University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2205

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DS ID:

DS6866

Shelfmark:

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2205

Title:

Gāyatrīhṛdaya

Date:

18--].

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Sanskrit WIKIDATA

Material:

paper

Paper AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 paper ; 10 x 18 cm

Note:

Title from colophon. Listed in New Cat. Cat. as Gāyatrīhṛdaya(-Upaniṣad).
Text in the form of a dialogue between Svayaṁbhū (Brahmā) and Yājñavalkya.
Written 8-10 lines per leaf.
Good condition. Mistakes crossed through, covered over with yellow, or blocked out or blotched out with black. Marginal and interlinear corrections and one marginal insertion.
Begins (f. 1v): śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ namaskṛtya bhagavān yājñavalkya svayaṁbhuvaṁ paripṛchati tan no brūhi bhagavān gāyatryutpatiṁ turiyaṁ śrotum ichāmi brahmajñānotpatiṁ prakṛtiṁ parīpṛchāmi śrībhagavān uvāca
Ends (f. 11v): ya idaṁ nityam adhīyāno brāhmaṇāḥ prātaḥ śuciḥ sarvai pāpai pramucyate brahmaloke mahiyate
Colophon (f. 11v): ity āha bhagavān yājñavalkyaḥ gāyatrīhṛdayaṁ sampūrṇaṁ

Keyword:

Texts

Manuscripts

Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Hindu mantras

Hinduism--Rituals

Tantrism

Vedas. R̥gveda. Gāyatrī

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9934320103503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3s756n6b/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania