarvasiddhaye || || śrīr astu || (fol. 18r9–11)

Colophon

iti vāmakeśvarataṃtre mahātripurasuṃdaryā japahomavidhāne śrīṭīkāsu pañcamaḥ paṭalaḥ || śrīḥ || (fol. 13r1)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 188/8

Date of Filming 01-11-1971

Exposures 36

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks text available in exp. 3-12

Catalogued by MS

Date 13-05-2008

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