Penn in Hand: Selected Manuscripts

Vāsudevopaniṣad, 1645.

1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 28 cm.

Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a kind of Hindu philosophical treatise, but used also in a prayer or ritual context, especially for Vaiṣṇavites, derived from the Athārvaveda and comprised, in part, of Vedic mantras; though written in the style of a late Vedic upaniṣad, may have been written in the post-Vedic period.

Title from title page (f. 1r).

Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.

2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.

Dated saṃvat 1702 (1645) (f. 2v).

Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 913

Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 913

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390

वासुदेवोपनिषद्, १६४५.