भीमरथारोहणविधि

MTM,  Invitation extended to पं  हयग्रिवानन्द राजोपाध्या on the occasion of the wedding of son of certain चन्द्रनाथ राजोपाध्या (digital image 001), Enclosed, Indian paper (machine made), VS 1989 बैशाख; Invitation extended to पं हयेगृवानंद राजोपाध्या on the occasion of the wedding of son of certain श्रीविश्वम्भरराज राजोपाध्याय(digital image 002); Inner cover, Stotra for blessing (digital image 004); भीमरथारोहणविधि: Devanagari, Sanskrit, Newari Instructions, Start: श्रीगुरूगणेशायनम:॥ ॥ अथभीम = रथावरोहणविधिर्ल्लिख्यते॥ ॥प्राग्दि = ने यवोदकं विधिवत्कृत्वा तद्यथा॥यजमा = नोत्तराभिमुखो ब्रह्मण: पूर्वाभिसन्नुपवि = श्य॥ (fol 5a, digital image 005), End: इति  भीमरथावरोहण यज्ञवि = धि:॥ समाप्तम्॥ (fol 88a, digital image 088tif); Colophon: विक्रमे खवेदनवैकवत्सरे: फाल्गुणे श ‍= शिकलावर्द्धपक्षके॥ त्रयोदसीकश्यपस्तू = नुवाशरे लिखिदिदं जुजूरामेण शर्म्म = णा॥१॥ यादृश्यं ० ॥ (fol 89b -090a, digital image 089-090);  list of items required for the ritual (091a-092a, digital image 091-092), Devanagari, Newari; MTM 2: स्थंडिलास्य द्वारार्चणं॥, Devanagari, Sanskrit, Start: अथ स्थंडिलास्य द्वारार्चणं॥ (fol 93b, digital image 093), End: इति स्थण्डिला =  द्वारार्चणं॥ (fol 95a, digital image 095), भीमरथारोहणस्य स्थंडिलस्य मातृकाध्या = नं , Devanagari, Sanskrit, Start: भीमरथावरोहणस्य स्थंडिलस्य मातृकाध्या = नं लिख्यते॥ (fol 96b, digital image 096), End: इति अष्टमा = तृकाध्यानं॥ (fol 97b, digital image 097); MTM 3: घृताहुति, Devanagari, Sanskrit, Start: घृताहुतिं लिख्यते॥ (fol 98a, digital image 098), End: damaged; contains diagrams (digital image 090); some sections highlighted, marginal additions on top; emendations and crowfeet additions, Kuṭākṣara present. Calendar: 1940 (Vikram Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 194 (192+1+1)folios. Physical characteristics: Nepali handmade lokta paper, vertical, Haritāla (A mixture of arsenic suphilde, Manaśilā and rice flour glue) on some pages, cloth cover; 12.5cm x 9cm (1 folio); 15cm x 11cm (1folio); 13cm x 20.5cm (192 folios). Author(s) of original material: जुजुराम. Scribe of original material: जुजुराम. Additional script information: Kuṭākṣara is a vertical syllabogram based on Newari scripts, mostly used to write cryptic formulae for esoteric practice. Kuṭākṣara is unique to Nepal, although as Vījamantra they were familiar to Śaiva and Śākta scholars in India. The project team are not aware of the existence of such script outside, except disseminated from Nepal to east Asia, China and Japan.