Details

Other Title:

Taittirīyopaniṣadbhāṣyaṭīkā.
Taittirīyopaniṣacchikṣābhāṣyaṭīkā.

Subjects:

Upanishads. Taittirīyopaniṣad.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Vedanta.
Advaita.
Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India).

Form/Genre:

Commentaries.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Biography/History:

Author named Ānandasarasvati in the colophon (f. 10r) but named Ānandagiri on the title page (f. 1r).

Summary:

Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a medieval Hindu philosophical treatise and sub-commentary on the Taittirīyopaniṣad, exploring themes of the universal Self and its relationship to the underlying principles of existence such as the abstract concept of the brahman. Text comprises the first chapter of the commentary and is written from the perspective of the Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta school of philosophy.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 10r); alternate title Taittirīyopaniṣadbhāṣyaṭīkā supplied by cataloger; second alternate title Taittirīyopaniṣacchikṣābhāṣyaṭīkā from title page (f. 1r).
Scribe is Govinda Brahma, son of Khaṇḍabhaṭṭa Brahma, of the sacred pilgrimage center of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) (f. 10r); also scribe of Ms. Coll. 390, Item 915.
Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.
10 leaves foliated 1-10, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryaśrīmadānaṃdasarasvativiracitāyāṃ taittarīyakabhāṣyaṭīkāyāṃ prathamodhyāya // 1 // (f. 10).
Dated saṃvat 1860 (1803) (f. 10r).
Mistakes 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 600 (UP 914).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 914

Contributor:

Govinda Brahma (Son of Khaṇḍabhaṭṭa Brahma), scribe.

OCLC:

888077583