1700–1850

Śāpotdhārotkīlanekātyāyana

ms_coll_390item_463 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Kerela school of Tantrism Śāktism school of Hindu philosophy
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_463
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

Śāpotdhārotkīlanekātyāyana is a manual for performing Tantric rituals particularly from the Kerela school of Tantric philosophy as mentioned in the text. The rituals involve Mantra recitation and Yantra drawing. The contents of the text include the Puṭkaraṇapryoga and the Saptaśatiprayoga. This Ms. is dedicated to the deities Lakṣmī and Candi. This Ms. is written in written in 7 lines per folio. Cover page is blank. Title present in the begining of the text (f. 1b). Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. Scribe is likely Putranihāla Maṇī (or Nihāla Maṇī) as text is written in same scribal hand as Ms. Coll. 390; Item 462. The Ms. was housed together with Ms. Coll. 390; Items 461, 462, 464 at an earlier time according to Penn. cataloguer.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Śāpotdhārotkīlanekātyāyana
Alternative Titles 'Asyāśapoddhāro' (U. Penn)
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_463
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Kerela school of Tantrism, Śāktism school of Hindu philosophy, Tantric rituals & descriptions of diagrams (yantras).
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Kerela school of Tantrism Śāktism school of Hindu philosophy Tantric rituals & descriptions of diagrams (yantras).