Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 348/6
Title: Vasantarājaśākuna
Dimensions: 19.8 x 9 cm x 11 folios
Material: thyāsaphu
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Jyotiṣa
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 1/1696
Remarks:

Reel No. B 348-6

Inventory No.: 85525

Title Vasantarājasakuna

Author Vasantarāja Bhaṭṭa

Subject Jyotiṣa

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material Nepali paper, thyāsaphu

State incomplete

Size 19.5 x 8.5 cm

Folios 7

Scribe Veṇīmādhava Śarmā

Place of Deposit NAK

Accession No. 1/1696

Manuscript Features

MS holds fifth chapter śivāruta of the Vasantarājaśākuna.

Excerpts

Beginning

oṃ namaḥ śrīgaṇeśāya ||

vasantarāje || ||

śobhanā śubhaphalāptisūcakaṃ

kathyate sadā vitataṃ śivārutaṃ |

śāntadīptakakubhāṃ viśeṣato

jñānam atra ca sadoṣa yujyate ||

dagdhāti guktā(!) raviviprayuktā

vivasvad āptā bhavati pradiptā(!) ||

sādhūmitāyāṃ savitā prayātā

śesādigantāḥ kila paṃcaśāntāḥ ||

dagdhātigaiśī jalitādigaindrī-

dhūmānvitāś cānaladik prabhāte |

pratyekam evaṃ praharāṣṭakena

muktādi śāṣṭau savitā krameṇa || (exp.3t1–6)

End

kathyate balividhānam ī(!)dānīṃ

śākunāgamamatena śivāyāḥ ||

divyamantrabalirā⟪ta⟫dhi[[ta]]doṣaṃ

sādhitākhilasamudyata kāryaṃ ||

śūnyālayaṃ rudragṛhaṃ śmaśānaṃ

catuṣpatha(!) mātṛgṛhaṃ jalāntaṃ ||

vaddhyā vali(!) dhṛtva(!) †vasaram† ādyā

balipradānāya matāḥ pradeśā ||

teṣān tu madhye ratita(!) pradeśe

viśodhite maṇḍalikāṃ vidadhyāt ||

paurāṇake loka parīkṣitāyā

saṃgṛhyaṃ †goṅgo†mayamantarādhyāt ||

atyantadīrghadehāyā ityādi || || || śubha

❖ liṣitaṃ śrīveṇīmādhavaśarmaṇeti ||

<<after the sub colophon; text ppears:>>

uttamarṇadhānaśaṃkayā

pāvakotthaśiṣayā hṛdisthayā |

devadagdhavatī sarasvatī

nāsyato bahir upati lajjayā || 1 ||

...

❖ nagādhirāga bālikā jagatrayādhipālikā

surāri garvvahārikā vidhūtamohajālikā ||

mu|nīndrahṛt pravāsikā soyogisiddhisādhikā

sadā preaharṣamambikā tanotu guhyakālikā ||

...

mṛgādhirājavāhinīṃ bhajāmi vajrayoginīṃ || || (exp. 10, 11)

Sub-colophon

iti vasantarājaśākune śivārute sthānasthitaprakaraṇa[ṃḥ] pañcamaḥ(!) || || (exp. 10t1)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. B 348/6

Date of Filming 01-10-1972

Exposures 12

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by MS

Date 21-10-2008

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