Details

Standardized Title:

Yogavāsiṣṭha. Upaśamaprakaraṇa

Subjects:

Vālmīki. Rāmāyaṇa.
Hindu philosophy.
Philosophy, Indic.
Hindu mythology.
Rāma (Hindu deity).

Form/Genre:

Treatises.
Dialogues.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

The penultimate book (fifth of six) in a philosophical work expressed through a narrative, often considered a philosophical addendum to the Rāmāyaṇa. Presented as a dialogue between the sage Vasiṣṭha and king Rāma who seeks spiritual guidance. This book contains seven chapters. Includes excerpts from various schools of Hindu philosophy.

Notes:

Title from internal colophon (f. 18v).
Written in 8-11 lines per leaf.
23 leaves foliated 1-23, upper left and lower right verso.
Internal colophon: ity upaśamaprakaraṇe suradūpākhyānaṃ nāmasaptamaḥ sargaḥ // (f. 18v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.

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 4198 (UP 2177).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2177.

OCLC:

959925322