Details

Other Title:

Śāntyupaniṣad.

Subjects:

Hindu mantras.
Devotional literature, Sanskrit.
Hindu hymns, Sanskrit.
Hindu chants.
Vedanta.
Advaita.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.

Form/Genre:

Prayers.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Manuscript is used for recitation and prayer and is a collection of Hindu mantras, especially śānti (peace); some mantras are drawn from the Upaniṣads, while others are drawn from traditional invocations to the philosophical masters associated with Advaita (non-dualism) Vedānta, especially Śaṅkarācārya.

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Śāntyupaniṣad, supplied by cataloger.
Written in 12-13 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Mistakes blacked out; vertical margins marked with double red line.

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 775 (UP 970).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 970

OCLC:

891662512