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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. 5253 No. 704 vamanamantrah . VAMANAMANTRAH. Page, 1. Lines, 19 on a page. Begins on fol. 32aa of the MS. described under No. 5477, wherein it is included in the Mantramalika, (Akasabhairavakalpa) 273 a given therein in the list of other works. Complete. Similar to the above. Vamana is herein looked upon as the giver of food. Beginning : asya srivamanamantrasya brahma rsih, gayatri chandah, (srivamano devata ) srivamanaprasadasiddhyarthe jape viniyogah | End: onnamo bhagavate bhagavate visnave annadhipataye svaha- - iti mantrah dasasahasram japah | iti | Page, 1. No. 7205. vayavyastramantrah . VAYAVYASTRAMANTRAH Lines, 19 on a page. Begins on fol. 27 a of the MS. described under No. 2886. Complete. It is stated herein that the repetition of this Mantra is a necessary preliminary to the use of the Brahmastra. Beginning : a vayavyaya vayavya aurvaya ya va - iti vayavyastre - na navavaram prananayamya brahmastraprayogartha vayavyastramantrajapam karisye - asya srivayavyastra prayogamantrasya brahma rsih, gayatri chandah | mahabhutavayurdevata ; yam bijam, svaha saktih, jagatsrstiriti kilakam,, prayogartha vayavyastraprayoge viniyogah | End: pancopacarairabhyarcya vayavyastram trivaram japet ||