Ratnatraya

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE15553

Type

Manuscrit

Subject

Śaiva, Śaivasiddhānta, Darśana

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

svetaara.nye"sevara

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_003552

Manuscript No.

RE15553j

Title Alternate Script

रत्नत्रय

Author of Text

Śrīkaṇṭha

Author of Text Alternate Script

श्रीकण्ठ

Subject Description

Language

Script

Scribe

Śvetāraṇyeśevara

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good

Folios in Text

20

Folio Range of Text

64a - 83a

Lines per Side

5 - 6

Folios in Bundle

254

Width

3 cm

Length

42.5 cm

Bundle No.

RE15553

Previous Place

Thiruvenkadu, Thanjavur District

Miscellaneous Notes

This text contains the ratnatraya composed by śrīkaṇṭha pupil of ramākṇṭha I. The 3 basic metaphysical principles of śaivasiddhānta viz., śiva, citśakti and bindu are discussed in detail. The colophon states the name of the work as ratnatrayaparīkṣā

Manuscript Beginning

namaśiśivāya sāmbāya śaktyai ca bindave 'sāśvatāya ca। gurave ca gaṇeśāya kārttikeyāya dhīmate।1। binduśaktiśivākhyāni trīṇi siddhāntasāgarāt। samuddhṛtya satā dhartuṃ hṛt (ka?) ṇṭha'sravaṇe sadā॥2॥

Manuscript Ending

namastathāvidhāyāsmatgurave śivatejase। nidhaye yogaratnānām anantaphaladāyināṃ। rāmakaṇṭhakṛtā lokanirmalīkṛtacetasā। ratnatrayaparīkṣeyaṃ kṛtā śrīkaṇṭhasūriṇā।320। śubham astu। iti śrīkaṇṭhaviracitā ratnatrayaparīkṣā samāptā। śrībrahmavidyāyai namaḥ। śvetāṭavīśāya namah। ratnatrayaparīkṣā। śvetāraṇya'sivākhyena sitakānanavāsinā। ratnatrayaparīkṣā ca likhitā mokṣadāyini॥

Bibliography

Printed : Devakottai, 1928

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

301.10

Key

manuscripts_003552

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Ratnatraya, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/380701