Devapūjā
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE20167
Type
Manuscrit
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
ve"nka.t.ta_raama_n
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_005122
Manuscript No.
RE20167a
Title Alternate Script
देवपूजा
Language
Script
Scribe
Veṅkaṭṭaṟāmaṉ
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Damaged
Manuscript Extent
Incomplete
Folios in Text
3
Folio Range of Text
[2a - 4a]
Lines per Side
3 - 6
Folios in Bundle
32
Width
3 cm
Length
36 cm
Bundle No.
RE20167
Other Texts in Bundle
Miscellaneous Notes
This text gives a brief procedure for worshipping śiva. The mantra-s used here are taken from the veda-s. Fly-leaf 'a' lists the texts in this Ms. ; fol. [1], has a list of thisngs required for abhiṣeka and the merits got by offering abhiṣekadravya-s like oil; fol. [1A], the first three śloka-s of the śivānandalaharī by śaṃkara; fol. [6b], a fragment of a vedic mantra, a verse in praise of gaṇeśa and a reference to one kuṭṭiyappan and cuppu in connection with ācāryābhiṣeka; fol. [8b], a verse requesting caṇḍeśvara and caṇḍeśvarī (attendants of śiva and devī) to bestow the merits of worshipping śiva and devī; fols. [10b-11a], two verses in praise of subrahmaṇya; fol. [20b], some verses in praise of gaṇeśa, sarasvatī and dakṣiṇāmūrti; fols. [23a-24a], vedic mantra-s praying the āyurdevatā for long life; fol. [25b], verses in praise of cidambareśa, śiva and parvatī; fol. [29b], a few lines from the saundaryalaharī by śaṃkara; fol. [30] has some passages from the kumāratantra and the kāmikāgama on pañcadīpa-s and on pañcopacāra-s respectively
Manuscript Beginning
śuklāmbaradharam + śāntaye। oṃ namaḥ + bhūrbhuva[s]suvarom। mama upātta + prītyarthaṃ devapūjāṃ kariṣye। kalaśapūjāṃ kariṣye। śaṅkhapūjāṃ kariṣye। a[ā]tmapūjāṃ kariṣye। kalaśāya namaḥ। gandhapuṣpadhūapadīpais sakalārdhanais svarcitam।
Manuscript Ending
māno hiṃsīj[r] jātavedo gāmaśvaṃ puruṣāṃ jagat। apibhṛta gna[abibhradagna] āgahī śriyā mā paripātayā[ya]। dīpaṃ sandarśayāmi। gandhadvārān durādharṣān nityapuṣṭāṅ karīṣiṇīm īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānān tvām[tām] ihopahavye śriyam। kāntimatīsaha[hā]yam। srīgurubhyo namaḥ।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
No. in Descriptive Catalog
440.1
Key
manuscripts_005122
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Cite as
Devapūjā,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on October, 31st 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/382271