Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 962: Nārāyaṇa University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 962: Nārāyaṇa 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 colophon (f. 48v); alternate title Mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad supplied by cataloger. Written in 9-10 lines per leaf. 46 leaves foliated 1-28, 31-48, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; metrical accents written in red throughout. Manuscript lacks an ending. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 962 9962758693503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/891661314 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6275869 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 नारायण

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 1 item (46 leaves) : 12 x 17 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