1700–1850
Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa
ms_coll_390item_79 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa is a minor upaniṣad text according to the Muktikā Upaniṣad. It is not a vedic upaniṣad rather a later medieval one. The text is dedicated to the worship of Hindu elephant-headed deity Gaṇeśa. It compares Gaṇeśa with Brahman itself, which is the ultimate reality. They are a total of 14 verses in the text. This Ms. is written in 14–15 lines per folio. There are double red vertical margins present on each side of the folio. There are red metric accents present in the text. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections in the margins. Item 3035 was formerly housed as part 1 of Item 79.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa |
| Alternative Titles | Gaṇeśopaniṣad; Gaṇeśatāpinī upaniṣad |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_79 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Minor Upaniṣad literature, Devotional literature for Hindu deity Gaṇeśa. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
Minor Upaniṣad literature
Devotional literature for Hindu deity Gaṇeśa.
