No. 55. "Sahottara-tantra" book inscription, ending part of the book in late Licchavi script. Now in Keùarpustakàlay library.
| The colophon of the manuscript Sahottaratantra The page giving the colophon is 33 cm wide and 4 cm long. The metre is Ùardólavikriäita. The book was copied, on Saìvat 301 Vaiùàkha màsa, bright fortnight (ùukla), 7th day puøya rikøe (constellation) Sunday and siddha yoga, by Vaidya Vasuvarmà in Gvala (Deopatan), while Mànadeva with great fame like the light of the moon, and pleasing everybody was ruling over the country. |
| DV 190; R. 161; |
TEXT.
samàptaã-c-edaì
sahottara-tantram=iti . . . . .
ràjãi ùrè-mànadeve pðthusita-yaùasi prodyadindu-prakàùe
kàle puíy-àrjjanasya sakala-jana-manohlàdiramye vasante | varøe
caik-ottarasmiìs-tritayaùatagate màdhave màsi ùukle
saptamyàì puøyaðkøe daùa[ùa]takiraíe vàsare siddhayoye ||
utpattyàdy-ambu-velà-kulavividharujàgràha - - tiraudre
saìsàre sàgare¸smiã-jagad-idam-akhilaì glàninaì sampravèkøya
tasmàc-chrè-harøacandrà-nniratiùaya-ghðíàbhàvito moktukàmaõ prètyà ce . . . .
. . . . . . . . pràlikhat-suùrut-àkhyam ||
ùrègaíadeva-devakula-dórè gvalaka-nivàsino vaidya-vasuvarmaíaõ pustakamidaì
paòhitvàrtham-avagamya sarvasatvànàm-upadeùaì vidhàtuì . . . . . . . .