Devata Bījākṣara-S

Metadata

Bundle No.

RE22711

Type

Manuscrit

Language

Sanskrit

Creator

mudduva.tukanaathan

Date Created

2009-2010

Source

Institut Français de Pondichéry

License

Key

manuscripts_006278

Manuscript No.

RE22711a

Title Alternate Script

देवत बीजाक्षर-स्

Language

Script

Scribe

Mudduvaṭukanāthan

Type

Manuscript

Material

Condition

Good but slightly injured

Folios in Text

2

Folio Range of Text

1a - 2b

Folios in Bundle

7

Width

4.5 cm

Length

31.8 cm

Bundle No.

RE22711

Miscellaneous Notes

This text contains the alphabets and the names of deities they represent. This text seems to be a fragment of an akṣaranighaṇṭu. Fol.2 is a repetation of the fol.1. It is written in 5 columns. Fol. 3a enumerates the form of yantra pertaining to the sungod and his wives. The description contains some words of Tamil. Fol. 3b is blank

Manuscript Beginning

am brahmā, āṃ pāśa. iṃ jyoti[ḥ] īṃ māyā uṃ netram ūm pṛthivī, ṛm nandi(n), ṛm śivam[ḥ], em jayam, aim saraśvatī

Manuscript Ending

brūṃ mayuram [ḥ] oṃ naṃ nāndi [n] ksauḥ ad[t]havaṇabhadrakālī, pṛthivīṃ laṃ, appu vaṃ, teyu raṃ, vāyu yaṃ, ākāśa ṃ[h]haṃ।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

564.1

Key

manuscripts_006278

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Devata Bījākṣara-S, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 12th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/384527