Mantrapārāyaṇakrama, circa 1600-1750; मन्त्रपारायणक्रम,१६००-१७५०

Date:

1600

Description:

Manuscript used for private recitation or prayer and contains mantras (words or phrases of power) dedicated to various Hindu deities, especially Śaiva Tantric goddesses. Examples include the Śaktimantra; Śaṅkaravallabhāmantra; Vāgvādinīmantra; Bhairavīmantra; Hrīṁkārīmantra; Tripurāmantra; Parāparamayīmantra; Mātāmantra; and the Kumārīmantra. Also contains a mantra to the elephant-headed Gaṇeśa and others. These words of power are evoked during rites and ceremonies in order to bring worldly benefits to the reciter. Manuscript is incomplete with no foliation.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu goddesses; Shaktism; Hindu mantras; Śaivism; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1v).; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves.; Incipit: śrīgurugaṇapatiṃ śāradebhyo namaḥ // atha maṃtrapārāyaṇakramo likhyaṃte // atha maṁtrapārāyaṇakramo likhyaṁte // ādau gurupādukā smaret / yathā / om̐ haṁsaḥ // śivaḥ so haṁ aiṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ aiṁ klīṁ sauḥ hskhphreṁ śrīṁ // (f. 1v).; Explicit: sarvair militvā 60000 ṣaṣṭisahasrasaṁkhyākaḥ purṇamaṁḍalo japo bhavati maṁtrapārāyaṇasya // śrī śubham astu // śrīgurudevatārpaṇam astu. śrī. śrī. śrī // (f. 6v); Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 574

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts