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94
Tantra
[79.
benedictory phrase, marks of punctuation and the first letter of a new topic are tinged with red pigment.
This work is different from other works bearing the same name. It is fully described by Mitra in his Notices, Vol. IV, p. 196%3 No. 1620.
After the text some miscellaneous verses are given
and two diagrams of charms. Age.--Appears to be fairly old. Author.--Kamalakarabhatta. Begins.-- fol. 1a
श्रीगणेशाय नमः॥
नत्या माहिष्मतीनाथं पितरौ रघुनंदनौ।
कमलाकरसंज्ञेन दीपदानं विविष्यते ॥ अथ कार्तवीर्यदीपदानप्रयोगः ॥ तत्र वसंते शिशिर हेमंतेषु वर्षाशिर दोर्वा । वैशाखभाषणाश्विनकार्तिकमार्गशीपोपमाघफाल्गुनमासेषु ॥ शुरू
पक्षे कृष्णपक्षे पंचम्यवधि वा विशेषतः ॥ etc. Ends. -- fol. 14*
रघुत्तमप्रसादतो गुरुपदेशमार्गतः॥ व्यावहारिरचदिवाकरामुजोंभुजाकवं इति श्रीकमलाकृता कार्य दिप.
दानपद्धतिः॥ References.-( 1 ) Mss.-A-Aufrecht's Catalogus Catalogorum :
i,95.
कार्तवीर्यदीपदानविधि
Kārtaviryadipadānavidhi
30.
No. 79
A.1882-83.
Size.—94 in. by 4 in.
Extent.-16 leaves%3; 8 lines to a page3; 29 letters to a line. Description.-Country paper; Devanagari characters%3; hand-writing
bad but legible ; one line in black ink on each border. Paper is very old, worn out and musty.
