Nityārcana

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE20177

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

IFP and San Marga Trust

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_005186

Manuscript No.

RE20177a

Title Alternate Script

नित्यार्चन

Language

Script

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but slightly injured

Manuscript Extent

Incomplete

Folios in Text

14

Folio Range of Text

1a - [14b]

Lines per Side

4 - 6

Folios in Bundle

67

Width

2 cm

Length

22 cm

Bundle No.

RE20177

Miscellaneous Notes

This text describes different kinds of liṅga, its worship and greatness. It is incomplete. Fly-leaf 'a' has a few words such as 'bhūtaśuddhi', 'āgama'; fol. [14] a few lines on the greatness of śivadvija and a dhyānaśloka on śiva; fol. [16a], sauracakra; fol. [20], prāsādapañcākṣaramantra, vidyāṅgāstramantra, etc.; fol. [63b], a list of rituals pertaining to aṅkurārpaṇa; fol. [66a] has the words, śubham astu and vāsanārcanai

Manuscript Beginning

vakṣye nityārcanaṃ pu......pāpanāsanam। mahā....... rvyayajñaphalam......... parāsthañ ca pūjā.......... datte ca guruṇā liṅge...... kṣaṇike maṇḍale......... to....... janaṃ smṛtam। maṇḍale tu sata......... sahasrakam।

Manuscript Ending

ātmārthayajanaṃ kuryān na kuryāt tu parārthakam। ādiśaivena kartavyam ātmārthañ ca parārthakam। ādiśaiva iti proktaḥ sa śivabrāhmaṇo guruḥ। śivaśaivasya śuddhātmā śivabrāhmaṇa ucyate। satkarmasyādhikā....

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

447.1

Key

manuscripts_005186

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Cite as

Nityārcana, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/383405