Śaivaṣoḍaśakriyā
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20009
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Tamil
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004311
Manuscript No.
RE20009
Title Alternate Script
शैवषोडशक्रिया
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but worm-eaten
Folios in Text
22
Folio Range of Text
8a - 22b
Lines per Side
5 - 6
Folios in Bundle
22
Width
2.5 cm
Length
40 cm
Bundle No.
RE20009
Previous Place
Tiruchuli
Miscellaneous Notes
The text of the śaivaṣoḍaśakriyā is almost similar to Cat. no. 229.1. It ends abruptly with vivāhavidhi. Fol.1 contians fragments of a nāmāvali, fol.2 contians fragments of a ritual, fol.3 is broken on both sides, fols 4a-5a have some writing in Tamil, fols. 5q-7b contains fragments of tiru-ūṭal in Tamil, fol.6b is blank
Manuscript Beginning
suprabhede। vīrāgamādyanusāreṇa cāturvarṇaśaivānāṃ ṣoḍaśa-kriyā(ṃ)। śivādhvare ca ye martyā dīkṣāyogytayā sthitāḥ। teṣān tu ṣoḍaśaṃ proktaṃ śivena paramātmanā॥
Manuscript Ending
tatra caturdikṣu paridhīn vinyasya teṣu indrādidikpālakānabhyarcya sruksruvau saṃskṛtya ājyanirīkṣaṇādibhis saṃśodhya tadi (?) hṛtpadme śivamā(vā)hanādibhis saṃpūjya śivāṅgabrahmamantraiḥ pratyekaṃ daśadaśahu..........ḥutvā agneḥ paścimabhāge khaṭvādyāsanaṃ saṃprakalpya tatra dampatī sam-āhūya sarvālā........ṃantre.........
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
351
Key
manuscripts_004311
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Cite as
Śaivaṣoḍaśakriyā,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on November, 9th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/381460