Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Called the Great forest upaniṣad, it is the first section (of six) of one of the oldest of the upaniṣad genre and is a sub-section of the Śatapatha brāhmaṇa, a vedic ritual manual and hymns for performing public śrauta rituals. Contains the famous verse beginning "asato mā sad gamaya" ("lead me from non-reality to reality") (f. 4v) and is an exegesis of ritual knowledge; speculates on the nature of the Self and meant to supplement the ritual learning. Attributed to the legendary sage Yājñavalkya.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Self (Philosophy)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Hymns; Manuals (instructional materials); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (11 leaves) : paper; 11 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 10-13 lines per leaf.; 11 leaves foliated 1-10, [11], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ṣaṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prathamodhyāyaḥ saṃpūrṇaḥ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu // śrībadriviśālāyanamaḥ // śrīparamaguravenārāyaṇāya // (f. 10v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1104

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts