History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.206

v7.c92.206

The later medieval digests on Dharmaśāstra adopt the Prāṇapratiṣṭhā-mantra evolved by the Śāradātilaka (XXIII. 71-76). The Devapratiṣṭhā tattva¹⁷⁹⁷ (pp. 506-507) quotes these verses from Śāradātilaka, sets out the mantra and explains the verses at length. The Divyatattva also (pp. 609-610) does the same The Vyavahāramayūkha (p. 86) sets out the same mantra for the consecration of the image of Dharma in the ordeal of Dharma without expressly naming the Śāradātilaka. The Nirṇayasindhu (pp. 349-350) has an elaborate rite of the Prāṇapratiṣṭhā of images full of Tāntrik elements like the words vaṣaṭ, hrīm, and phaṭ and employs the same procedure as the one prescribed by the Śāradātilaka without expressly mentioning the latter. The Śāradātilaka appears to follow earlier works like the Jayākhyasaṃhitā (Paṭala XX) and Prapañcasāratantra (35. 1-9 ff).