The Kashmir Series Of Texts & Studies.

No. 73

.KARMAKANDA-KRAMAVALI
By
SRI SOMASHAMBHU

(Outlines briefly the procedure

of Shaivaistic
Sandhya,
Diksha and other
ritual.)*

General Editor.
J. D. ZADOO-
1947 A.D.
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
Srinagar, .
The Kashmir Series Of Texts & Studies.
No. LXXIIL

KAKMAKANDA-KKAMAVALI
By
Sri Somashambhu

(Outlines briefly the procedure of

Shaivaistic Sandhya, Diksha,
& other ritual.)

Edited Critically
By
Pandit Jagaddhar Zadoo, M.A.,M. OX., Shastri,
*
Superintendent Research, Museum and
Archaeological Department,
His Highness' Govt.
J &K Srinagar

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Sri Maharaja Harisinghji Bahadur
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Maharaja of Jaromu & Kashmir-

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 KARMAKANDAKRAMAVALI

FOREWORD
The present edition of the Karmakanda-
kramavali by Somashambhu
.printed as No.
LXXIII of the Kashmir Series of the, Texts
and Studies is based on the following Ma-
nuscript-material:- - '
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() Belonging to the Research Department.

Script: Sharada. Consists of 61 leaves with .

16 lines per page, each line having 40 sylla-

bles. Size 8" x 0V'. Date Ashada 1920
Anno Vikrami. correct.

() This manuscript belongs to Pt. Shyam

Lai Jatu of Srinagar. ,it was
.procured on
hire from the said Pandit for collation. It
contains '100 leaves' with 10' lines
per page.
Syllables on a line 30. Script: Sharada. Size
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8" x 10". correct: '

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(T) Belongs to Dr. S,hivnath Shastri, Achar-

ya, D.O.C., et--.' of this, Depart;nent, Script
Sharda. Size:. Talapatra. Leaves, 339., Lines

per page 3p. Syllables on a line 29.., Date

Saptarshi 4823. ' '
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The Karmakandakramavali is a small com-

pendium based on the Shaiva ritualistic lite-
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rature. The author has drawn extensively

upon the ancient works such as Lilavati, Ma-
heshottara, Svacchanda, Parameshvara and
other Shastras of this type. In conception
this work is throughout Shaivite and lays
down rules and regulations pertaining to the
daily practices of an orthodox Hiudu, who
is a rigid follower of the Tantric system.

Principal subje3ts thit find treatment in

the body of the boob are enumerated below:-
S\ ANA. The
T
elaborate procedure to be
adopted in five kinds of Snanas, namely-Mala,
Vidhi Varuna, Agneya, Mahendra, Pavana,
Mantra and Manasa is described .in detail.
Out of these the Mala consists in employing
earth, like soap, to remove all dirt that may

have accumulated on the body, it is a kind

of preparatory bath taken before the
prin-
cipal Vidhi Snana (obligatory bath).
one i. e,

The Varuna is the bath with water (as Va-

runa is the lord' of water) which is to be
taken if one touches a pigeon, fowl, mur-
derer, crow, heron, ass, hors3, cat, pig. vul-
ture, cancel, cremation ground, an out-cast,
a corpse, #nd a women who has recently
delivered. The Agneya, which consists in
smearing the body with ashes, is ordained
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to be taken when one comes in contact with

dirty women, eunuchs, Shudras. cats and

mice. The Mahendra consists in wetting one's
body with accompanied with sunshine;
rain,

Pavana, in taking on the body the dust rai

sed by the hoofs of cows; Mantra in sprink-
ling water with the mantra sn^rcF etc., and
Manasa, in reflecting on God Shiva, prior to
taking breathing exercises (srqjRrro).

TARPANA, a subsidiary constituent part

of Snana consists according to the present

work, in offering water to the mantra-deities,

gods, sages, seven superhuman persons Sanaka
etc, spirits, Manes, Quarters, Guardians of
the Quarters, Siddhas, Mothers, Planets, Ra-
kshasas and Acharyas.
B HO JAN A, One should sit down to eat

food in one line with those who belong to

his own caste. The vessels or plates in which

the food is to be taken' should be made of

gold, copper and iron respectively for

silver,

Acharya, Sadaka, Putra and Samayin In ab

sence of inetalware, leaves of Palasha, lotus
etc. may be used, but those of Vata, Ash-
watha etc, are to be avoided It further pres-
cribes some injunctions about the quantity
of food to be eaten and the method of ta-
king water.
Similarly such tbpics as Bhakshyabhak-
shya (what food should one
'-

partake or tiat

not). Antyesfrti' (funeral rites), Shraddha

(ritesperformed 'for the deceased ancestors)?
Prayashchitta (expiation) ,-Pratishtha ( dedica-
tion of works of public utility and of tem-
ples and shrines) and Diksha -
( consecration )
are described in greater or less detail.

It is usual with; the mediaeval authors

from Kashmir to give- dates
'

in Saptarshi,
Kali or Shaka eras, but the present work
records its date iti -
the Vikrami Samvat. We
can, therefore, safely presume that our author
does not belong to Kashmir. He flousihed ,

in the latter half of the Hth century A. D.

as is clearly bq^e out.by the following colophon:.

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The colophon mentioned above besides

the date (Anno Vikrami 1130 corres-

giving

ponding to
A D, 1078) of the completion
of the composition of the enu-
present text

merates the line of teachers of the initiates,

First among them comes Iseana. His disciple

is said to be Vimalesha, Shiva is the third

in the line of teachers i, e, the disciple of

Vimalesha and the teacher of Sonu Shambhu,

our author,

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