E 402-21(2) Durgākavaca

Manuscript culture infobox

Filmed in: E 402/21
Title: Durgākavaca
Dimensions: 20 x 8.7 cm x 13 folios
Material: thyāsaphu
Condition: damaged
Scripts: Newari
Languages: Sanskrit
Subjects: Stotra
Date:
Acc No.:
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Reel No. E 402-21 MTM Inventory No.: 10924_003

Title Durgākavaca

Remarks the opening portion of the Durgāsaptaśatī

Subject Stotra

Language Sanskrit

Manuscript Details

Script Newari

Material Thyasaphu

State incomplete; slightly damaged

Size 20.0 x 8.7 cm

Folios 15

Lines per Folio 6–8

Owner / Deliverer R. B. Kāyastha

Place of Deposit Kathmandu

Accession No. E 8304

Manuscript Features

001. Unknown (exps. 3t–8b)

002. Bhavānīśaṅkarāṣṭaka (exps. 10b–12t)

003. Durgākavaca (exps. 12t–17b)

The present text covers the verses 1–61b and the first three syllables of 61c.

The folios are damaged on the sides, but the text is largely intact.

Excerpts

Beginning

❖ oṃ namaḥ śrīcaṇḍikāyai ||

mārkkaṇdeya uvāca ||

yad guhyaṃ panamaṃ (!) loke savvarakṣākaraṃ nṛnāṃ (!) ||

ya (!) na kasyaccid (!) āṣyāta (!) tan me brūhi pitāmaha || 1 || (exp. 12t4–5)

End

yāvad bhūmaṇḍare (!) dhatte śaśailavvanakānamāṃ (!) || 58 ||

tāvat tiṣṭhati medinyāṃ satatiḥ putrapautrakān |

aputro labhate putraṃ mabhāryyā (!) rabhate (!) strīyaṃ || 59 ||

ipsītāṃ (!) labhate kāmaṃ, bhaved dharmmaparāyanaṃ |

vyāghrataskarasaṃbhūtā, saṃgrāmeṣū parājitaṃ || 60 ||

brahmanā nirmmitaṃ yaś ca, kavacaṃ vajrasanni[[bhaṃ]] |

tisadhya- (!) (exp. 17b3–6)

Colophon

Microfilm Details

Reel No. E 402/21c

Date of Filming 20-11-1977

Exposures 19

Used Copy Kathmandu

Type of Film positive

Catalogued by RT

Date 01-05-2003

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