Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1102 Taittirīyopaniṣad / तैत्तिरीयोपनिषद्
Title
Taittirīyopaniṣadतैत्तिरीयोपनिषद्
Other related names
- Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭ Rāna, scribe
Call number
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1102(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 9963334903503681
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/900197403
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6333490
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
In SanskritSummary
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. Manuscript contains the first three sections of this work, according to a marginal note in a second scribal hand (f. 1r).
Notes
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
- 23 leaves foliated 1-23, upper left and lower right verso.
- Mistakes covered in yellow, red or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line; title page borders around title marked with double red line; metrical accents added in red throughout.
- Watermarks bearing the initials G.B. along with a floral design, and the name Deferrari.
- Scribe is Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭ Rāna (f. 23v).
Extent
1 item (23 leaves) : 10 x 22 cmSupport
PaperSubjects topical
- Self (Philosophy)
- Hindu mantras
- Gods, Vedic
- Rites and ceremonies--India
- Devotional literature, Sanskrit
- Brahman
- Hindu philosophy
- Philosophy, Indic
Genres
- Treatises
- Watermarks
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
- Manuscripts--India--18th century
- Manuscripts--India--19th century
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