F. 1v-2r contain text pertaining to the Gāyatrī mantra, and a ritual, Liṅgaśuddhi, in six verses. The text Bhūtaśuddhiprāṇapratiṣṭhā begins f. 2v. Title from f. 2v, line 1, and cover folio, which reads, in another hand, "bhūtaśuddhiprāraṁbhaḥ."; Manuscript incomplete (lacks end). What remains of the text matches closely the contents of homonymous manuscripts, UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1380 and Item 1434, etc.; Written 9-10 lines per leaf.; Good condition. Mistakes crossed through or blotched out with black. Marginal corrections.; Begins, f. 1v: om̐ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ om̐ tat savitur vareṇyam om̐ bhargo devasya dhīmahi om̐ dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt; F. 2v begins: śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ atha bhūtaśuddhiḥ ācāmya prāṇān āyamya deśakālau smṛ amukaṁ karma kariṣye tadaṁgatvena bhūtaśuddhiprāṇapratiṣṭhāṁtarmātṛkābahirmātṛkānyāsāṁś ca kariṣye; Ends, f. 8v: śaṁ * asthyātmani hṛdayādipādayugule ṣaṁ * majjātmane hṛdayādipādayugule saṁ śukrātmane jaṭhare; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī).
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
The Penn Libraries makes materials accessible to improve information equity and enhance teaching, research,
and learning. See our Sensitive Materials Statement
for more information.