1700–1850

Haristuti

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Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy Darśanaśāstra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1113
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

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Haristuti is a profound prakaraṇa text on Advaita Vedānta philosophy expressed through devotion (Bhakti), It contains 44 verses describing Hari as the ultimate cause and substratum of all existence. Affirming that the Supreme Being is birthless, deathless, and transcends all limiting attributes. Presenting Hari as the silent witness (sākṣī) to all actions, yet remaining eternally detached. The hymn concludes by stating that realizing this supreme being (the Ātman is Brahman) leads to Mokṣa (liberation), thereby destroying the cycle of rebirth (Saṃsāra). The text has a commentary Tattvamuktāvalī or Haritattvamuktāvalī by Svayaṃprakāśa Yati muni or Yatindra in the manuscript.

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Haristuti
Alternative Titles Harimīḍestotra
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1113
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy, Darśanaśāstra
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

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Advaita(non-dualistic) Vedānta school of Hindu philosophy Darśanaśāstra