Dīkṣāvidhi
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20052
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
IFP and San Marga Trust
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_004610
Manuscript No.
RE20052lll
Title Alternate Script
दीक्षाविधि
Language
Script
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Bad and injured
Folios in Text
4
Folio Range of Text
154a - 157b
Lines per Side
6 - 9
Folios in Bundle
165
Width
3.3 cm
Length
39 cm
Bundle No.
RE20052
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Owner
svāmināthabhaṭṭar
Miscellaneous Notes
This text deals with the procedure to be followed in initiation. Passages from the suprabheda, kāśyapīya, ajita, kāraṇa and makuṭa are cited. Passages are quoted from the vāsiṣṭha, etc. to specify the day and the constellations for undertaking dīkṣā. The act of expiation as found in the kumāratantra is referred to
Manuscript Beginning
atha dīkṣāvidhiṃ vakṣye sarvasiddhiphalapradam। apamṛtyujayañ caiva āyur ārogyavardhanam। dīyate ca 'sivatvaṃ hi kṣīyate pāpasañcayaḥ। kṣayāt pāpasya śaivatvāt dīkṣā cetyabhidhīyate। mahendre malaye vindhye himavat pāriyātrake। gaṅgātīre sarit puṇye samudrāśrayake'pi vā।
Manuscript Ending
śiṣyajji(?) divaseṣu saṃgame śaśidineśayor api। puṇyayogayujivā (?) dine nṛṇān deha.......ṭtararevatīvasumarut pauṣṇānurādhāmaghāstiṣyādityaśaśāṅkamūladinakṛdraunde[raudre?] ndubhe vaiṣṇave..........ṇdāravarau sthirān rāśibaddhi(?) yukte ṣṭame'hni śubhade dīkṣāṃ vidadyāt[dhyāt]। varjeṣu māseṣu ka......
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
386.64
Key
manuscripts_004610
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Cite as
Dīkṣāvidhi,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/381759