A 971-15 Nīlatantra

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: A 971/15
Title: Nīlatantra
Dimensions: 38.5 x 15 cm x 33 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/4801
Remarks:

Reel No. A 971-15 Inventory No. 47615

Title Nīlatantra

Subject Śaivatantra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material Nepali paper

State complete

Size 38.5 x ? cm

Folios 33

Lines per Folio 10

Foliation In the first folio, figures in the lower right-hand margin and in the upper left-hand margin is written nīla. as an abbreviation on the verso. From the second folio to sixth folio, figures in the lower right-hand margin on the verso. And from the seventh folio, figures in the upper left-hand margin under the abbreviation nīla. and in the lower right-hand margin under the word śivaḥ on the verso.

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/4801

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

oṃ namaḥ paradevatāyai ||     ||

bhagavan deva deveśa paṃcakratu (!) vidhānaka ||

sarvvajña bhaktisulabha śa(2)raṇāgatavatsala ||

kuleśa parameśāna karuṇāmamaya vāridhe ||

kenopāyena deveśa mucyate bhavavāridhau || (fol. 1v1–2)

End

vāgbhavaṃ kujabījaṃ ca tārakaṃ vāgbhavaṃ tathā ||

kūrccamaṃtrāṃṭamaṃtrāṃte vahnijāyā vidhir manuḥ ||

aṣṭākṣaramanuḥ (7) prokto deva mātaram uttamaṃ ||

paṃcāṃgaṃ cāsya maṃtrasya paṃcabījaiḥ prakalpayet ||

astraṃ śeṣākṣaret (!) yasya kṛtakṛtyo bha(8)ven naraḥ ||

dhyānapūjādikaṃ devī pūrvvavac ca samācaret ||     || (fol. 33r6–8)

Colophon

iti śrīnīlataṃtre paraparahasye (!) maṃtrakramaṃ nāma (9) dvādaśaḥ paṭalaḥ ||     || 12 ||     ||

śubham astu sarvvadāḥ (!) || rāma śiva rāma śiva rāma śiva rāma śiva rāma śiva rāma || (fol. 33r8–9)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. A 971/15

Date of Filming 24-12-1984

Exposures 35

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks two exposure of fols. 5v–6r

Catalogued by

Date 16-04-2007

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