Kartikeyanupreksha

SR No.: 002713
Original Sutra Author: Swami Kumar
Author: A N Upadhye, Kailashchandra Shastri
Publisher: Paramshrut Prabhavak Mandal
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 594
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Religion, & Spiritual
File Size: 15 MB

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INTRODUCTION
Subhacandra gives a few incidental details about the composition of some of his works. He composed his Sanskrit commentary, the Adhyātmatarangini, on the verses in the commentary of Amrtacandra on the Samayasāra on Aśvina Su. 5, Sam. 1573 (-57 =) A. D. 1516, being pressingly requested by Tribhuvanakirti. On Bhādrapada 2, Sam. 1608 (-57 =) A. D. 1551, he_completed his Pāndavapurāņa at Śākavāța in Vāgvara (i. e., Bāgada, corresponding roughly to Dungarpur and -Banswada area in Rājasthān). In its composition and in preparing its first copy Śrīpāla Varņi helped him. In Sań. 1611 (-57 =) A. D. 1554 he completed his Karakanda carita in Sanskrit. At the request of Ksemacandra and Sumatikīrtiespecially of the latter (p. 204 ) who is often referred in the verses at the close of different sections, pp. 15, 43, 46, 49, 204, 212, 395-6, he finished his Sanskrit tīkā on the Kārttikeyānuprekşā on Māgha śu. 10, Sam 1613(-57 =) A. D. 1556. Sumatikīrti is obviously his pontifical successor (Sam. 1622-25, i. e., 1565-68 A. D.). In some of its colophonic verses, he refers to (besides Ksemacandra and Sumati- or Sanmati-kirti and his predecessors in the pontifical line ), directly or indirectly by slesa, Lakşmīcandra, Viracandra and Cidrūpa or Jñānabhūṣaṇa who were contemporary Bhattārakas at different places. Lakşmicandra was a pupil of Subhacandra, and he expanded the commentary under the guidance of the latter.
It is quite likely that śubhacandra wrote some works even after A. D. 1556, i. e., after his commentary on the Kārttikeyānuprekşă. There `are a few more works which are traditionally ascribed to him in different lists. Of these Samavasaraņa-pūjā, Sahasranāma and Vimānaśuddhi-vidhāna come under ritualistic heal; Samyaktva-kaumudi, Subhāṣitārņava and Subhāşita-ratnāvali under didactic head; while Tarkaśāstra is a work on logic. He has mentioned dates only in a few of his works. The Adhyatma-tarangină was completed in 1516 A, D., the Karakandacarita in 1554 A. D. and the K-Anuprekşā-tikā in 1556 A. D. Thus Subhacandra's literary activities extended over a period of more than forty years.
IS TIKÄ ON THE KĀRTTIKEYANUPREKŞA
i) Its General Nature The Sanskrit commentary of Subhacandra on the. Kattigeyānuppekkha is called Vrtti or sīkā. It is a voluninous exposition running over 7259 granthāgras, as calculated by one of the Mss. So far as the contents-aspect
1) May be that some of the verses which glorify Subhacandra might have been added by these younger colleagues, see pp. 12, 15, 43, 46, 49, 204, 212.