Candrajñānāgama (Gurumāhātmya)

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE10860

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_001933

Manuscript No.

RE10860d

Title Alternate Script

चन्द्रज्ञानागम (गुरुमाहात्म्य)

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but slightly injured

Folios in Text

6

Folio Range of Text

101a - 106b

Lines per Side

3 - 9

Folios in Bundle

133

Width

3 cm

Length

29 cm

Bundle No.

RE10860

Previous Place

Vedaranyam

Miscellaneous Notes

This text speaks of the greatness of a preceptor. It contains 81 śloka-s. On the margin of fol. 101a, the word gurusvīkāram, is written, suggesting that the contents of the text include choosing of a preceptor. At the end, it is stated that this portion is taken from candrajñānāgama

Manuscript Beginning

puṇyabhūmau samudbhūtaḥ putrapautrakramaṃ gataḥ। sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyuktaḥ śreṣṭho gurudāhṛtaḥ॥1॥ durācāraparān martyān svācāre sthāpayan yadi। śaive so'yaṃ gurśreṣṭha iti śrautāgamoditam॥2॥

Manuscript Ending

vyadyotiṣṭa gurutvena gṛhī sarvāśramasya ca। annadānāgnihotrādhyāpanādyāhnikabodhakaḥ॥81॥ śubhamastu॥ etac candrajñānoktam॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

177.4

Key

manuscripts_001933

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License

Cite as

Candrajñānāgama (Gurumāhātmya), in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on August, 17th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/379082