Short tracts of text (Gāyatrīmālāmantra, Gāyatrīstavarājastotra [the largest], and Gāyatryaṣṭottaraśatanāman) purporting to belong to the Viśvāmitrakalpa. F. [5] seems independent, containing mantras of Gaṇapati, Śarabheśvara [Śarabha], and Vaṭayakṣiṇī.
Attributed to Viśvāmitrakalpa in colophons ff. [1v, 5v], etc. Title Gāyatrīstavarājastotra appears f. [3v], with alternative title Gāyatrīstavarājamantra on f. 1v. Cataloged by Poleman as two texts: Gaṇapatimālāmantra and Gāyatrīmālāmantra. Appears in New Cat. Cat. under the incorrect titles Gaṇapatimālātantra and Gāyatrīmālātantra.; Written 11 lines per leaf.; Poor condition. Leaves browned and very brittle. Long hole in f. [1] damaging 7 lines of text on each side. Leaves breaking off on edges. Edge of f. [3] broken off, affecting 8 lines of text on each side. Mistakes blotched out with black. Folio enumeration not clearly indicated, hence supplied by cataloger. Ff. [1r-3v], [4] and [5] form independent units.; Begins f. [1r]: śrīgaṇapataye namaḥ asya śrīgāyatrīmālāmantrasya viśvāmitra ṛṣiḥ gāyatrī chandaḥ śrīgāyatrī paramātmā devatā tatsavitur vareṇyaṁ bījaṁ bhargo devasyadhīmahī śaktiḥ dhiyo yonaḥ pracodayāt kīlakaṁ.; Colophon f. [1v]: iti śrīviśvāmitrakalpe gāyatrīmālāmantrasampūrṇaṁ śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇaṁ [om̐?].; Second section (Gāyatrīstavarājastotra) begins (f. [1v]): śrī [om̐] śrīgaṇapataye namaḥ asya śrīgāyatrīstavarājamantrasya nūtanasṛṣṭi kartā viśvāmitra ṛṣiḥ gāyatrī chandaḥ sakalajananī catuṣpadā gāyatrī paramātmā devatā sarvotkṛṣṭ[ ].; Colophon f. [3v]: iti śrīviśvāmitrakalpe g[āyatrī]stavarājastotraṁ sampūrṇaṁ śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇaṁ.; F. [4r] begins: śrīgaṇapataye namaḥ viśvāmitramahāprājñagāyatrīmantra pāragaḥ śrotum ichāmi tatvena gāyatryaṣṭottaraṁ vibho viśvāmitra. sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ tvayā rājan raghuvaṁśakulodbhava gāyatryā caiva sāvitryāḥ sarasvatyāḥ statodhunā.; Colophon f. [4v]: iti viśvāmitrakalpe gāyatryaṣṭottaraśatanāmāmṛtastotraṁ sampūrṇaṁ.; F. [5r] begins: [ ] gaṇapataye namaḥ asya śrīmahāgaṇapatimahāmantrasya gaṇ[e]ṣa ṛṣiḥ nṛcadgāyatrī chandaḥ śrīmahāgaṇapatir devatā mlāṁ bīja[]̇ glīṁ śaktiḥ glūṁ kīlakaṁ.; F. [5v] ends: pūjānte mūrtiṁ [j]ale visarjayet evaṁ kṛte siddhir bhavati nirantaraṁ kṣīrājyamadhubhakṣaṇaṁ kāryam.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī).
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