A 342-23 Śivarātrivratakathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 342/23
Title: Śivarātrivratakathā
Dimensions: 21 x 8 cm x 32 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1686
Remarks:

Reel No. A 342-23 MTM Inventory No. 66589

Title Śivarātrīvratakathā

Remarks This is the first part of a MTM which also contains the text Kṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāda, Dharmalakṣmīsaṃvāda and others.

Subject Kathā

Language Newari

This text contains some minor texts other than those of above MTM

❖ Oṃ namaḥ || vasatana here | dina ādityavārana herasā | tā matuyivava |

(23v:1) śvamavārana | herasā | kekakāka daiva | aṃgāravārana | herasā

mina (2) nayiva ||

1. Three lines containing stuti to Harihara (23v:2-4) in Sanskrit.
2. Six lines in bigger letter containing quotes (uvāca) of Yudhisthira (23v:5-7 and 24v:1-3) in Sanskrit.
3. Five lines containing a stuti of Bhagavatī (24v:4-8) in Sanskrit.
4. Name of deities in Sanskrit of each lunar day of the waxing fortnight as

pratipate | catumikha

dutiyā | vidhātā [The last page 27v ]

Publications in Newari similar to this story. ( Kayastha, 1977 and 2000)

Manuscript Details

Script Newari ( pracalita )

Material thyāsaphu

State complete

Size 21.0 x 8.0 cm

Folios 32

Lines per Folio 7

Date of Copying NS 8 sara 4 [ 8x100+4=804 ]

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/1686

Used for edition

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ Oṃ namaḥ ||

śivāyaḥ || śivarātrīvidhāna ||

nama⟪śa⟫te viśvanāthāya (2) saṃsāra śṛṣṭī haṃtāva

jagatāṃrapiśettusya jantunāṃ palamāmene || (3)

śrī viśvanā, paraśmeśvara pāḷ namaskāla gathiṃṅa

sadāsiva dhāra(4)sā gvanaṣu sadrāsiva samasta

jagatta saṃśāra dayaka [ta]va jaga(5) saṃśāraya rupa dharalapūḥ || (exp. 3t1–5)

End

bho pārvvati chana(4)jeke puraṣaṃ thā khaṃ jena kānedhunoṃ, thvatena, sunāṇaṃ vidhā(5)na| theṃ śivarātriyātaṃ || thvahmaṃna arkṣaya svargga rokasa (6) juyuvaḥ || ni..yanaṃ || śrīmahādevasyaṃ śrīpārvvati āde(7)sa biyā khaṃ | āva thva khaṃ ṅeṅānaṃ klāyānaṃ svarggasaṃ prā(13t1)pti juyiva, (exps. 12b3–13t1)

Colophon

iti śrīsivarātrikathā samāptaḥ || (2)

saṃvat 8 sara 4 dā dava vera macoyāḥ || : || (exp. 13t1–2)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 342/23a

Date of Filming 07-05-1972

Exposures 38

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks The text is on exp. 3t–13t

Catalogued by KT/JM

Date 18-11-2002

Bibliography

Kayastha, Chatra Bahadur (ed.), 1977

Śivarātrī parvakathā. Translated into Nepali by Kumaradhar Sharma. Yala: Sāhityayā Mūlukhā, NS 1097. Main text by Bakhatamāna (NS 998 /AD1878), pp. 1-20; translation, pp. 20-39.

Kayastha, Chatra Bahadur (ed.), 2000

Thimi deśay cvaḥgu mallakālīna nipu bākhaṃ. Yala: Nepāla-saṃskṛti, NS 1120. Two stories by Durgananda: "Svasthānī vrata kathā", pp. 1-14; "Śivarātrī vrata kathā" ( NS 869 / AD 1749), pp. 15-29.