Triṣaṣṭibhaktadhyāna

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_003518

Manuscript No.

RE15550nn

Title Alternate Script

त्रिषष्टिभक्तध्यान

Subject Description

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

12

Folio Range of Text

171a - 182a

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 gives the dhyānaśloka-s for the 63 saints of śaivism. These devotees are known as 63 nāyanmār-s. On the whole there are 73 śloka-s

Manuscript Beginning

prathamaṃ sūryaśukrañ ca dvitīyaṃ nīlakaṇṭakam। tṛtīyaṃ sundarañ caiva caturthañ ca subhāvari॥ pañcamam iLayāñ caiva ṣaṣṭhaṃ satyārthanāyakam। vīrodbhavañ ca sapitaite amaranidhiñ ca aṣṭamam॥ navamaṃ vīrabhaktañ ca daśamaṃ enādināyakam। netrārpaṇañ ca samyuktam ekādaśamiti smṛtam।

Manuscript Ending

snehanāthasvarūpantu dvibhujam ekavaktrakam। rudrākṣamālikāyuktaṃ bhasmo(d)dhūlitavigraham। evandhyātvā viśeṣeṇa śivabhaktapratiṣṭhitam॥ oṃ hāṃ snehanāthāya namaḥ॥73॥ traiṣaṣṭibhaktadhyānaṃ sampūrṇam। atikam bhaktāl āka 73 hanāthāya nāmaḥ॥73॥

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

298.40

Key

manuscripts_003518

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Cite as

Triṣaṣṭibhaktadhyāna, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 11th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380667