Nārāyaṇopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; नारायणोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is dedicated to philosophy, rites, and sociological aspects associated with the Hindu deity Nārāyaṇa; this work associates itself with the Atharvaveda rather than with the larger Taittariyāranyaka, commonly associated with this title. The manuscript is incomplete.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic; Narayana (Hindu deity); Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity); Vishnu (Hindu deity); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (29 leaves) : paper; 13 x 16 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from incipit (f. 1r); alternate title Mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad, supplied by cataloger.; Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.; 29 leaves foliated 1-29, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; metrical accents and some corrections written in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 729

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts