Book Title: Mahavidya Vidambanam
Author(s): Bhatta Vadindra, Bhuvansundarsuri, Mangesh Ramkrishna Telang
Publisher: Central Library
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Sástri are (4) Bhashya-bháva-prakáśiká (a commentary on the Brahmasutra Bhashya of Sankaráchárya) (5) Vivaraṇatátparya-dîpiká, (6) a commentary on the Brahma-siddhi of Sureśvaráchárya, (7) a commentary (s) on the Pramánamálá of Ánandabodháchárya and (8) Adhikarana-Manjarî Saugati ?).
His preceptor was Jnánottama (), a Sannyási who is said to have written two works on Vedanta by name Nyáyasudhá and Jnánasiddhi1. This Jnánottama is quite different from the Jnánottama, author of the commentary Chandrika on Sureśvaráchárya's Naishkarmya-Siddhi. For, the former is described as an Achárya of the King of the Goudas (Bengal) and an ascetic by his pupil Chitsukháchárya, whereas the latter describes himself as a resident of the village Mangala3 in the Chola country (Southern India), and adds to his name the epithet 'Mishra' which signifies that he was a grihastha and not a sannyasin.
2 अमलानन्द - He is also named व्यासाश्राम. He lived in the reign of Krishna Rája of Devagiri, A. D. 1247-1260. It is already stated that he wrote two works on Vedanta viz. 1 Vedanta Kalpataru and 2 Sástra Darpaṇa. He was a pupil of Anubhavánanda and his Vidyaguru was Sukhaprakásha who was a pupil of Chitsukháchárya. He is said to have written his Vedanta Kalpataru at Násik."
3 वेङ्कटनाथ वेदान्ताचार्य – He was a Brahmana belonging to the Srivaishnava sect. He was a great poet, philosopher and a follower of the Vishistádvaita school of Rámánujáchárya. He was born at Truppil near Kânchi (Conjeeveram) in the Madras Presidency in September A. D. 1267. His father was Ananta Sûri and mother Totarambá. He is also known by the names of Vedántáchárya and Deshikáchárya and was a contemporary and friend of Vidyaranya. He composed many poems and wrote several wroks on religion and philosophy of the Rámánuja School. He has also written several stotras. and minor poems. His principal worke are:
Poems-1 यादवाभ्युदय महाकाव्य life of Srikrisna.
2 a poem consisting of 1000 verses in praise of the Padukas (sandals) of the deity Shriranga.
1 See Chitsukhi and its commentary p. 385 (N. S.)
2 इतिश्रीगौडेश्वराचार्य परमहंस परिव्राजकाचार्यज्ञानोत्तमपूज्यपादशिष्य &c. Colophon of Chitsukhi p. 388 (N. S.)
3 चोलेषुमङ्गलमिति प्रथितार्थनाम्नि
ग्रामे वसन्पितृगुरोरभिधां दधानः । ज्ञानोत्तमः सकलदर्शनपारदृष्टा ( ? )
नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिविवृतिं कुरुते यथावत् ॥
नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिः पृ. १
4 इति श्रीमहोपाध्यायज्ञानोत्तममिश्रविरचितायां नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिचन्द्रिकायां &c.
नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिः पृ. २०८
5 Vide preface to the Vedanta Kalpataru Vol. I, p, 19 (Vijaya. Series, Benares).
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Aho! Shrutgyanam
