सिद्धिलक्ष्मीपूजा, गुह्यकालीपूजा

सिद्धिलक्ष्मीपूजा, गुह्यकालीपूजा, Sanskrit, Devanagari, Kuṭākṣara (fols 37-69 contd., from 36b reading backwards to 3; Start: श्रीगणेशायनम:॥॥त्रि(रा)x ^ तत्वा^चम्या॥गुरु^पादुका^नमस्कार^प्राणायाम^न्यास:^कृत्वा॥ (fol 37a, digital image 037); End: ॐ ५ ह्रीँ ख्य्रुँ ह्रिँ सोफेँ=हाटकेश्वरीदेव्यैनम:॥बलि॥योनिमुद्रां॥बिन्दु ३॥॥इति अधाम्नाय पूजा॥ (fol 3b, digital image 003); emendations by crowfeet, by giving dots, marginal additions, strikethrough (fol 37, digital image 037-38), deletions by smudge (digital image 043). Calendar: C 1960 (Vikram Samvat). Extent and format of original material: 141 folios. Physical characteristics: Thyāsaphū (folded book), Nepali handmade lokta paper, Slight fungal damage, Haritāla (A mixture of arsenic suphilde, Manaśilā and rice flour glue) on one side; 23.4cm x 12cm. 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.