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Jābālopaniṣaddīpikā, circa 1700-1850. = जाबालोपनिषद्दीपिका, १७००-१८५०.

Author/Creator:
Śaṅkarānanda, active 1290.
Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (14 leaves) : paper ; 11 x 23 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 1100
Status/Location:
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Subjects:
Sacrifice -- Hinduism.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Form/Genre:
Commentaries.
Dialogues.
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Language:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Summary:
Manuscript is used for contemplation and study and is a Hindu philosophical treatise and commentary (dīpikā) on the Jābālopaniṣad, a post-Vedic philosophical work presented as a dialogue between the ancient Hindu mythic figures Yājñavalkya and Janaka. A range of topics is discussed including the nature of Kurukṣetra (well known as a battle field and a place of sacrifice), rites and ceremonies, and others.
Notes:
Title from colophon.
Written in 12-14 lines per leaf.
14 leaves foliated 1-14, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryānaṃdātmapūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīśaṃkarānaṃdabhagavataḥ kṛtau jābālopaniṣaddīpikā samāptā // oṃ tat sad brahmārpaṇam astu // (f.14v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black 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 585 (UP 1100).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1100
OCLC:
898043309