No. 55. "Sahottara-tantra" book inscription, ending part of the book in late Licchavi script. Now in Keщarpustakаlay library.
| The colophon of the manuscript Sahottaratantra The page giving the colophon is 33 cm wide and 4 cm long. The metre is Щardуlavikriдita. The book was copied, on Saмvat 301 Vaiщаkha mаsa, bright fortnight (щukla), 7th day puшya rikшe (constellation) Sunday and siddha yoga, by Vaidya Vasuvarmа in Gvala (Deopatan), while Mаnadeva with great fame like the light of the moon, and pleasing everybody was ruling over the country. |
| DV 190; R. 161; |
TEXT.
samаptaг-c-edaм
sahottara-tantram=iti . . . . .
rаjгi щrи-mаnadeve pрthusita-yaщasi prodyadindu-prakащe
kаle puнy-аrjjanasya sakala-jana-manohlаdiramye vasante | varшe
caik-ottarasmiмs-tritayaщatagate mаdhave mаsi щukle
saptamyам puшyaрkшe daщa[щa]takiraнe vаsare siddhayoye ||
utpattyаdy-ambu-velа-kulavividharujаgrаha - - tiraudre
saмsаre sаgareёsmiг-jagad-idam-akhilaм glаninaм sampravиkшya
tasmаc-chrи-harшacandrа-nniratiщaya-ghрнаbhаvito moktukаmaх prиtyа ce . . . .
. . . . . . . . prаlikhat-suщrut-аkhyam ||
щrиgaнadeva-devakula-dуrи gvalaka-nivаsino vaidya-vasuvarmaнaх pustakamidaм
paтhitvаrtham-avagamya sarvasatvаnаm-upadeщaм vidhаtuм . . . . . . . .