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Jaina Literature and Philosophy [328. Extent. (text ) --- 5 folios ; 6 to 11 lines to a page ; 28 letters to
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a line. Description.--Country paper thin and white; Devanagari characters
with occasional पृष्टमात्राs; this is a पश्चपाटी Ms. ; small, legible and good hand-writing ; borders ruled in four lines and edges in two, in black ink ; yantras and mantras ( incantations) given on foll. 1, 19, 21, 2, 34, 3, 4, 4° and 5.; foll. numbered as usual ; fol. 56 blank ; names of some of the yantras are : दंष्टकराला, कमलि(ल?), लसह, रेफ, हस्तांगलि, हरदार and नीलोत्पल; both the text ( 38 verses ) and its commentary complete; edges of some of the foll. slightly damaged ;
condition very fair. Age.-- Not modern. Author of the text.-- Not mentioned.'
, ,, commentary.-- Not mentioned. Subject -- Glorification of Lord Pārśva ( worshipped by Nägarāja
Dharana ) and that of Garuda along with its elucidation. Removal of poison is the subject of a request to Lord Pārsva. Kalikunda is referred to. Some mantras are noted and
eight families of serpents are mentioned. Begins.- ( text ) fol. I
घरणोरंगद्रसुरपतिविद्याधरपूजितं (जिनं ) नत्वा ।
क्षुद्रोपद्रवशमनं तस्यैव महास्तव वक्ष्ये ॥ १ ॥ etc. ___ -( com. ) fol. 10
प्रणिपत्य लोकनाथं सर्वज्ञ सर्वसत्त्वहितयुक्तं । मंत्रस्तवस्य विकृति वक्षे(क्ष्ये) ज्ञातोपदेशेत(न) ॥१॥
येषामन्यगारुडेष्वज्ञानतो ग्राहस्तान् प्रत्याह । etc. Ends.- ( text ) fol. s.
भक्तिर्जनेश्वरे यस्य गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः ॥ संपूजयति यश्चैनं तस्यैतत् सफलं भवेत् ॥ ३८ ॥ इति धरणोरु(र)गेंद्रस्तवनं समाप्तं ।
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1 According to Jinaratnakosa (Vol. I, p. 188) the author is Jinesvara Suri. Is it because the word "जिनेश्वर" occurs in v. 38?
2 His twelve names are mentioned.
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