Brahmānanda Vidyānanda
ms_coll_390item_1044 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
This text is on Advaita Vedanta philosophy. It is composed by Vidyāraṇya(also known as Mādhava). Brahmānanda Vidyānanda is the 14th chapter of Pañcadaśī. Aim of this work is to teach the supreme truth in understandable manner and to provide guidance to the seeker through instructions. This chapter speaks about the bliss arising from the knowledge of brahman and brahman is modification of the intellect. A work contains part of an extensive commentary called the Tātparyabodhinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa running parallel, above and below, the main root text . The manuscript is written in 10–12 lines per leaf. Mistakes are covered over in yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in margins, significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. The manuscript is dated śaka 1766 (1844 CE).
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Brahmānanda Vidyānanda |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1044 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Advaita (non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy, Darśanaśāstra. |
| Date | 1766 Śaka Saṃvat (1844 CE) |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |