Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated as Light on theater, 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. 5r); commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger.; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left verso.; Colophon: iti śrīvidyāraṇyamuniviracitā nāṭakadīpaḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 5v).; Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript that was copied by two or three scribal hands and includes Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1046, Item 1048, Item 1049, Item 1050, and Item 1051.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Dated saṃvat 1843 (1786) (Ms. Coll 390, Item 1050, f. 7v).; Scribe is Bhaguvāsara (Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1050, f. 7r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī); Related Work: Rāmakr̥ṣṇa. Tātparyabodhinī.; Related Work: Rāmakr̥ṣṇa. Pañcadaśīprakāśikā.
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1047
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