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Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1195 - Sūryātharvaśirasupaniṣad
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| Title: |
Sūryātharvaśirasupaniṣad, circa 1700-1850.
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| Physical description: |
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm.
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| Language(s): |
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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| Summary: |
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation, and is a Hindu proto-philosophical treatise placing the sun (sūrya)
as the highest and most central deity in the universe. Derived primarily from the Atharvaveda, a work that is largely dedicated
to various Hindu and Vedic deities and addresses various household rites and rituals and their interpretation.
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| Subject: |
Sūrya (Hindu deity)
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Rites and ceremonies - India.
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| Form / Genre: |
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 18th century.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit - 19th century.
Manuscripts - India - 18th century.
Manuscripts - India - 19th century.
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| Notes: |
Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: ity ātharvavede sūryātharvaśirasasamaptaṃ // (f. 2v).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
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| Indexed / Referenced in: |
Listed in H.I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental
Society, 1938), Poleman 436 (UP 1195).
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| Cite as: |
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1195
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| Contained in: |
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1195
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| Manuscript location: |
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390
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| Vernacular script: |
सूर्याथर्वशिरसुपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.
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