Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1182: Nārāyaṇa upaniṣad University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1182: Nārāyaṇa upaniṣad 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 ©2017 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 title page (f. 1r); alternate title Mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad supplied by cataloger. Written in 5-7 lines per leaf. 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; verse dividers in red throughout; metrical accents in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1182 9963569833503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/903660478 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6356983 Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a late Vedic philosophical treatise dedicated to the philosophy, rites, and sociological aspects associated with the Hindu deity Nārāyaṇa and containing mantras for the purpose of praising him. In Sanskrit Nārāyaṇa upaniṣad नारायण उपनिषद्

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 1 item (11 leaves) : 10 x 18 cm Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity) Vishnu (Hindu deity) Rites and ceremonies--India Hindu mantras Devotional literature, Sanskrit Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Treatises Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century