Aṣṭabhairavadhyāna

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE15550

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Dhyāna

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_003504

Manuscript No.

RE15550gg

Title Alternate Script

अष्टभैरवध्यान

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

1

Folio Range of Text

152a - b

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 contains the dhyānaśloka-s of eight deities called bhairava-s. The 8 deities are asitāṅga, kuru, caṇḍa, krodha, un(m?)atta, kapāli and bhīṣaṇa

Manuscript Beginning

madhye kṣetrapāladhyānam। ḍamaruṃ savyahaste tu vāmahaste tu pāśadhṛk। triśūlaṃ savyahastaṃ syāt kapālaṃ vāmasamyutam॥ sudaṃṣṭraṃ bhairavākāraṃ nānābharaṇabhūṣitam। ūrdhvakeśaṃ suvṛt tryakṣaṃ kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ digambaram॥

Manuscript Ending

daśabāhu(ṃ) triṇetrañ ca sasara (o)pavītikam। digambaraṃ kumārañ ca śvānavāhanabhuṣaṇam॥ daṃṣṭrākarālavadanam aṣṭaiśvaryaphalapradam। caṇḍikāśaktisahitaṃ dhyāye saṃhārabhairavam॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

298.33

Key

manuscripts_003504

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Cite as

Aṣṭabhairavadhyāna, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380653