Details

Subjects:

Śaivism.
Tantrism.
Siva (Hindu deity).
Hindu philosophy.
Śaiva Siddhānta.
Philosophy, Indic.

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials)
Treatises.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Summary:

Śaiva philosophical treatise and instructional work discussing and commenting on Śiva worship. Reference to Sadāśiva, a particular form of Śiva, suggests a possible relationship to the Śaivasiddhānta branch of Śaivism.

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 123r).
Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.
121 leaves foliated 1-102, 105-123, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti śivārcanadīpikāsamāptaḥ / śrīsāṃbasadāśivārpaṇam astu / iti śivaṃ (f. 123r).
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 4641 (UP 2267).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 2267.

OCLC:

960909924