Bahudaivatya
Manuscript No.
T1004
Title Alternate Script
बहुदैवत्य
Subject Description
Language
Script
Material
Condition
Good
Manuscript Extent
[Complete]
Folios in Text
389
Folio Range of Text
1 - [388]
No. of Divisions in Text
24
Range of Divisions in Text
1 - 24
Title of Divisions in Text
paṭala
Lines per Side
24
Folios in Bundle
389+2=391
Width
21 cm
Length
33 cm
Bundle No.
T1004
Miscellaneous Notes
This transcript is copied from a tulu MS belonging to Sri B. Sadasiva Bhatta, Belanje village & Post, Kankala Taluk. S.K. There are 2 extra pages at the beginning, of which the first page records the contents and second records the title of the text. There is a brief note in Sanskrit (two lines) at the bottom of the page of contents which reads: " atra granthe jñānodbhava, devodbhava, lalita, pārameśvara, skandsadbhāva, kumāratantrādyāgamagranthānā- mullekho dṛśyate
" The last page (p. [388]) records an elaborate note written in English and Sanskrit by the scribe of this transcript, which reads: " 171 foll. 33X3.3 cm. 9 lines. Borders of some foll't the beginning and the end are damaged resulting in the loss of some words or lines. Small Tulu script. Belonging to Sri B. Sadasiva Bhatta, Belanje village & Post, Kankal Taluk. South Kanara dist. Karnataka State. Scribes note: pañcāyatanapūjā prasiddhā
tatra ca ādityamambikāṃ viṣṇuṃ gaṇanāthaṃ maheśvaram
iti ślokopāttāḥ pañca devatāḥ upāsyāḥ
skandam antarbhāvya ṣaṇnāṃ devatānāṃ pūjāyāḥ pratipādanācchrī śaṃkarabhagavatpādāḥ ṣaṇmatasthāpanācāryāḥ iti prathām avāpuḥ
atra ca granthe śāsturapi pūjāyāḥ pratipādanāt saptadevatāḥ sūryaṃ parityajya śaṃkaranārāyaṇam antarbhāvya upāsyatvena gṛhītāḥ
evaṃ ca bahudaivatyamiti granthanāmani bahupadena pūrvoktāḥ saptadevatāḥ grāhyāḥ ityavagamyate
grantho'yaṃ kośo'smin saṃpūrṇaḥ
asyāgamagranthasya saṃgrahītā āravāṭakule jātaḥ tantrajñaḥ nārāyaṇaḥ iti jñāyate
puṣpikāyāḥ bhāgaḥ naṣṭaḥ
ataḥ kecana viṣayāḥ grantha kartuḥ na jñātuṃ pāryante iti mahānviṣādo'smākam
prāyaḥ saptānāṃ devatanāṃ pūjā pratipāditā
utsavopi pratipāditaḥ
tathāpi (rathotsavādiḥ) viśadatayā samagraṃ na nirūpitaḥ
iti śam
Text Contents
1.Page 1 - 179.śaivavaiṣṇavabhāgaḥ.
2.Page 1 - 15.prathamapaṭala - śivasya maṇḍapanirmāṇādi.
3.Page 15 - 27.dvitīyapaṭala - śivasyasnapana.
4.Page 27 - 38.tṛtīyapaṭala - śivapūjā.
5.Page 38 - 49.caturthapaṭala - śivapūjā.
6.Page 49 - 62.pañcamapaṭala - śivapūjā.
7.Page 62 - 77.ṣaṣṭhapaṭala - śivapūjāmantrā.
8.Page 77 - 91.saptamapaṭala - viṣṇupūjā.
9.Page 91- 102.aṣṭamapaṭala - viṣṇupūjā.
10.Page 102 - 121.navamapaṭala - viṣṇupūjā.
11.Page 121- 133.daśamapaṭala - śivasya utsava.
12.Page 133 - 153.ekādaśapaṭala - śivasya utsava.
13.Page 153 - 170.dvādaśapaṭala - viṣṇoḥ utsava and bali.
14.Page 170 - 179.trayodaśapaṭala - viṣṇoḥ tīrthayātrā, karaṇāni.
15.Page 179 - 212.śaṅkaranārāyaṇabhāgaḥ.
16.Page 179 - 186.caturdaśapaṭala - pūjā.
17.Page 186 - 191.caturdaśapaṭala - utsava and bali.
18.Page 191 - 212.pañcadaśapaṭala - snapanavidhi.
19.Page 212 - 283.durgābhāgaḥ.
20.Page 212 - 240.ṣoḍaśapaṭala - pūjā.
21.Page 240 - 262.saptadaśapaṭala - utsava.
22.Page 262 - 282.aṣṭādaśapaṭala - snapana.
23.Page 283 - 305.gaṇeśabhāgaḥ.
24.Page 283 - 295.ekonaviṃśatipaṭala - pūjā.
25.Page 295 -305.viṃśatipaṭala - snapana.
26.Page 305 - 354.skandabhāgaḥ.
27.Page 305 - 328.ekaviṃśatipaṭala - pūjā.
28.Page 328 - 354.dvāviṃśatipaṭala - snapana.
29.Page 354 - 389.śāstṛbhāgaḥ.
30.Page 354 - 372.trayoviṃśatipaṭala - pūjā.
31.Page 372 - 387.caturviṃśatipaṭala - snapana.
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Manuscript Beginning
Page - 1, l - 1; śrīḥ bahudaivatyam॥ - - - kṣye ravāptyai svīkurvāṇaṃ praṇamata śivaṃ devatāyāḥ svarūpam॥ dhāturniyamapātrasthā tato viṣṇupadaṃ gatāḥ। gaṅgādharāṅge nyapata - - - tosmitām। devassadākāśa nikāśakānti dvijādhirājaḥ sphuṛitottamāṅgaḥ। pāyātphaṇāratnamarīcimālā lasanmahābhogi vibhūṣito vaḥ॥ ubhayoradamāraṇa mādhavayor- bahutantraśāstravihite snapate padakalpanādividhimantramanāḥ kṛtilāghavāya kathaye yugapat anuneya dhīrayo yannāma- parāgo murāridhānaukāḥ yajane dhūpanauma
Manuscript Ending
Page - 387, l - 16; balidānaṃ vidhisteṣu tatra tatra samīritaḥ। evaṃ yaḥ pūjayennityaṃ devannī[mī]śvarapūrvakān। tatprasādātsamāpnoti sarvānkāmānasau budhaḥ। āravāṭaku[lejātaḥ] - - - nārāyaṇena tantreṣu sāramarthaṃ vicinvatā। prokteśvarādidevānāmarcana- kramakādikā॥ bālānāmu[pakārāya] - - - - - - paṭalaḥ॥ bahudaivatyaṃ samāptam॥
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Bahudaivatya,
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