Gopīcandanopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
गोपीचन्दनोपनिषद्

Format:

Manuscript

Language:

Sanskrit

Subjects (All):

Tilaks.

Body marking--Religious aspects--Hinduism.

Body marking.

Hinduism.

Vishnu (Hindu deity).

Vishnu.

Vaishnavism.

Devotional literature, Sanskrit.

Rites and ceremonies--India.

Rites and ceremonies.

India.

Hindu philosophy.

Philosophy, Indic.

Genre:

treatises

manuals (instructional materials)

prayers (compositions)

Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Manuscripts.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 22 cm

Contained In:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1221

Place of Publication:

circa 1700-1850.

१७००-१८५०.

Language Note:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for study, reference, and recitation, and is a manual or guide as well as a work of prayer and praise, illuminating the benefits and methods for application of sandalwood paste (candana) and the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Sandalwood paste is applied to the forehead to create a mark called tilak. These marks often indicate a religious affiliation to a particular deity, in this case, Viṣṇu. This work is considered one of the late, medieval upaniṣads, but contains verses and phrasing drawn from older Vedic sources and has a quasi-philosophical tone.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 1v).

Written in 21 lines per leaf.

1 leaf.

Colophon: atharvaṇe gopīcaṃdanopaniṣat (f. 1v).

Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red.

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 562 (UP 1221).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1221

OCLC:

904025724