Śānti mantras, circa 1700-1850.

Format:

Manuscript

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Hindu mantras.

Devotional literature, Sanskrit.

Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.

Hindu chants.

Vedanta.

Advaita.

Hindu philosophy.

Philosophy, Indic.

Genre:

prayers (compositions)

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 14 x 24 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 970

Other Title:

Śāntyupaniṣad.

Place of Publication:

circa 1700-1850.

Language Note:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for recitation and prayer and is a collection of Hindu mantras, especially śānti (peace); some mantras are drawn from the Upaniṣads, while others are drawn from traditional invocations to the philosophical masters associated with Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta, especially Śaṅkarācārya.

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Śāntyupaniṣad, supplied by cataloger.

Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.

2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.

Mistakes blacked out; vertical margins marked with double red line.

Cited in:

Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 775 (UP 970).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 970

OCLC:

891662512