This text describes features of the liṅga and of certain idols. The source of this treatment is not known. Fly-leaf 1 lists the contents of the svāyambbhuvāgama as found in this Ms.; fly-leaf 2a has a reference to saṃkocavidhi; fol. [8a], note on mishaps when an idol is lost; 'a' side of the unnumbered folio between fols. [91] and [92], the line svāyambhuve 10 piṉ yantropari bimbasthitasya pūjā; fol. [225a], reference to different places in a temple from where one can subtle the gods; fol. [225b], list of 25 forms of śiva such as mahāliṅga, kalyāṇasundara; fol. [226a] has a reference to tribandhana, pañcabandhana, etc. that are prepared to join an idol and its base togther

Manuscript Beginning

sarveṣāṃ liṅgamānena śiroyuktantu mānuṣam। pūjāṃśoś ca samaṃ vāpi tripādam ardhakanyasam। tayor madhye'ṣṭabhāge tu mūrtituṅgan tu cinnavam। nāhavistāratulyaṃ vā athavā mānam eva vā।

Manuscript Ending

adhamottamayor madhye aṣṭabhāgavibhājite। arcanodayaśaktyaś cantavadhā mānam ucyate y( )ityevaṃ mūlaśaktyaś cāuṣṇīṣāpādasīmakaṃ(?) tat tuṅgadaśatālān tu pādātyuṣṇīṣarāvay( )ityevandhru(?) vaśaktyaś cāmutsavoś ca vidhiṃ śṛṇu।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

450.1

Key

manuscripts_005207

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CC BY-NC 4.0

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Liṅga[Beralakṣaṇa], in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/383426