Manuscript is used for contemplation and recitation and is a post-Vedic period upaniṣad, a philosophical treatise written
in poetic verse containing mantras and told through a narrative/mythological allegory, focusing on the centrality of the Hindu
god Śiva as the highest principle in the universe and identifying him with the gods Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Indra.
Notes:
Title from incipit (f. 1r).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
3 leaves foliated 1-3, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes covered with yellow or crossed out, some additions written in margins; some significant phrases highlighted in red.
Cite as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 855
Contained in:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 855
Manuscript location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
