Gopīcandanopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; गोपीचन्दनोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for study, reference, and recitation, and is a manual or guide as well as a work of prayer and praise, illuminating the benefits and methods for application of sandalwood paste (candana) and the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Sandalwood paste is applied to the forehead to create a mark called tilak. These marks often indicate a religious affiliation to a particular deity, in this case, Viṣṇu. This work is considered one of the late, medieval upaniṣads, but contains verses and phrasing drawn from older Vedic sources and has a quasi-philosophical tone.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Tilaks; Body marking -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Hinduism; Vishnu (Hindu deity); Vaishnavism; Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); treatises; manuals (instructional materials); prayers (compositions); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaves) : paper; 10 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 1v).; Written in 21 lines per leaf.; 1 leaf.; Colophon: atharvaṇe gopīcaṃdanopaniṣat (f. 1v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; 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 1221

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts