अधिवासन

MTM, MTM 1: सत्यशपथ, Start:  श्रीगणेशाय नम(:)॥ (fol 2b, digital image 002), Sanskrit, Devanagari;अधिवासन, Sanskrit, Pracalit and Devanagari, Start: श्रीगणेशायनम:॥ ॥ माता च दुहिताभार्य्याभग्निश्चैव विशे = षत:॥ रण्डा च गर्भवत्याश्च वर्जये दीक्षकारकं॥१॥ राज्ञी चामात्या = जो दोषापत्नि पापानि भर्त्तरितथा सिष्यार्जितं पापं गुरू प्राप्नेति = निश्चित:॥२॥ नखछेदनादिस्नाननववस्त्रं च परिध्या एकभ = क्तं कृत्वाल दिनादौउगणनाथपूजा॥ (fol 4b), End:  गुरू दक्षिणा फको तयेके॥ अतिशेष॥॥ ऊकारं॥श्री = खण्डकन्दन॥ वीरेश्वरी॥ सिन्ह॥ आसिर्वाद॥ त्वमसी॥ सूर्य्यसाक्षी थाये॥ (fol 4a, digital image 004), few folios faded due to exposure and use (digital image 003), marginal addtions (digital image 006), Kuṭākṣara for formulae (digital image 009). Calendar: C 910 (Nepal Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 26 folios. Physical characteristics: Thyāsaphū (folded book), Nepali handmade lokta paper, fungal damage (digital image 006), rodent damage, emendations by overwriting (digital image 005);18.5cm x 7.5cm. Additional language information: Sanskrit (Language), Newari (Language of instructions). 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.