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On fol. 1b there are 4 magic squares, one of them being of the eighth order and below them there are some mantras.
The magic square of the 8th order mentioned above is as under:8 7 59 60 61 62 2 1 16. 15 51 52 53 54 109 41 42 22 21 20 1947 48 33 343029. 2827 30 (39)40 25 26 38 37 36 35 31 32 17 18 46 45 44 432324 56 55 11 12 13 1450 49
6436 (63) 3 4 5 6 58 57' Age.- Samvat 1697. See No. 580. Author.- Dharmanandana. Subject.- A hymn- a yantra pertaining to 64 yoginis. For their
names the reader may refer to Vihimagga pavă, Acāradinakara ('देवीप्रतिष्ठा' अधिकार ; pt. 2, pp. 2074 to 209*)and my article I was alforaftent" published in “Ätmānanda Prakāśa” ( Vol.
66, No. 2). Begins.- fol. "ॐ नमः
जगमज्झि वासिणीणं । जगसडिविणासभावजुत्ताणं । चउसट्ठियोगणीणं । सचट्टीमंडलं पभणे ॥१॥ अडसत्तई गुणसट्ठी । सट्ठी इगसट्टि तह य बासट्टी।
दो एग योगणीउ । हरंतु छत्तीस फोडीउ ॥ २ ॥ etc. Ends.--- fol. I'
जो पुण एवं जंतं । नियदेवगिहमि पूअए निच्चं । तस्स चउसट्टिदेवी । पसन्नचित्सा सुहा हुंति ॥ १४ ॥ सिरिधम्मनंटणेणं । चउसटे मंडलं पभणियं च । बहविसमवाहिनासं । उवयारकर जय जय जय लोए ॥ १५॥
इति श्रीचउसठियोगणीयंत्र समाप्तं ॥ श्रीराजनगरे लिषितं । ऋभवान स्वअर्थ ।
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1 This magic square is written in Devanāgari bumerals in the Ms. It is
published in Arabic numerals in my article “A Note on Jaina Hymns and Magic Squares” published in “ The Indian Historical Quarterly " (Vol. x, No. 1; 1934 ).
