Śilāgrahaṇa
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE15550
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Vāstu
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_003492
Manuscript No.
RE15550aa
Title Alternate Script
शिलाग्रहण
Subject Description
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good
Folios in Text
7
Folio Range of Text
118a - 124a
Lines per Side
7 - 8
Folios in Bundle
205
Width
2.7 cm
Length
35 cm
Bundle No.
RE15550
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text deals with the procedure for selecting the stones to prepare the idols from them. This is not agreed with the treatment of this topic which is found in ajitāgama : IFI.T.10 pp.25-39; T.1 aṃśumatkāśyapāgama; T.67 sanātanasaṃhitā (pp.23-26)
Manuscript Beginning
sumāse tithinakṣatre lagne vāre śilāṃ gṛhet। ācārya(ś)śilpisaṃyukta(ś)śilāgrahaṇamācaret॥ divyāntarikṣabhaumāni nimittamupalakṣayet। pāyasaṃ bhakṣaṇe vāme bhāgatañ ca tathaivahi। śvenaṃ vai dakṣiṇe vāme dāgañ(?)cāgrapūrvāsasamyuktamakanyāgodeśa।
Manuscript Ending
kramātpiṣtamagnetimantreṇa pūrṇāhutim athācaret(1) tate(dā?) vahniṃ samudvāsya pūjāpryuṣitaṃ tyjet(1) śilāścetyāhukaṃ śastru astramantreṇa pūjayet। kavacantu samuecārya śilāchedanam ācaret। tad ūrdhvaṃ tatpramāṇañ ca samuhūrtena kārayet॥
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
298.27
Key
manuscripts_003492
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Cite as
Śilāgrahaṇa,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380641