Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated Bliss of the brahman, title of its first section translated as Bliss of yoga; written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text.
Title from colophon (f. 37r); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger.; Dated saṃvat 1843 (1786) (Ms. Coll 390, Item 1050, f. 7v).; Scribe is Bhaguvāsara (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1050, f. 7r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; extensive corrections and additions in margins; one phrase written in red (f. 33v).; 37 leaves foliated 1-37, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti brahmānaṃde yogānaṃdonāmaprathamo 'dhyāyaḥ // 11 // (f. 37r).; Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript that was copied by two or three scribal hands and includes Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1047, Item 1048, Item 1049, Item 1050, and Item 1051.; Written in 6-12 lines per leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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