A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras
by M. Seshagiri Sastri | 1901 | 1,488,877 words
These pages represent "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras"—a scholarly work that systematically details the vast collection of Sanskrit manuscripts held by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras, now Chennai, India. The catalogue serves as an essential ...
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THE SANSKRIT MANUSCRIPTS. No. 486 taittiriyopanisat . TAITTIRIYOPANISAD. 389 Substance, palm-leaf. Size, 15*1 inches. Pages, 41. Lines, 9 on a page. Character, Telugu. Condition, injured, Appearance, old. Begins on fol. 10 a. The other work .herein is Apastambadharmasutram ( Gautama ) ( Ja . ) 4. bhrgurvai varunih . This contains the Prasuas whose beginnings are as follow:- 1. cittih sruk . 2. sam no mitrah sam varunah . 3. brahmavidapnoti param . 5. ambhasya pare . This Upanisad, after describing the importance of the Pranava and mentioning certain rules of conduct, explains the nature of the Supreme Being and of the worship and meditation which lead to the salvation of Moksa. Beginning : I Prasna. om tacchamyoravrnimahe | gatum yajnaya | gatum yajnapataye | devih svasti- rastu nah | svastirmanusebhyah | urdhva jigatu bhesajam | sam no astu dvipade | sam catuspade | om santih santih santih || om cittih sruk | cittamajyam | vagvedih | adhitam barhih | keto agnih | II Prasna. sam no mitrah sam varunah| sam no bhavatvaryama | sam na indro brhaspatih | sam no visnururukramah | namo brahmane | namaste vayo | tvameva pratyaksam brahmasi tvameva pratyaksam brahma vadisyami | rtam vadisyami | satyam vadisyami | tanmamavatu | tadvaktaramavatu | avatu mam | avatu vaktaram | om santih sa- ntih santih | siksam vyakhyasyamah | varnasvarah | matra balam | sama santanah | ityuktah siksadhyayah | siksam panca ||