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Taittirīyopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
तैत्तिरीयोपनिषद्

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1199
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Sanskrit
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Physical Description:
1 item (13 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 23 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1199
Place of Publication:
  • circa 1700-1850.
  • १७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a late Vedic philosophical treatise that expounds upon the nature of existence and the importance and significance of Vedic mantras, their recitation, and how they lead one to the realization of higher truths, especially to the ultimate, highest status of Being in the universe (brahman). Work includes many mantras (words and phrases of power) dedicated to various Vedic gods to be used in prayer and rituals.
Notes:
  • Title from title page (f. 1r).
  • Written in 9 lines per leaf.
  • 13 leaves foliated 1, 3-14, upper left and lower right verso.
  • Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; metrical accents in red throughout.
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 593 (UP 1199).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1199
OCLC:
904022657

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