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I have been instructed to do this. They have written there - 'Due to the destruction of the appointment made by Bhadrabahu Suri, I will only lecture on the original sutra.' In the meantime, commentaries and churni were also written, but there is no evidence that anyone wrote on Surya-Prajnapti.
_ Acharya Malayagiri's time is considered to be the 15th century. The book 'Surya Prajnapti Upang Tika' written by him is available in 9500 verses. Its other name is 'Surya Prajnapti Vritti'. The Acharya has described Mithilanagari, Mani Bhadra Chaitya, King Jitashatru, Dharini Devi and Lord Mahavira in the beginning. After that, there is a description of Ganadhar Indrabhuti Gautam. By the way, the discussion of twenty Prabhutos of Surya-Prajnapti is worth considering and in it, special thinking, criticism and self-opinion have been given space here and there.
Although most Acharyas, who have shown considerable generosity in writing commentaries, appointments, churni or tikas on the Agam scriptures, have rarely written on Surya-Chandra related Prajnaptis. One reason for this seems to be that they would have had a special interest in subjects like direct spirituality and conduct-worship. Or it can also be said that they may have left these Prajnaptis knowing that their subject matter is very close to science.
In later times, some Acharyas understood this deficiency and undertook to write commentaries on it again. Among them, Acharya Muni Dharmsinghji (18th century) of Stanakwasi built 'Yantra' of Surya Prajnapti and other Acharyas of the same tradition, Shri Ghasilalji Maharaj, have written commentaries in Sanskrit language on 32 Agams, including 'Pramaye Bodhini' on Surya-Prajnapti. The commentary/explanation called Surya Prajnapti-Prakashika is important. In this, Acharya Shri has given the Sanskrit shadow and Sanskrit explanation of the original sutra. Its translation in Hindi and Gujarati language has also been published in two parts, which has been planned by Pandit Muni Shri Kanhaiyalalji. The names of the Hindi and Gujarati translators have not been mentioned. Acharya Shri Amolkarishiji has also translated Prajnapti into Hindi. It was published from Hyderabad and some other learned Acharyas have also discussed it.
In connection with Surya-Prajnapti, thinkers and sages from India and abroad have also expressed many different opinions in different articles. Varahamihira, who is highly respected in the field of Indian astrology, was the brother of the appointment maker Bhadrabahu, he wrote in his book 'Varaha Samhita' based on some topics of Surya Prajnapti. Similarly, the famous astrologer Bhaskara has expressed his critical views on some beliefs of Surya Prajnapti, which are visible in the book 'Siddhant Shiromani'. Similarly, Brahmagupta has made it the basis of criticism in the book 'Sphutasiddhanta'. But in this era, foreign scholars have accepted the importance of Surya-Prajnapti and considered it a book of science, Dr. Winternitz is the first among them. Dr. Shubing has even said that 'without studying Surya-Prajnapti, the history of Indian astrology cannot be understood correctly.' Weber published an essay called 'Uver de Surya-Prajnapti' in 1868. Dr. Sibo, in his research paper 'On the Surya-Prajnapti', has stated that before the arrival of the Greeks in India, the theory of 'two suns and two moons' was prevalent there, and he has also shown the similarity of the principles of Surya-Prajnapti with the beliefs of the Vedanga scripture of ancient astrology. 10. Present publication and some questions: some solutions
- The dignity of 'Prajnapti' is self-evident, that such a book should be studied most, contemplated 1. See, the practice of Gachchachar.
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