Two upaniṣads, circa 1700-1850

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation. The first text is a Hindu pseudo-philosophical treatise, used also in a prayer or ritual context, especially for Vaiṣṇavites, derived from the Athārvaveda and comprised, in part, of Vedic mantras; though written in the style of a late Vedic upaniṣad, it may have been written in the post-Vedic period. The second text is dedicated to the philosophy, rites, praise, and sociological aspects associated with the Hindu deity Nārāyaṇa.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu mantras; Vaishnavism; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Narayana (Hindu deity); Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu philosophy; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (5 leaves) : paper; 10 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Table of contents: (Part 1) Vāsudevopaniṣad (f. 1r-1v) -- (Part 2) Nārāyaṇātharvaśira (f. 1r-4v).; Title for manuscript supplied by cataloger; titles of component works from colophons (Part 1, f. 1v; Part 2, f. 4v).; Written in 15-20 lines per leaf.; 5 leaves foliated (Part 1) 1; (Part 2) 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Final colophon: iti nārāyaṇātharvaśiraṃsamāptaṃ // (f. 4v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1222

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts