Aghorāstramantra
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE15399
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Mantraśāstra
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_002943
Manuscript No.
RE15399f
Title Alternate Script
अघोरास्त्रमन्त्र
Subject Description
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Damaged
Folios in Text
18
Folio Range of Text
37a - 54
Lines per Side
6 - 7
Folios in Bundle
135
Width
2.5 cm
Length
27.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE15399
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Owner
sundare'svaramūrti
Previous Place
Sirkazhi
Miscellaneous Notes
Similar to no. 30.4. Fol. 40 contains the list of tāmasa-time of each day and 41a contains few Tamil words; fol. 42a contains a Tamil verse from kūrmapurāṇa about brahmacarya and fols. 43a and 44 some astrological matters. Fol. 45a contains a horoscope and 46 contains names of 12 śiva shrines in Kerala and the route to go there. Fol. 47 contains a list of varieties of paddy that grow in cola country; fols. 48 and 49 contain nāma-nakṣatra and 50, male and female planets; fol. 51 contains a few lines on finding the vārayoga and 52 contains some astrological matters; fol. 53 and 54 contains fragments of Tamil verse
Manuscript Beginning
asya śrī aghorāstramahāmantrasya vāmadeva ṛṣiḥ। anuṣṭup chandaḥ। aghorāstro devatā। oṃ bījaṃ śaktiḥ। kroṃ kīlakam। mama śatrunivāraṇārthe jape viniyogaḥ॥
Manuscript Ending
prapraghora ghora prajana prajana praśodhīṃ haṃ saṃ aghorāstrayaustrāya prajhaṭa prajhaṭa vā vā śivā huṃ phaṭ। oṃ hrīṃ sāmbasahitāya vidmahe pañcavaktrāya dhīmahi tanno sadāśivaḥ pracodayāt।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
266.6
Key
manuscripts_002943
Reuse
License
Cite as
Aghorāstramantra,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380092