Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1045: Vidyānanda University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1045: Vidyānanda are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2018 University of Pennsylvania Books & Manuscripts and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title from marginal abbreviation; commentary title Tātparyabodhinī supplied by cataloger; alternate commentary title Pañcadaśīprakāśikā supplied by cataloger. Written in 10-12 lines per leaf. 3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left verso. Manuscript was formerly part of a larger manuscript along with Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1034, Item 1035, Item 1036, Item 1037, Item 1038, Item 1039, Item 1040, Item 1041, Item 1042, Item 1043, and Item 1044. Dated śaka 1766 (1844) (f. 3r). Scribe is Nārāyaṇa (f. 3r). Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. Watermarks on all folios, including a horse and various parts of words and letters. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1045 9963173413503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/897833082 Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a treatise on Hindu philosophy whose title is translated as Bliss of sensory objects, written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy; work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text. In Sanskrit Vidyānanda ब्विद्यानन्द Mādhava, -1386 Rāmakr̥ṣṇa Rāmakr̥ṣṇa scribe Nārāyaṇa former owner Raṅganātha Marāṭhe (Son of Mayūreśvara) Colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsa[parivrājakācārya]śrībhāratitīrthavidyāraṇyamunikiṃkareṇa śrīrāmakṛṣṇākhyaviduṣāviracitā paṃcadaśīprakāśikā samāptā // // idaṃ pustakaṃ marāṭhe ity upanāmena mayūreśvara suta raṃganātha dīkṣitavasaīkarasya // śaka 1766 krodhīnāmābde nārāyaṇena likhitaṃ // śrīlakṣmīnṛsiṃhārpaṇam astu // (f. 3r).

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 1 item (3 leaves) : 14 x 32 cm Formerly owned by Raṅganātha Marāṭhe, son of Mayūreśvara (colophon, f. 3r). Senses and sensation--Religious aspects--Hinduism Advaita Vedanta Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Treatises Commentaries Watermarks Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--19th century