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Dhanarāja.
6465.
10330. आह्निकचन्द्रिका | Ahnikacandrikā.
Substance, country-made paper. ( Fol. 1–26) 9 x 4 inches, (Fol. 27-58) 10×42 inches. Folia, 58. Lines, 7-10. Extent in slokas, 700. Character, Nāgara. Appearance, discoloured. Complete.
Beginning :
The work begins by describing the morning rites to be performed by a householder and the preliminaries. ( nyāsa, etc.) to be observed in a Tantric worship. It deals in detail with the worship of Siva ( Fol. 33A - 47A) and briefly with the worship of Durgã (48A–52A), Vagalāmukhī (53A-56B ) and Mahālakgmī (56B-57A ). Among others it quotes from and refers to the following works:
1, मनु, माधवीय वामनपुराण; 2B, प्रयोगपारिजात; 3B, स्मृत्यर्थ सार; 4B, अगस्त्य संहिता; 13A, याचाररने वृद्धवसिष्ठ; 16B, पारिजात; 18B, विष्णुस्मृति, पारिजाते भरद्वाज ; 19A, भट्टोजीय आश्वलायनस्मृति, भट्टोजीय ; 21A, मदनरत्ने मरीचि ; 51A, मन्त्रकोश; 52A, मेहतन्त्र ।
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
प्रणम्य मातरं गङ्गां शङ्करं वनशङ्करौं । श्रीकेशवाख्यपितरं वेदशास्त्रविशारदम् ॥
धनराजेन सुधिया सारमुद्धृत्य शास्त्रतः । शिष्टानां तन्यते तुष्ट्यै संक्षेपाज्ञिकचन्द्रिका ॥
The following colophon, written in a different hand, is found at the end of the MS:
इति श्रवगलार्चनचन्द्रिका समाप्ता ।
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