Citradīpa (prakaraṇa of the Pañcadaśī)

This is a commentary on the Citradīpa-prakaraṇa of the Pañcadaśī by Vidyāraṇya, written by Rāmakṛṣṇa. The text describes four states (avasthā) of Brahman (the Universal Consciousness): Cit, Antaryāmī, Sūtrātmā, and Virāṭ. According to the Penn. cataloguer the manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript that was divided into parts before its purchase, but sold together with Ms. Coll. 390, Items 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 896, 897, 898, 899, 900, 902, 903, 904, and 905.; Watermarks on some folios with the date 1847 together with the name W. Warren & Sons; other folios have a crest with a seated Britannia on it.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī). Dated śaka 1772 (1850), based on Ms. Coll. 390, Item 890 (f. 1a) and Item 893 (f. 9a), once part of the same manuscript (all accessible on the UPenn. site). (Written in 12–15 lines per leaf.; 37 leaves foliated 1–37, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line.)