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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