Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad, 1579; कौषीतकिब्राह्मणोपनिषद्,१५७९

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1579

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a kind of post-Vedic philosophical treatise exploring themes about ritual and sacrifice, and exploring their metaphysical and cultural dimensions and meaning. Presents a narrative about the figure Kauṣītaki and the various rituals he performed, such as the Agnihotra.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Philosophy, Indic; Hindu philosophy; Hindu mythology; Rites and ceremonies; Agnihotra (Hindu rite); Agnihotra (Hindu rite) -- Early works to 1800; Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Early works to 1800; Hindu mythology -- Early works to 1800; Hindu philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Philosophy, Indic -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (13 leaves) : paper; 12 x 31 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title derived from marginal abbreviations.; Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.; 13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: āraṇyake navamo 'dhyāyaḥ // saṃvat 1636 // āśvinasudi dvitūyāyāṃ kuje likhitau kheti // rāma // (f. 13r).; Dated saṃvat 1636 (1579) (f. 13r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double black lines.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts