A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras
by M. Seshagiri Sastri | 1901 | 1,488,877 words
These pages represent "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras"—a scholarly work that systematically details the vast collection of Sanskrit manuscripts held by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras, now Chennai, India. The catalogue serves as an essential ...
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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. No. 14168 vayustotramantrapurascaranapaddhatih . 9535 VAYUSTOTRAMANTRAPURASCARANAPADDHATIH. Size, 6 f x 14 inches. Fages, 8. Jines, 6 on a page. Begins on fol. 116 a of the MS. described under No. 3237. Complete. Deals with the manner of the ceremonial repetition of the Vayustotra which is in praise of Vayu, the god of wind. Beginning : hitam na jane srijane napi sakto'sya sadhane | vetsiya tvam samarthasra tattaddeva vidhehi me || bhusuddhipranayama gurunamaskaraparapurusasosanadahanaplavanaba jitrayapranayama - taccanyasamatrkanyasan krtva asya srivayustotramahamantrasya brahma rsih, gayatri chandah, harivayurdevata | End : namastasmai namastasmai namastasmai ca vayave | srimadanandatirtharya hrdayamalamandira || sampatsiddhayartham sampadraksanarthamadyantam pratidinam saptavaram japan homadikam kuryat || Colophon: vayustotramantrapurascaranapaddhatih " No. 14169. visvamitrasamhita . VISVAMITRASAMHITA. Size, 61 x 11 inches. Fages, 24. Lines, 6 on a page. Begins on fol. 120 a of the Ms. described under No. 3237. Completo. Deals with the auspicious time for the performance of the religious rites during the life time of a person. The time considered inauspicious for the performance of these ceremonies is also mentioned. According to the colophon this forms part of the Jayottarasamhita. Beginning: visnuprajesa ra vimitrasamira pausnamulottaravarunabhani nisekakale | pujyani pusyavasusita karasvicitradityasca madhyamaphala viphalassyuranye ||