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Sūryātharvaśirasupaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
सूर्याथर्वशिरसुपनिषद्

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 988
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Language:
Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 13 x 24 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 988
Other Title:
Sūryātharvaśiram.
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu quasi-philosophical treatise placing the sun (sūrya) as the highest and central most deity in the universe.
Notes:
  • Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Sūryātharvaśiram from incipit.
  • Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.
  • 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Colophon: ya evaṃ vedety upaniṣat / oṃm // śrī // (f. 2v).
  • Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
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 797 (UP 988).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 988
OCLC:
891752055

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