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Garbhopaniṣad

Garbha upaniṣad

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Garbhopaniṣad is a Upaniṣad listed among the 95 minor upaniṣads in the Muktikā Upaniṣad. It is categorized under Sāmānya or Vedānta Upaniṣad category. It is considered to be associated with the Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda or the Atharvaveda. The text is traditionally attributed to the sage Pippalāḍa. It contains meta-scientific details of human embryo development and the physiology of growth in the human fetus. The text also describes the human body and it's senses. This Ms. is written in 6 lines per folio. Cover and back page contain title. Title present in colophon (f. 5b). There are double red vertical margins present on each side of the follio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.

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