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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5246 A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF No. 7191, varnamalika . VARNAMALIKA Pages, 3. Lines, 6 on a page. Begins on fol. 21 a of the MS. described under No. 217. Complete. Herein the series of letters making up the alphabet is looked upon as a Mantra. These letters are taken singly or collectively and repeated along with other Mantras. Beginning : asya srivarnamalika mahamantrasya sabdabrahma rsih, nana chandamsi, akaradi trirekhantari susumna kundalini sarasvati devata ; catustrim . sadvarna bijam, pasca svarassaktayah, svaravarnamayam kilakam, mama srivarna- malikaprasadasiddhyarthe jape viniyogah | End: ksah hah sah sah sah cah lah rah yah mah mah bah phah pah nah dhah dah thah tah nah dhah dah tha tah nah jhah jah chah cah nah dhah gah khah kah ah am auh oh aih eh uh uh i i a ah iti ekaikavarnanuccarya mantram japtva vargakramena japtva evamastottarasatam japtva tata udyaset || No. 7192. vasikaranavarahimantrah . VASIKARANAVARAHIMANTRAH Pages, 4. Lines, 6 on a page. Begins on fol. 35 a of the MS. described under No. 3862. Complete. The repetition of this Mantra, which is addressed to Varahi i.e., Visnu's Sakti conceived as a goddess, is believed to have the power to enable one to bring people under one's control and influence. Beginning : asya srivasikaranavarahi mahamantrasya aja rsih, gayatri chandah, vasikaranavarahi devata ; krom bijam, aim saktih, kim kilakam, mama vasikaranavarahiprasadasiddhayarthe jape viniyogah |