Śītalāpūjā
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE10831
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
ga.napatibha.t.taarakar and cuppirama.niyapillai
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_001752
Manuscript No.
RE10831pp
Title Alternate Script
शीतलापूजा
Language
Script
Scribe
Gaṇapatibhaṭṭārakar and Cuppiramaṇiyapillai
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but slightly injured
Folios in Text
4
Folio Range of Text
219a - 222a
Lines per Side
7 - 10
Folios in Bundle
271
Width
4.2 cm
Length
19.7 cm
Bundle No.
RE10831
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Owner
gaṇapatibhaṭṭārakar
Previous Place
Vedaranyam
Miscellaneous Notes
This text gives the procedure for worshipping śītalā, who is identified with māriyamman, a goddess believed to control small-pox and its dreadful effects
Manuscript Beginning
puṇyāhaṃ vācayitvā। sāmānyārghyamādāya। dvāramastreṇa saṃprokṣya। dvārapūjāṃ vidhāya। prāṇāyāmaṃ kṛtvā।
Manuscript Ending
analanayananāgaṃ vīrasiṃhāsanastha(ā)m akhilabhuvanamātaraṃ śītalādevīmīḍe॥ mūlamantraḥ। oṃ hāṃ hrīṃ klīṃ śitalāyai namaḥ।
Bibliography
Printed under the title: 1/ bṛhatstotraratnahāra, Gujarati Printing Press, 1925, pp. 381
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
162.42
Key
manuscripts_001752
Reuse
License
Cite as
Śītalāpūjā,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/378901