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

Date:

1700

Description:

Sub-section of the Śatapatha brāhmaṇa, an ancient Vedic ritual manual and set of hymns and prayers for performing public śrauta rituals, whose title is translated as Great forest upaniṣad. Contains the famous verse beginning, asato mā sad gamaya (lead me from non-reality to reality, f. 7v); 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

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Kṛṣṇānanda (87v).; Kṛṣṇānanda, former owner.

Subject:

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

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (67 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 9 lines per leaf.; 67 leaves foliated 1-46, 67-87, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti bṛhadāraṇyake aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ // iti ṣṭahadāraṇyako 'paniṣatsamāptaṃ // oṃ tat sad brahmārpaṇam // (f. 87v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line; floral design in red on front cover (f. 1r).; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1099

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts