Composite Manuscript : 1. Siddhi Gaṇeśa Stotra 2. Vividha Mantra
eap_79009003 · Naresh Shakya Collection
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About this Manuscript
This Ms. is complete and in fairly good condition yet some folios have faded. It contains two parts: 1. Siddhi Ganeśa Stotra: The illustration on the cover page has faded but the illustration on subsequent page is clear in which there are two deities one of them is a tantric form of the elephant headed Gaṇeśa sitting on his mount a large rat. He has a third eye on his forehead and two pairs of arms carrying different items on each. What's pecular about the illustration are the two tuscs appear to be located on top of the elephant trunk making it look awkward which may be due to misdrawn proportions by the scribe. The other deity appears to be a female tantric deity who also has two pairs of arms. She is holding a minature man from one and some other item from the other. The rest of the two hands are cupping together some important artifact with a specific tantric hand gesture making the appearance of an incantation bewitching ritual. The text is full of tantric mantras in Newar language written in Nepal Akṣara script. The text ends with a Bīja mantra. 2. Vividha Mantra: It is a tantric text. There are two illustrations of a female tantric deity with two pairs of arms in the opening page. The following page shows the same deity in a seated position with a man lying flat in front of her. This illustration is also present in the last folio. The illustration is probably of Vajrapāṇī Lokeśvara or Vidyāpati Lokeśvara. Throughout the text there are various tantric yantras drawn and their associated mantras and explanation.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Composite Manuscript : 1. Siddhi Gaṇeśa Stotra 2. Vividha Mantra |
| Repository | Naresh Shakya Collection |
| Reference Number | eap_79009003 |
| Collection | Naresh Shakya Collection |
| Language | new |
| Script | Pracalita Nepālākṣara |
| Subject Classification | Hindu & Buddhist tantra rituals |
| Date | Date not listed |
| Place of Origin | Nepal |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |