Kāraṇāgama
Metadata
Bundle No.
RE30334
Type
Manuscrit
Subject
Śaiva, Śaivasiddhānta, Āgama
Language
Sanskrit
Creator
m.rtyu~njaya bha.t.ta
Date Created
2009-2010
Source
Institut Français de Pondichéry
License
Key
manuscripts_008494
Manuscript No.
RE30334a
Title Alternate Script
कारणागम
Subject Description
Language
Script
Scribe
Mṛtyuñjaya bhaṭṭa
Type
Manuscript
Material
Condition
Good but worm-eaten
Manuscript Extent
[Incomplete]
Folios in Text
49
Folio Range of Text
9a-11b,14b-19a,21a-25a,32a-47a,97b-98a etc
No. of Divisions in Text
15
Title of Divisions in Text
paṭala
Lines per Side
8
Folios in Bundle
288
Width
3.9 cm
Length
39.5 cm
Bundle No.
RE30334
Other Texts in Bundle
Previous Owner
mṛtyuñjaya bhaṭṭa
Miscellaneous Notes
This bundle seems to be a manual for a śaiva priest, which records diversified subject matters. Besides the original pagination, which is discontinuous, a continuous pagination has been made in the left margin of each folio. The first 8 folios record the content of this bundle. This text is a compilation paṭalas from kāraṇāgama. The folio range of this text: 9a - 11b, 14b - 19a, 21a - 25a, 32a - 47a, 97b - 98a, 141a - 146a, 211a - 212a, 259a - 259b, 265a - 269b, 286a - 288b
Text Contents
1.Folio 9a - 11b.kṣetrapālasthāpana (pratiṣṭhā)vidhi - kāraṇāgama.
2.Folio 14b - 19a.bālasthāpanapratiṣṭhāvidhi - kāraṇāgama.
3.Folio 21a - 21b.bālasthāpanapratiṣṭhāvidhi - kāraṇāgama.
4.Folio 22 - 23a.kṣaṇikotsava - kāraṇāgama.
5.Folio 23a - b.svātmārthaśivaliṅgapratiṣṭhā - [kāraṇāgama].
6.Folio 23b - 24a.nṛttamūrtyutsavavidhi - [kāraṇāgama].
7.Folio 24a - 25a.bāṇaliṅgapūjāvidhi - kāraṇāgama.
8.Folio 32a - 40a.abhutaśāntividhi - kāraṇāgama.
9.Folio 40a - 47a.sarvaprāyaścittavidhi - kāraṇāgama.
10.Folio 97b - 98b.jaṭībandhanavidhi - kāraṇāgama.
11.Folio 141a - 146a.bālasthāpanavidhi - kāraṇāgama.
12.Folio 211b - 212a.āśaucavidhi - kāraṇāgama.
13.Folio 259a - 259b.bharaṇīpūjāvidhi - kāraṇāgama.
14.Folio 265a - 269b.bālasthāpanavidhi - kāraṇāgama.
15.Folio 286a - 288b.kṣetrapālārcanavidhi - kāraṇāgama.
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Manuscript Beginning
Fol - 9a, l - 1; hariḥ oṃ । śubhamastu । mṛtyuñjayabhaṭṭarpustakam svahastalikhitam । kṣetrapālasthāpana (in margin) । iṣṭasiddhipradaṃ vighnarājaṃ śrīpāda . Evi .ām[śrīpādasevinām]। śrīmat kadaṃbakāntārabhūṣaṇaṃ praṇamāmyaham । balī devī deva yā . . . . śikhivāhanaṃ। śaktipāṇi . . . ṃāśraye kukkuṭadhvaja . . Sadāśivagurave namaḥ । athātassaṃpravakṣyāmi kṣetreśasya vidhikramaṃ ।
Manuscript Ending
Fol - 288b, l - 8; prabhāte tu baliṃ kṛtvā sa puṇyāṃ gatimāpnuyāt । iti kāraṇe pratiṣṭhātantre kṣetrapālārcanavidhipaṭalaḥ । śrīmat campakasundaradeśikagurave namaḥ । mṛtyuñjayabhaṭṭar svahastalikhitaṃ । śrīmatṣṭha . . . . Maḥ[namaḥ] । śivārpaṇamastu ।
Catalog Entry Status
Complete
Key
manuscripts_008494
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Kāraṇāgama,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of the Indology Collection,
consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/386803