Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1222: Two upaniṣads University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1222: Two upaniṣads 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 for manuscript supplied by cataloger; titles of component works from colophons (Part 1, f. 1v; Part 2, f. 4v). Written in 15-20 lines per leaf. 5 leaves foliated (Part 1) 1; (Part 2) 1-4, upper left and lower right verso. Final colophon: iti nārāyaṇātharvaśiraṃsamāptaṃ // (f. 4v). Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1222 9963598113503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/904025951 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6359811 Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation. The first text is a Hindu pseudo-philosophical treatise, used also in a prayer or ritual context, especially for Vaiṣṇavites, derived from the Athārvaveda and comprised, in part, of Vedic mantras; though written in the style of a late Vedic upaniṣad, it may have been written in the post-Vedic period. The second text is dedicated to the philosophy, rites, praise, and sociological aspects associated with the Hindu deity Nārāyaṇa. In Sanskrit Two upaniṣads

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 1 item (5 leaves) : 10 x 22 cm Hindu mantras Vaishnavism Rites and ceremonies--India Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity) Devotional literature, Sanskrit Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Treatises Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century