Two early upaniṣads, circa 1700-1850.

Format:

Manuscript

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Vedas--Recitation.

Vedas.

Hindu mantras.

Consciousness--Religious aspects--Hinduism.

Consciousness.

Self (Philosophy).

Rites and ceremonies--India.

Rites and ceremonies.

India.

Hindu philosophy.

Philosophy, Indic.

Genre:

treatises

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 17 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 982

Place of Publication:

circa 1700-1850.

Language Note:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a collection of three early upaniṣads; these are late Vedic, philosophical treatises employed to reinforce and instill ideas and concepts about the makeup of the universe. Such ideas and teachings typically went beyond tradition Vedic training that focused on the performance of and/or strict adherence to rituals alone; however, the texts themselves comment on and/or espouse different kinds of ritual practices. Includes a discussion of various states of consciousness and employs various mantras (words or phrases of power) to be used in meditation and ritual, for unlocking the secrets of higher knowledge, especially knowledge of the Self (ātman).

Contents:

Munḍakopaniṣad (f. 1r-5r)

Mānḍukyopaniṣad (f. 5v-6v).

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Written in 11-16 lines per leaf.

6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.

Colophon: māṃḍukopaniṣatsamāptā // śrībhagavataparabrahmaṇe namaḥ // bhadraṃkarṇe // svasti // oṃ śāṃtiḥ // (f. 6v).

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; some metrical accents added in red; some folios treated with yellow turmeric powder to protect manuscript from insects.

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 713 (UP 982).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 982

Contains:

Upanishads. Muṇḍakopaniṣad

Upanishads. Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad

OCLC:

891724435