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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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preserved in this library (Nos, 8743-8859) the following commen. taries on the Bhagavadgita are worthy of notice.
Name of work
Author
Nos.
Sankarācårya
8860-70
(1) Bhagavadgitābhūya (2) Subodhini (3) Gūdhårtba dipikā, (4) Brahmanandagiri (5) Panayojana (6) Bhagya (7) do. (8) GItävivsti
Sridhara
8871-87 Madhusudanasarasvati 8888-91 Venkatanatha
8892 Råmacandràpanda
8893 Rămânaja
8894-96 Anandatsetha
8899-903 Vidyadbirajabhatto
pådhyâya 8913. 16
Thus we see that the representative compentaries of all the three schools of Vedanta are preserved.
Of the above 7 except Padayojanā of Råmacandrānanda all the others are printed Prameyadļpikă— the learned commentary of Jayatirtha on Anandatirtha's Bhaqya (Nos. 8904-6) and Prakaba & glose on it by one Kripa (Nos. 8907-10) are also preserved. The latter is unpublished. There are some other glosses and abridgements of minor importance, of which Gitārthasangraba of Rāghavendra deserves mention (No. 8911). There is a Ms. of a Telugu ţikā on the Bhagavadgktā preserved which was prepared during the time of the Nayak Rulers probably in the end of 16th or beginning of the 17th century A. D. by one Tāllapāka Tiramalayya (No. 8918). This work gives the reader a glimpse into the Telugu prose style of that time which was a rarity. It is more colloquial than granmaatical. The Bhagavadgitá exce sgch hold on the minds of the people that it is completely recited by some Orthodox Hindus every day. There are others who repeat
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