Jābālopaniṣaddīpikā, circa 1700-1850; जाबालोपनिषद्दीपिका,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Śaṅkarānanda, active 1290

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (dīpikā) on the Jābālopaniṣad, a post-Vedic philosophical work presented as a dialogue between the ancient Hindu mythic figures Yājñavalkya and Janaka. A range of topics is discussed including the nature of Kurukṣetra (well known as a battle field and a place of sacrifice), rites and ceremonies, and others.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sacrifice -- Hinduism; Hindu mythology; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Commentaries; Dialogues; Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (14 leaves) : paper; 11 x 23 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon.; Written in 12-14 lines per leaf.; 14 leaves foliated 1-14, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryānaṃdātmapūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīśaṃkarānaṃdabhagavataḥ kṛtau jābālopaniṣaddīpikā samāptā // oṃ tat sad brahmārpaṇam astu // (f.14v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1100

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts