1700–1850
Bilvopaniṣad
ms_coll_390item_1204 · University of Pennsylvania
Introduction
About this Manuscript
In Bilvopaniṣad bilva tree is nothing but the form of the deity Śiva. A single leaf of bilva the Śiva becomes very much pleased.Worship of Śiva is incomplete without Bilva Patra. The three leaf symbolizes the three functions creation, preservation and destruction((Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśa) of the lord as well as his three eyes. The manusript is written in 10–11 lines per leaf. The manuscript starts on the (f. 1b) and the last page of the text is (f. 2b). Mistakes are covered over in yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in margins, vertical margins marked with single black line. Some folios are written upside down.
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ms_coll_390item_1204 · University of Pennsylvania
Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Bilvopaniṣad |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1204 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Devotional literature for supreme deity Śiva in the form of bilva leaf, Śaivism school of Hindu philosophy. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |
Subjects & Keywords
Devotional literature for supreme deity Śiva in the form of bilva leaf
Śaivism school of Hindu philosophy.
