The bundle contains the following eight texts: Tantrasamuccaya by Cennas Nārāyaṇaṉ Nampūtirippāṭ [26 verses in the beginning are not found in current printed editions of the Tantrasamuccaya] (images 0005-0007). Tantrarājatantra - the fragment is about the worship of goddess Nityā (image 0009). [Basic description of Indian philosophical systems] in Malayalam (images 0011-0037). [Fragment on temple rituals] (images 0041-0052). [Instructions for the modification of names when used in rituals] in Sanskrit|Malayalam (images 0053-0059). Dānakalpavallī (Dānakalpalatā) - a brief work dealing with various kinds of gifts, like tulādāna - gift of one's own weight of some substance (images 0061-0100). [Fragment of a text on grammatical prakriyā] (images 0101-0144). [Instruction for a gift called Hiraṇyagarbhabrahmāṇḍakalpataru] (images 0145-0160). Only Dānakalpavallī (Dānakalpalatā) and [Instruction for gift called Hiraṇyagarbhabrahmāṇḍakalpataru] are complete. The six stray leaves in the bundle are in Malayalam language, and deal with the four āśramas. The manuscript is mostly damaged.
Extent: 81 leaves (6 stray leaves, 4 blank leaves).
Size and dimensions of original material: W 4.3 x L 34.5; W 4.3 x L 34.7; W 4.6 x L 34.9; W 4.3 x L 35.3; W 4 x L 34.5.
Condition of original material: Generally damaged and brittle. Parts three and eight are good.
Arrangement: Shelf number 2.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Cennas Nārāyaṇaṉ Nampūtirippāṭ.
Original institution reference: B0355 (A-H).
