This text contains many verses from the āgama texts that deal with the fixing of proper time for the observance of the śivarātrivrata. Fol. 3 contains the names of 16 forms of śiva and a fragment of kṛttikāvratanirṇaya taken from the kumāratantra; an unnumbered folio between fols. 9 and 10 contains a stotra in praise of vināyaka; fol. 14a, śivaṣaṣṭhamukhadhyāna; fol. 14b, annaliṅgadhyāna, etc. fol. 17, notes on observing vrata-s on the basis of the solar calender and śivarātrinirṇaya; fol. 25b, a note on astrology; fol. 27b, a note on purificatory rites to be performed when a death has occoured near a temple; fol. 42b, some verses identifying different parts of the chariot with the head, etc. of a god and enumerating the statuettes to be fixed on the chariot; fols. 108a-111a, some stray verses taken from the āgama-s on topics such as following a particular āgama for a particular ritual, various types of śaiva schools, garbhadīkṣā, some architectural details, etc. and a verse in praise of kṛṣṇa; fol. 112a contains household accounts

Manuscript Beginning

kāmike'pi। ādityāstamaye kāle tv asti ced yā caturdaśī। tadrātri[ś] śivarātri[s] syāt sa[ā] bhā[a]ved uttamottameti। smṛtyantare'pi। pradoṣavyāpinī grāhyā śivarātrī caturdaśī। rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ yasmāt tasmāt syās ? samupoṣayed iti।

Manuscript Ending

makarasthe tu kuryāc ced rājarāṣṭravināśanam। sthāpanaṃ prokṣaṇaṃ dīkṣā śivarātrivrataṃ ca yat। sauramāse'pi kartavyaṃ cā......ṣe'pi kārayet।

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Complete

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379.1

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manuscripts_004506

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[Śivarātrinirṇaya], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/381655