Atharvaṇaśikhānārāyaṇopāniṣad, circa 1700-1850; अथर्वणशिखानारायणोपानिषद्,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).
Title from colophon (f. 2v); alternate title Nārāyaṇopaniṣad, from marginal abbreviation; second alternate title Mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad, supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, lower right verso.; Colophon: ity atharvaṇaśikhānārāyaṇopāniṣatsamāptaḥ oṃ śāṃti 3 / śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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