Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇopaniṣad, 1579
कौषीतकिब्राह्मणोपनिषद्, १५७९

Description
Manuscript is used for contemplation, study, and recitation and is a kind of post-Vedic philosophical treatise exploring themes about ritual and sacrifice, and exploring their metaphysical and cultural dimensions and meaning. Presents a narrative about the figure Kauṣītaki and the various rituals he performed, such as the Agnihotra.
Form
manuscripts (documents)
treatises
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Date
1579
Language
Sanskrit
Subject
Philosophy, Indic
Hindu philosophy
Hindu mythology
Rites and ceremonies
Agnihotra (Hindu rite)
Agnihotra (Hindu rite) -- Early works to 1800
Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Early works to 1800
Hindu mythology -- Early works to 1800
Hindu philosophy -- Early works to 1800
Philosophy, Indic -- Early works to 1800
Geographic Subject
India
Collection
Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Extent
1 item (13 leaves) : paper ; 12 x 31 cm
Notes
Title derived from marginal abbreviations.
Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.
13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: āraṇyake navamo 'dhyāyaḥ // saṃvat 1636 // āśvinasudi dvitūyāyāṃ kuje likhitau kheti // rāma // (f. 13r).
Dated saṃvat 1636 (1579) (f. 13r).
Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double black lines.
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 918
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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