Rudrākṣavidhi

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE15527

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Rudrākṣa

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_003248

Manuscript No.

RE15527m

Title Alternate Script

रुद्राक्षविधि

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but slightly injured

Folios in Text

3

Folio Range of Text

235a - 237b

Lines per Side

7 - 10

Folios in Bundle

261

Width

3.5 cm

Length

38 cm

Bundle No.

RE15527

Miscellaneous Notes

This text deals with the origin of rudrākṣa, and the methods of wearing it. According to the colophon the treatment contained here is taken from the sakalāgamasāra. The contents in this text are in a way similar to those in the printed edn. of the sakalāgamasārasaṃgraha SIAA pp. 82-90

Manuscript Beginning

atha rudrākṣavidhiḥ। divyavarṣasahasrāṇiñcakṣurunmīlitaṃ mayā। pṛthivyāṃ mama netrābhyāṃ patitañjalaṃ binduvat।

Manuscript Ending

tasmāt sarvaprayatnena rudrākṣa (m) dhārayet sadā। mlecchā vā piśācā vā loyukto vāpyatipātakaiḥ। rudrākṣadhāraṇairuyktaḥ sa rudro nātra saṃśayaḥ। iti rudrākṣavidhissamāptaḥ। iti sakalāgamasāre likhitam।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

282.13

Key

manuscripts_003248

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Cite as

Rudrākṣavidhi, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380397