C 31-5(1) Devīrahasya

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: C 31/5
Title: Devīrahasya
Dimensions: 43.5 x 17.5 cm x 103 folios
Material: paper?
Condition:
Scripts: Devanagari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Tantra
Date:
Acc No.: Kesar 302
Remarks:

Reel No. C 31-5 Inventory No. 58057

Reel No.: C 31/5a

Title Devīrahasya

Remarks ascribed to the Rudrayāmala

Subject Tantra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Devanagari

Material paper

State incomplete; fol. 11 is missing

Size 50.0 x 16.5 cm

Folios 71

Lines per Folio 13

Foliation figures on the verso, in the upper left-hand margin under the abbreviation ru. yā. de. ra. and in the lower right-hand margin under the word rāma

Scribe Sītārāmaśarmā

Place of Deposit Kaisher Library

Accession No. 302a

Manuscript Features

Excerpts

Beginning

oṃ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

oṃ śrīgurave namaḥ || ||

śrībhairava uvāca ||

oṃ adhunā devi vakṣyāmi rahasyaṃ paramādbhutam ||

yatra sarveṣu taṃtreṣu yāmalādiṣu bhāṣitam ||

parā devī rahasyākhyaṃ taṃtraṃ maṃtroccavigrahaṃ ||

tattvaṃ śrīṣoḍaśākṣaryāḥ sarvasvaṃ mama pārvati ||

aprakāśyaṃ na dātavyaṃ phalamoccaphalapradam ||

bhogāpavargadaṃ loke sādhakānāṃ sukhāvahaṃ ||

śrīdevyuvāca ||

bhagavan sarvataṃtrajñā kaulikeśvaraśaṃkara ||

tvatprasādāt mākhyātaṃ tattvaṃ devyā sudurlabhaṃ ||

taṃtramaṃtrātmakaṃ guhyaṃ sūcitaṃ bhavatā svayaṃ ||

paradevīrahasyākhyaṃ ⟪kṣa⟫ [[śi]]kṣā (!) sarvaṃ vadaśva me || (fol. 1v1–3)

End

śrī devyuvāca

bhagavan bhavatā bhaktyā prasādoyaṃ mahān kṛtaḥ

yat tvaya varṇitas taṃtraḥ śrīdurgāyāḥ kuleśvara

krītāsmi tava dāsyasmi bhaktāsmi tripurāntaka ||

sarvathā rakṣaṇīyāsmi kim anyat kathayāmi te ||

idaṃ devīrahasyākhyaṃ taṃtrarājaṃ maheśvari

sarvasiddhimayaṃ gopyaṃ gopanīyaṃ maheśvari

adātavyam abhaktebhyo durātmabhyo maheśvari

svaputrebhyo nyaśiṣyebhyo na deyaṃ tu mumukṣubhiḥ ||

idaṃ hi sāraṃ taṃtrāṇāṃ savasvam uttamam (!)

rahasyaṃ devi durgāyā gopanīyaṃ svayonivat ❁ ❁ ❁ (fol. 72v6–8)

Colophon

iti śrīrudrayāmale taṃtre śrīdevīrahasye ṣaṭitamaḥ (!) paṭalaḥ || ❁ 60 ❁ ❁ ❁ samāptoyaṃ devīrahasyābhidhas taṃtra ❁

yādṛśaṃ pustakaṃ dṛṣṭā tādṛśaṃ lipitaṃ mayā

yadi śuddham aśuddhaṃ vā mama doṣo na dīyate ❁ ||

paramārthapradīpikāparanāmātaṃtrarājaś ceti śivaṃ yakṣamālalekhakapāṭhayoḥ (!) oṃ || || ||

idaṃ pustakaṃ sītārāmaśarmaṇā likhitaṃ śubhaṃ bhūyāt ❁ || śiva śiva śiva śiva ❁ (fol. 72v8–10)

Microfilm Details

Reel No. C 31/5a

Date of Filming 31-12-1975

Exposures 75

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Remarks Exps. 12 and 13 are out of focus.

Catalogued by RT

Date 03-07-2007

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