1846 Vikrama Saṃvat (1789 CE)

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad (Adhyāya 6)

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Āraṇyaka Literature Upaniṣad Literature
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_999
Language Sanskrit
Date 1846 Vikrama Saṃvat (1789 CE)

About this Manuscript

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad belongs to Śukla Yajurveda. This manuscript contains Adhyāya 6 . Upaniṣad consists of three sections . From that Adhyāya 6 is within the third section which is called as Khilakāṇḍa (“Supplementary Section”). The Adhyāya consists supremacy of the Prana , Process of Rebirth , Conception and Birth as Religious Rites,The Line of Teachers. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad - Shankara Bhashya translated by Swami Madhavananda, page 8 to 16,867 to 952. The Early Upaniṣads in Sanskrit and English Parallel Texts, Patrick Olivelle, page 15–29). This manuscript written in 10-11 lines per leaf.; 8 leaves foliated 1–8, upper left verso; lower right verso foliated 39–46.(f. 8r).; Mistakes covered in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, and phrases highlighted in red throughout. Govinda Brahma, the son of Kaṇḍabhaṭṭa Brahma is the scribe of this manusceipt, who resided in the hindu pilgrimage center of Varāṇasī.

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Title Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad (Adhyāya 6)
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_999
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Āraṇyaka Literature, Upaniṣad Literature, Hindu Philosophy, Darśanaśāstra, Yajuravedic Literature.
Date 1846 Vikrama Saṃvat (1789 CE)
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Āraṇyaka Literature Upaniṣad Literature Hindu Philosophy Darśanaśāstra Yajuravedic Literature.