1700–1850

Chāndogya Upaniṣad (Adhyāya 6)

ms_coll_390item_1209 · University of Pennsylvania

Sanskrit Devanāgarī Script Upaniṣad
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference No. ms_coll_390item_1209
Language Sanskrit
Date 1700–1850

About this Manuscript

This is the sixth chapter of the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, containing up to 16 khaṇḍas (sections). The chapter narrates the dialogue between the father, Uddālaka Aruṇa, and his son, Śvetaketu. In this conversation, Aruṇa imparts insight into Brahman (the supreme reality) to Śvetaketu. The well-known mahāvākya (great phrase) "tat tvam asi" is discussed in this chapter. This manuscript is similar to Item 1146 and 944. (Written in 7–8 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1–10, 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; metrical accents in red.)

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Catalogue Metadata

Title Chāndogya Upaniṣad (Adhyāya 6)
Repository University of Pennsylvania
Reference Number ms_coll_390item_1209
Collection Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Language Sanskrit
Script Devanāgarī
Subject Classification Upaniṣad
Date 1700–1850
Place of Origin United States of America
IIIF Manifest Public IIIF manifest available

Subjects & Keywords

Upaniṣad