Composite manuscript of Upaniṣads
ms_coll_390item_986 · University of Pennsylvania
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About this Manuscript
This is a composite manuscript containing 43 Upaniṣadic texts, including both major and minor Upaniṣads. A few of the texts are incomplete. The contents include: Muṇḍakopaniṣad (f. 1b–8a) Praśnopaniṣad (f. 8a–15a) Brahmavidyopaniṣad (f. 15a–16a) Kṣarikopaniṣad (f. 16a–17b) Unidentified text (f. 17b–18b), likely due to missing folia and the absence of a colophon Atharvaśīrṣopaniṣad (f. 24a–24b); folia between 18b and 24a are missing, so the text is incomplete. This is a hymn in praise of Lord Śiva, and is also referred to as Śivātharva Atharvaśikhopaniṣad (f. 24a–26a); folio 25 is missing, resulting in the loss of a major portion of the text Garbhopaniṣad (f. 26a–28b) Mahopaniṣad (f. 28b–29b) Brahmopaniṣad (f. 29b–33a) Prāṇāgnihotropaniṣad (f. 33a–35b) Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad (text only) (f. 35b–50a) Nīlarudropaniṣad (f. 50a–52a) Nādabindūpanisad (f. 52a–53b) Brahmabindūpanisad (f. 53b–55a) Amṛtabindūpanisad (f. 55a–57b) Dhyānabindūpanisad (f. 57b–58b) Tejabindūpanisad (f. 59a–59b) Yogaśikhopaniṣad (f. 59b–60b) Yogatattvopaniṣad (f. 60b–61b) Saṁnyāsopaniṣad (f. 61b–63b) Āruṇeyopaniṣad (f. 63b–65a) Kaṭhaśruti-Upaniṣad (f. 65a–67b) Piṇḍopaniṣad (f. 67b–68a) Ātmopaniṣad (Ātmāupaniṣad) (f. 68a–69a) Atharvaṇīya-Nārasiṁha-ṣaṭcakropaniṣad (f. 69a–84a) Nṛsiṁhottaratāpanīyopaniṣad (from the Atharvaveda) (f. 84a–96a) Kenoṣitopaniṣad, the 9th chapter of the Talavakāra-Āraṇyaka of the Sāmaveda (f. 96a–105b) Nārāyaṇopaniṣad (f. 106a–107b) Ātmabodhopaniṣad (from the Atharvaveda) (f. 107b–108a) Mahānārāyaṇopaniṣad (from the Yajurveda) (f. 108a–136b) Rāmapūrva-tāpanīyopaniṣad (f. 137a–143a) Rāmopaniṣad-uttara-tāpanīya (f. 143a–147b) Sarvopaniṣad (f. 147b–149b) Haṁsopaniṣad (f. 149b–151a) Paramahaṁsopaniṣad (f. 151a–152b) Ānandavallī (from the Taittirīyopaniṣad) (f. 152b–160b) Kālāgnirudropaniṣad (f. 160b–162a) Gopālatāpanī-uttara (from the Ātharvaṇopaniṣad) (f. 162a–173b) Kṛṣṇopaniṣad (f. 173b–175a) Vāsudevopaniṣad (f. 175a–177a) Gopīcandanopaniṣad (from the Atharvaveda) (f. 177a–179b) Śvetāśvataropaniṣad (f. 179b–188b) Brahmopaniṣad (incomplete) (f. 188b) This Ms. is written in 9 lines per folio. There are quadruple black vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting.
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Catalogue Metadata
| Title | Composite manuscript of Upaniṣads |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_986 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Major & Minor Upaniṣad literature, Hindu Philosophy, Darśanaśāstra. |
| Date | 1700–1850 |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |