B 377-48 Vāstuvidhi

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: B 377/48
Title: Vāstuvidhi
Dimensions: 18.5 x 9 cm x 34 folios
Material: thyāsaphu
Condition:
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Karmakāṇḍa (vaidika, āgamika, tāntrika etc.)
Date:
Acc No.: NAK 4/1485
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Reel No. B 377-48

Inventory No.: 85872

Title: Vāstuvidhi

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Subject: Vāstu

Language: Newari

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Manuscript Details

Script: Newari

Material: Thyasaphu

State: incomplete

Size: . 18.5 x 9.0 cm

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Folios: 34

Lines per Folio: 7

Foliation: figures in lower right-hand margin of the verso

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Place of Deposit: NAK

Accession No. : 4/1485

Manuscript Features

MS contains the text related to the nakṣatra denoting its vāhana jāti etc. and a graph on the exposures 4–8. exps. 20-22 contains a list about vāra velā counting 4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32, candravāsa yoginīvāsa nakṣatra yoga. exps. 26–37 different graphs related to the vāstu available. exp. 38 contains a graph describing the eight places and their devatā and dhvaja. exps. 39-40 contains graph of a temple.

Excerpts

Beginning

oṃ namo(!) śrīviśvakarmāya(!) namaḥ || ||

hnāpāṃ bhojadevarājāyā ājñā kāsyaṃ gṛha ārabha yāyata || astavargasakhayā o dhvaja salācakaṃ hni gvadasvane saṃpati lāyī || 1 || dhūma salātasā rogi juyī oḥ thva thāya sabhūtuli dayake bhinya || 2 || siṃhakothāsalātasā lakṣmī vadhaya juyī satruhāni juyī rājāyā kvātha ādiṃ dayakebhi || 3 || (exp. 9t1–6)

End

i i pasārasi sudini jāti khaya sidhvana jātisi phula svāṃsigā o ṛṣiputra madhana pholasi ṛṣiputrasvabhāya phola sikeca bhini jāti kalevarasi kaṃtha jāti sīlasundari karṇna phosiko nāra jāti laṃga vosi tvātinī jāti sisi vyāpāna || ||❁ || || (exp. 19b2–6)

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iti vāstukathāhā samāptaṃ || || ❁ || (exp. 12t2)

«colophon:»x

Microfilm Details

Reel No. : B 377/48

Date of Filming: 09-12-1972

Exposures 42

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks

Catalogued by MS\RA

Date 29-07-2011

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