Sūryātharvaśirasupaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; सूर्याथर्वशिरसुपनिषद्,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu quasi-philosophical treatise placing the sun (sūrya) as the highest and central most deity in the universe.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sūrya (Hindu deity); Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 13 x 24 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Sūryātharvaśiram from incipit.; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: ya evaṃ vedety upaniṣat / oṃm // śrī // (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts