दमनारोहणविधि

दमनारोहणविधि:, Sanskrit, Devanagari, Kuṭākṣara for formulae (digital image 023), Jotting by pencil (fol 2), (017-030 continued to 003-015);  Yantra layout (017a, digital image 017); Start: ततो दमनारोहनं॥ (fol 17b, digital image 017), End: इति दमनारहणविधि समाप्तम्॥ (fol 15b, digital image 015); Colophon: गतेव्देध्वीमानन्तगशशधरे विक्रमकृते. शुचौकृष्णेपक्षे द्रुहिनदिवसे दैत्य सुगु = रौ ^ ॥^ परेशीकुब्जायाक्रमसु दमनारोहनविधिं हयग्रीवानन्दोऽ लिखदति च कष्टेन न = परे (fol 15b, digital image 015); संकल्प template for दमनारोहण, Sanskrit, Devanagari (fol 16b, digital image 016); emendations by overwriting (digital image 024), marginal additions in red (digital image 028), crowfeet additions, highlights, slight ink smudge and oil stains. Calendar: 1981 (Vikram Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 58 folios. Physical characteristics: Thyāsaphū (folded book), Nepali handmade lokta paper, Haritāla (A mixture of arsenic suphilde, Manaśilā and rice flour glue) on one side; 19.5cm x 8cm. Scribe of original material: हयगृवानन्द. 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.