Manuscript is used for contemplation, study and recitation and is a reworking, in verse, of Śaṅkarācārya's foundational philosophical commentary on the Brahmāsūtras, known as the Śārīrakamīmāṃsābhāṣya, one of the cornerstones of the Hindu philosophical system known as Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta. Manuscript contains the first part of the work, with Madhusūdana Sarasvatī's commentary Saṃkṣepaśārīrakasārasaṃgraha running parallel above and below the root text.
Title from colophon (f. 287r).; Written in 7-10 lines per leaf.; 287 leaves foliated 1-287, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmat paramahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīviśveśvarānaṃdasarasvatIpūjapapādaśiṣyaṣrīmanmadhusūdanasarasvatīviracitāyāṃsaṃkṣepaśārīrakaṭīkāyāṃ prathamo 'dhyāyaḥ 1 saṃvat 1848 duṃdubhisa- āśvījakṛṣṇa 5 (f. 287v).; Dated saṃvat 1848 (1791) (f. 287r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1158
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