Sūryātharvaśīrṣa, 1756; सूर्याथर्वशीर्ष,१७५६

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1756

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a quasi-philosophical Vedic treatise promoting the Sun (Sūrya) as one of the highest beings in the universe and the only deity visible to the naked eye; commonly employed in rites and ceremonies and morning prayer. Verses likely drawn from the Atharva Veda.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Philosophy, Indic; Hindu philosophy; Rites and ceremonies; Sun worship; Sun worship -- India -- Early works to 1800; Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Early works to 1800; Hindu philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Philosophy, Indic -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Prayers; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (3 leaves) : paper; 10 x 15 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 3v); alternate title Sūryopaniṣad supplied by cataloger.; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti sūryātharvaśīrṣasamāptaḥ // śake 1678 durmukhanāmasavaschareśrāvaṇaśu // 7 navami samáptaḥ // (f. 3v).; Dated śaka 1678 (1756) (f. 3v).; 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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts