1870 Vikrama Saṃvat (1813 CE)

Āsurīprayoga

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Tantrism school of Hindu philosophy Tanntric rituals
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_600
Language Sanskrit
Date 1870 Vikrama Saṃvat (1813 CE)

About this Manuscript

Āsurīprayoga is a tantra text. It contains Poojā vidhi and tantrik mantras. The rituals contain Nyāsa part which are the hand and head gestures to be done while reciting for accurate and correct recitation of mantras which is typical of tantric texts. There is a mention of Dīkṣā for Śudra and Vaiśya clans in (f.2b). The text may have be inspired or based on the Atharvanic work of Āsurī-Kalpa. There is some debate ont the etymology of Āsurī being just a deity or a leaf of a particular special plant. This manuscript is written 6–7 lines per folio. Back page is blank. There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are covered with yellow crossed or blacked out. Folios are treated with yellow turmeric powder. The manuscript is dated 1870 vaiśakha vadī pustakakāra written by a second hand in a casual devanāgarī.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Āsurīprayoga
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_600
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Tantrism school of Hindu philosophy, Tanntric rituals
Date 1870 Vikrama Saṃvat (1813 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Tantrism school of Hindu philosophy Tanntric rituals