Śvetāśvataropaniṣadvivaraṇa, circa 1700-1850; श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद्विवरण, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Vijñānātman

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (vivaraṇa) on the Śvetāśvataropaniṣad, a work that reinterprets the symbolic value of Hindu rites and rituals, but points especially to the centrality of the Vedic god Rudra, an early form of the Hindu deity Śiva, within the constructed universe. This work includes a medieval exegesis of late Vedic mythology related to Śaivism.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Janārdan Koṇḍadeva Gāḍgīl (f. 54v) along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 930 and Item 932.; Gāḍagīla, Janārdana Koṇḍadeva, former owner.

Subject:

Śaivism; Rudra (Hindu deity); Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); commentaries; treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (54 leaves) : paper; 12 x 32 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Author named Vijñānātmabhagavata in manuscript; disciple of Jñānottama (f. 54v).; Title from colophon (f. 54v).; Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.; 54 leaves foliated 1-54, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīsajhānottamapūjyapādaśiṣyaśrīmadvijñānātmabhagavataḥ kṛtau śvetāśvataropaniṣadvivaraṇeṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ // janārdan koṃḍadeva gāḍgīl akyaṃ ce pustaka svārthaṃ parārthaṃ ca // śrīvelaneśvarāya namaḥ // (f. 54v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 931

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts