Ms. Coll. 390 Item 950 Bhṛguvidā upaniṣad / भृगुविदा उपनिषद्
Title
Bhṛguvidā upaniṣadभृगुविदा उपनिषद्
Call number
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 950(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 9962595223503681
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/889890629
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6259522
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
In SanskritSummary
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a late Vedic, quasi-philosophical work reflecting on the nature of the self in the realm of ultimate existence through the lens of a narrative about the adventures of the ancient sage Bhṛgu and his encounter and dialogue with his father Varuṇa, who equates the ultimate principle in the universe, the brahman, with food.
Notes
- Title from colophon (f. 4v); alternate title supplied by cataloger.
- Written in 10 lines per leaf.
- 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.
- Dated saṃvat 1860 (1803) (f. 4v).
- Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; metrical accents added with red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.
Extent
1 item (4 leaves) : 11 x 17 cmSupport
PaperColophon
Colophon: iti bhṛguvidā upaniṣatsamāptaḥ // śrāva-va-2 saṃvat 1860 // (f. 4v).Subjects topical
- Food--Religious aspects--Hinduism
- Varun̥a (Hindu deity)
- Hindu philosophy
- Philosophy, Indic
- Devotional literature, Sanskrit
- Hindu mythology
Genres
- Treatises
- Dialogues
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
- Manuscripts--India--19th century
Licenses
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