[INDOLOGY] Two more etexts from joint Muktabodha/IFP project uploaded

[Harry Spier]

Dear list members,
Two new etexts from the joint Muktabodha/IFP project have now been uploaded
to the Muktabodha digital library.
https://muktalib7.com/DL_CATALOG_ROOT/digital_library_secure_entry.htm

The descriptions of the etexts by Deviprasad Mishra of the IFP are:

1. 10980 liṅgalakṣaṇam. Though titled of this text liṅgalakṣaṇam, it
contents and encompasses a series of dhyānas, hymns and stōtras—dedicated
to various deities. It includes *ga**ṇ**eśadhyānam, śivastotram,
v**ṛṣ**abhadhyānam,
prado**ṣ**anāyakadhyānam, da**ṇḍ**apā**ṇ**idhyānam, ca**ṇḍ**eśvaradhyānam,
vāgīśadhyānam, vātapurīśadhyānam, jñānasa**ṃ**bandhadhyānam,
sundaramūrtidhyānam, somāskandadhyānam, bhogaśaktidhyānam, śaktibhedam,
bālasubrahma**ṇ**yadhyānam, *and *śivapāhi-a**ṣṭ**akam, *etc.

The bundle contains 22 folios and there are 4 to 5 lines in each folio. The
size of this bundle is 28 cm / 2.5 cm. It offers a diverse collection of
stōtra and hymns, reflecting the devotional practices of the Śaiva
tradition. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the various
forms of deities and their invocation through contemplative recitations.

2.    30704 Śaivabhuṣaṇam. The literary meaning of the title on this text
shows that this is a text of ornaments on the Śaiva literature. This text
contains 355 verses with Tamil meanings focusing on topics from the
*Kriyāpāda* of the *Śaivāgamas*. The text begins with a *Prarthanā
*(invocation)
and covers a wide range of this literature, it including seven types of
Śaivāits (*saptavidhaśaivā**ḥ)**, a**ṣṭ**avidhavivāha**ḥ**, **ṣ**a**ḍ*
*gurulak**ṣ**a**ṇ**a**m**, śi**ṣ**yalak**ṣ**a**ṇ**a**m**, nityakarmavidhi*
*ḥ**, sūryapūjā, pañcabrahma**ṣ**a**ḍ**a**ṅ**gadhyānam, abhi**ṣ**ēkavidhi*
*ḥ**, snapanavidhi**ḥ**, homadravyam, hōmaprakāra**ḥ**, **ṣ**ō**ḍ**aśopacāram,
dīk**ṣ**āvi**ṣ**ayā**ḥ**, māsapūjāvidhi, *and *antyē**ṣṭ**ividhi**, *etc.

The bundle contains 137 folios and there are 5 to 7 lines in each folio.
The size of this bundle is 37 cm / 2.7 cm. The condition of the folio is
little bit damaged but the letters are very clear. This manuscript offers
comprehensive insights into ritualistic aspects of the Śaivāgama tradition,
serving as a guide for practitioners on various rites, ceremonies, and
initiatory practices.

Note: the etexts of the joint Muktabodha/IFP project are not part of the
Muktabodha digital library cumulative download. But for those who want to
download them individually, there are now 33 etexts uploaded as part of
this project, their titles are:

āgamavacanasaṅgraha
ātmārpaṇastava
āśīrvādaparamparā, samudrasnānavidhi, kālaprakāśikā, sudhivilocana
ekāmranāthāṣṭatakam and ekāmranāthaśatakam
kriyādīpikā
candrajñāna nityārchanavidhiḥ mantravāsam
jirṇoddhāraḥ
jñānapūjāvidhi from the vātulāgama
ṇatvabādhāvidhūnanam with commentary tat(t)vamālāvyākhyā
navagrahadhyānam
nitārcanavidhi vāsanārcanavidhi from vātulatantra
nīlakaṇṭhaṣaṭkarmaprayoga
parārthapūjāvidhi
bṛhattālavidhi
bodhāyanaprayoga
bhaktavilāsa
bhadrakālipratiṣṭhāvidhi yāmalatantra
bheritāḍana, cūrṇikā devatāvāhana, sandhyāvāhana, ekkāmranāthālaya
mahotsavavidhi kriyākramadyotikā
yogajāgama
liṅgalakṣaṇam
varuṇapaddhati
vātulāgama
śatarudriyabhāṣya
śivajñānasiddhisvapakṣadṛṣṭāntasaṅgraha, saptalakṣana samānasandhivyākhyādi
śivasahasranāmastotra, uttarapiṭhiā ādityapurāṇa
śivotsavavidhi
Śaivabhuṣaṇam
śrādhakārikā
śrīcakranavāvaraṇapūjā
śrīvidyāpūjākramaḥ and devīdhyānam
siddhāntasārāvali with the commentary of anantaśambhu

ON behalf of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute,
Harry Spier
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