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Mṛtyulāṅgalopaniṣad, circa 1700-1850. = मृत्युलाङ्गलोपनिषद्, १७००-१८५०.

Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 24 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 732
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Standardized Title:
Vedas. Atharvaveda. Selections.
Subjects:
Death.
India.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Hindu mantras.
Death -- India.
Time -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism.
Form/Genre:
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a kind of philosophical treatment and interpretation of time and death that employs Vedic mantras used in rites and ceremonies. The work itself is thought to be one of the more than 50 works associated with the Atharvaveda.
Notes:
Title from colophon (f. 2r).
Written in 8 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti mṛtyulāṃgalopaniṣadaṃ sampūrṇaśubham // (f. 2r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 741 (UP 732).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 732
OCLC:
880436637