Bilvopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850; बिल्वोपनिषद्,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a Hindu philosophical treatise that expounds upon the nature of the Hindu god Śiva, especially through his manifestation as the bilva tree. Work includes many mantras (words of phrases of power) dedicated to Śiva. Though named a upaniṣad it forms part of a group of medieval works and was often embedded into much larger, purāṇic texts.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Tree worship; Tree worship -- India; Siva (Hindu deity); Śaivism; Hindu mantras; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 12 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 2r).; Written in 13 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Colophon: iti bilvopaniṣat // śrīśivārpaṇam astu // (f. 2r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts