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Vibhūtidhāraṇa

matsunami_374 · General Library, The University of Tokyo

Sanskrit Nepālākṣara Script Dharmaśāstra
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference No. matsunami_374
Language Sanskrit
Date Date not listed

About this Manuscript

This text is sometimes attributed to Viśvamitra and is believed to be part of a larger work known as the Viśvamitrakalpa (cf. NCC). While the Viśvamitrakalpa primarily addresses the daily duties of Brahmins, the Vibhūtidhāraṇa section appears to be distinctly esoteric, as suggested by the chapter titles inscribed in red ink in the manuscript. These titles pertain to tantric rituals and vidhis. The chapters include: (10a3) Iti Mahākālasaṃhitokta Vibhūtidhāraṇam- “Thus [ends the section on] the Wearing of Powers, as stated in the Mahākāla Saṃhitā.” (10a8) Iti Tāntrika Tilakadhāraṇam -“Thus [ends the section on] the Wearing of the Tantric Forehead Mark.” (12a4) Iti Snāna Vibhṛti Dhāraṇa Sandhyātarpaṇavidhiḥ - “Thus [ends the section on] the Ritual Instructions for Bathing, Adorning the Body, and the Offering at Twilight.” (13b6) Iti Śrīkulaḍāmare Siddhalakṣmī Vidyātritayaṃ Saṃkṣepataḥ Saṃpūrṇam - “Thus ends the Brief Completion of the Three Siddhalakṣmī Mantras in the Śrīkulaḍāmara tradition.” (14a5) Iti Śrīmahākṣallālike Prākṛta Siddhalakṣmī Vidyā Samāptaḥ - “Thus ends the Prākṛta Siddhalakṣmī Mantra in the Śrīmahākṣallālikā tradition.” (17a9) Iti Śrītridaśaḍāmare Pratyaṅgirā Devyā Mahāstavādhikāraḥ - “Thus ends the Chapter on the Great Hymn to the Goddess Pratyaṅgirā in the Śrītridaśaḍāmara.” (28b11) Iti Pañcācalaprastāra Vinirgatā Siddhalakṣmī Mantrārghanavidhiḥ -“Thus ends the Ritual for the Offering of the Siddhalakṣmī Mantra, Emerged from the Pañcācala Tradition.”

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Vibhūtidhāraṇa
Repository General Library, The University of Tokyo
Reference Number matsunami_374
Collection Takakusu Junjiro Collection
Language Sanskrit
Script Nepālākṣara
Subject Classification Dharmaśāstra
Date Date not listed
Place of Origin Japan
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Dharmaśāstra