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Title

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad
बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्

Other related names

• Kṛṣṇānanda, former owner

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1099
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9963191633503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898042979
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6319163

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

Sub-section of the Śatapatha brāhmaṇa, an ancient Vedic ritual manual and set of hymns and prayers for performing public śrauta rituals, whose title is translated as Great forest upaniṣad. Contains the famous verse beginning, asato mā sad gamaya (lead me from non-reality to reality, f. 7v); an exegesis of ritual knowledge; speculates on the nature of the Self and meant to supplement the ritual learning. Attributed to the legendary sage Yājñavalkya.

Notes

• Title from title page (f. 1r).
   
• Written in 9 lines per leaf.
   
• 67 leaves foliated 1-46, 67-87, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line; floral design in red on front cover (f. 1r).
   
• Non-Latin script record.
   

Extent

1 item (67 leaves) : 11 x 22 cm

Support

Paper

Colophon

Colophon: iti bṛhadāraṇyake aṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ // iti ṣṭahadāraṇyako 'paniṣatsamāptaṃ // oṃ tat sad brahmārpaṇam // (f. 87v).

Provenance

• Formerly owned by Kṛṣṇānanda (87v).
   

Subjects topical

• Self (Philosophy)
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Hindu philosophy
• Philosophy, Indic

Genres

• Hymns
• Manuals (instructional materials)
• Drawings (visual works)
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

Licenses

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Decorations

• fol. 1r — Floral decoration, f. 1r