This manuscript preserves a significant recension of the *Yogavāsiṣṭha*, a foundational Sanskrit text of Advaita Vedānta philosophy, accompanied by the commentary *Vāsiṣṭhaya-tātparya-prakāśa*. The colophon identifies this as the *Vairāgya-prakaraṇa* (first sarga), and the opening verses display characteristic features of the text's syncretic devotional-philosophical framework, invoking Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra, Vyāsa, Vālmīki, and Śuka as preceptors of brahma-vidyā. The extensive shelf marks and catalog annotations—including references to "purāṇaitihāsa-rāmāyaṇāta ṭakaṇe"—attest to its archival history and classification within Purāṇic-Itihāsa collections, while the physical dimensions (32½ × 18½ cm) and notation of "5 puḍake pūrṇa" indicate a substantial, complete five-bundle manuscript. The text sample reveals sophisticated metaphysical exposition on the nature of *satyātman* as the sole reality in which all beings originate, subsist, and dissolve, reflecting the *Yogavāsiṣṭha*'s distinctive integration of yogic praxis with non-dual epistemology.
