EAP810/1/1/26

Titles in original script:

நூல் 1: ஞானவெட்டியான்நூல் 2: ஞான மதியுள்ளான் நூல்

The manuscript is composed of two texts in excellent condition.

Text 1: The text is formed of 33 palm leaves numbered from 1 to 33 containing 421 verses; it is incomplete. This text deals with yoga and tantrism. It defines what is kuṇṭali, the power symbolised as a 'serpent' which, residing in the region between anus and vagina, is waked up by yogic techniques, the breathing's techniques (pūraka mārkkam), the six chakras (ātāraṅkaḷ), the three evil passions (mummala), the intellectual determination and accomplishment (nāṟkōṉa), the eight passions (eṭṭu rākakkaḷ), the ultimate knowledge (ñāṉa vīṭu), the life span (vayataḷavu) and how extending it (āyuḷ virutti), the details about desires in life (ācāpāca viparam) and consumption of elixir (amirtam uṇṇal).

The text provides some information on the functioning of the body in a tantric approach: development of the body (uṭampu uruvāṉa), anatomy (uṭaṟ kūṟu), embryology (piṇṭa uṟpatti), four types of vagina (nālvakai yōṉi), fertilization process (karutarippu), birth in general and birth of male and female children (āṇ peṇ kuḻantai piṟappu), determination of sex (nāta vintu toṟṟam), descend of foetus (piṇṭam kīḻnōkutira muṟai piṟavi) and glory of cradle (toṭṭil ciṟappu), congenital deformity (kuṟai avayam), visceral cavities (ācayakkaḷ) and sense organs (intiriyakkaḷ). It presents ten types of vāyu (taca vāyukkaḷ) and ten types of nāṭi (taca nāṭikkaḷ) and quantifies the left and right innervations (iṭaipiṉkalaiyiṉ aḷavu).

Text 2- The text, written by Muttāṉanta Cāmikaḷ, is formed of 28 palm leaves numbered from 1 to 28 containing 276 verses. It deals with philosophy.

Size of the manuscript 38,8cm x 3,7cm. The text 1 is numbered in Tamil and Arabic from 1 to 33 and the text 2 from 1 to 28; they are incomplete. The manuscript is in excellent condition, except for the 3 last leaves of the 1st text (31 to 33) which are broken.