Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1257: Aitareyāraṇyaka. University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1257: Aitareyāraṇyaka. 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 © 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 colophon (f. 2r). Written in 5-7 lines per leaf. 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso. Dated saṃvat 1893 (1836) (f. 2r). Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1257 9963704153503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/905009933 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6370415 A small section of the Aitareya forest book (āraṇyaka), often reflective and philosophical (containing upaniṣads), called Peace of man, and containing mantras to Hindu deities and used in pacifying rituals and prayers. In Sanskrit Aitareyāraṇyaka. ऐतरेयारण्यक Colophon: ity naraśāntiḥ ity aitareyāraṇyakaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 2r).

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 1 item (2 leaves) : 9 x 20 cm Rites and ceremonies--India Hindu mantras Hindu gods Hindu philosophy Philosophy, Indic Prayers Treatises Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--19th century