Nārāyaṇopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; नारायणोपनिषद्,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is dedicated to philosophy, rites, and sociological aspects associated with the Hindu deity Nārāyaṇa; this work purports to be a subsection of the Atharvaveda (f. 2v).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Narayana (Hindu deity); Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity); Vishnu (Hindu deity); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 11 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 2v); alternate title Mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad, supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, lower right verso.; Colophon: ity atharvavede nārāyaṇopānaṣatsamāptaḥ śubham astum (f. 2v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts