Eleven works on Tantra, and one Jyotiṣa text

The bundle contains eleven texts on Tantra, and one Jyotiṣa text. These are: Prapañcasāra attributed to Śaṅkara (images 0009-0148); Dakṣiṇāmūrtimantrakalpa (images 0149-0163); Agastyaproktaṃ Dakṣiṇāmūrtikalpam (images 0163-0168). Śāradatilakoktaṃ Dakṣiṇāmūrtikalpam (images 0168-0172). [Mantrasiddhi] by Parameśvara, the son of Śrīkumāra (images 0172-0174). [Fragment on Astrology] in Malayalam with some Sanskrit (images 0175-0176). Prapañcayāga-prāṇāgnihotra-sahitam anuṣṭhānam. The concluding stanza contains an homage to Girvāṇendra Sarasvatī (images 0177-0192). Kramadīpikā (images 0193-0239). Śāradātilaka (images 0241-0262). Traiṣṭubha (Traiṣtubhakalpa?) (images 0262-0280). [Instructions for Tantric pūjā to Hayagrīva, Kṛtyā, Mahādeva, Bhadrakāli and other deities] (images 0281-0292). Pratyaṅgirākalpavyākhyā (images 0293-0300). Final rubric is followed by a verse of homage to Śiva; the five stray leaves contain instructions on when to do bali offerings, Narasiṃha yantra, with some fragments of pūjā, āyurveda and Tantra-related subjects. The manuscript is in good condition.

Extent: 151 leaves (5 stray leaves).

Size and dimensions of original material: W 4.4 x L 29.8.

Condition of original material: Good.

Arrangement: Shelf number 2.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Śaṅkara (attributed); Parameśvara (son of Śrīkumāra).

Scribe(s): Puruṣottama.

Original institution reference: B0335 (A-L).