A 342-25 Śivarātrivratakathā

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 342/25
Title: Śivarātrivratakathā
Dimensions: 24.5 x 7 cm x 22 folios
Material: paper?
Condition: complete
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/5709
Remarks: the other half of the ms. is filmed on B 273/11

Reel No. A 342-25

Inventory No. 66592

Title Śivarātrivratakathā

Subject Karmakāṇḍa

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material paper

State complete

Size 24.5 x 7 cm

Binding Hole one in the centre

Folios 22

Lines per Folio 5

Foliation Original foliation, 16-37 in figures in the right margin, and a second foliation, 1-22, in figures in the left margin of the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5-5709

Manuscript Features

It seems a part of a Muptiple-text Ms.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||

atha śiarātrivrata[[ka]]thā likhyate ||    ||

kailāsaśikhare ramye, cāsīnaṃ tu jagadgurum | 

pañcaaktraṃ daśabhujaṃ, trinetraṃ śūlapāṇinaṃ || … 

gaurī provāca bharttāraṃ, ismayotphullalolocanaṃ ||    ||

śrīpāraty uāca || 

kathayasa prasādena yad gopyaṃ ratam uttamaṃ |  (fol. 16r)

End

śivarātrisaman nāsti vrataṃ pāpabhayāvahaṃ(!) | 

yaḥ(!) kṛtvā sarvapāpebhyo, mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | 

yaḥ śṛṇoti naro hy etad vratopākhyānam uttamaṃ || 

tasya dehagataṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇād vilayaṃ vrajet ||    || (fol. 37v)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 342/25

Date of Filming 07-05-72

Exposures 23

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks + B 273/11 makes a complete MS

Catalogued by DA

Date 23-12-02