B 144-11 Bījakoṣa

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 144/11
Title: Bījakoṣa
Dimensions: 27 x 10.5 cm x 13 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 5/2553
Remarks:

Reel No. B 144-11 Inventory No. 12169

Title Bījakoṣa

Remarks ascribed to the Kālānalatantra; an alternative title of our MS is the Mantrakośa (according to sub-colophon).

Subject Śaiva Tantra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material paper

State incomplete

Size 27.0 x 10.5 cm

Folios 13

Lines per Folio 8

Foliation figures in the middle right-hand margin of the verso

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 5/2553

Manuscript Features

The right-hand part of the MS is damaged without any loss of the text.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṃ namaḥ śrīcaṇḍakāpālinyai ||

atha bījakoṣa[ḥ] ||     ||

ātamā || phalaṃ || daśā || varṇṇa[ḥ] || bhūtaṃ || kāla[ḥ] || svara[ḥ] || avala[ḥ] || dvāra[ṃ] || māśā[ḥ] || indriyaṃ || rāśi[ḥ] || (2) aṁ ā iṁ īṁ u ū ṛṁ ṝṁ ḷṁ ḷ eṁ aiṁ || viśva[ḥ] || indra[ḥ] || tithi[ḥ] || kalā ||     || ādyā || cāndrī || candramasī || vaiṣṇa-vyai || davya(!) || mā || amṛtā || (fol. 1r1–4)

End

siddhilakṣmīti vikhyātā bhāvayed bhairaveśvarī ||

pūrvvavaktraṃ siddhilakṣmī[ḥ] dakṣiṇaṃ guhyakālikā ||

kālaśaṃkarṣanī(!) vaktra⟨ṃ⟩m uttaraṃ samudāhṛtaṃ |

pacchi(!)man tu kujāvaktra⟨ṃ⟩m ūrddhvaṃ pratyaṃgirābhidhaṃ ||

dhyānamūrttim idaṃ jñeyaṃ saṃsārārṇavatāraṇaṃ |

bhuktimuktipradātāraṃ sukhasaubhāgyavarddhanaṃ ||     ||

pratyaṃgira ||     ||     ||     || (fol. 13v2–5)

Sub-colophon

iti śrīnīlalohitīye śrīkālānalamahātantre mantrakokhaḥ(!) || (fol. 12r3–4)

Colophon

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 144/11

Date of Filming 01-11-1971

Exposures 16

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by BK

Date 30-07-2008

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