Mahavidya Vidambanam

SR No.: 020464
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vadindra Bhatt, Anandpurna, Bhuvansundarsuri, Mangesh R Telang
Publisher: Central Library
Publication Year: 1920
Total Pages: 247
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 16 MB

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reproduces some arguments of an older author in refutation of Mahavidyat and also some argument of another author in support of Mahavidya. Bhuvanasuudara in his commentary on the former portion of this text has a note that the author (Vádindra) reproduces an objection'put forward by another Vidambanakára (i. e. another critic who had written a Vidambaua or refutation of Mahavidya) and on the latter portion he adds a note that the author reproduces a syllogism explained by an Ekadesi i. e. an author who partially supports Mahavidya. Moreover Vádîndra in the second chapter of the Mahavidya-vidambanay quotes à verse from an older author in refutation of the Kevalánvayi-hetu.
The author of Mahavidya-vivaraņa at the end of the work, states that although the ten verses of Mahavidya had been annotated by the ancients, he has explained them for the edification of the dull-witted.*
It must be noted here that Mr. S. Kuppusvávi Sástri of Madras has recently acquired two different Commentaries on Mahavidya, one of them by Purushottamavana, and another by Purna-prajna.
Venkatanátha Vedantáchúrya (A. D. 1267-1269) in his Nyáyaparisuddhi says that the "crooked syllogisms'' set forth in Mahavidyá, Mána-Manohara, Pramanamanjari &c. are fallacious."
Srinivasáchárya in his commentary Nyáyasára on Nyáyaparisuddhi in explaining the above passage says "Mahavidya, Manamanohara, and PramanaManjari are the names of books. There are many such books. The crooked syllogisms' which are set forth in all those books and which are common to the antagonistic party are included under the fallacy termed “Unproven probaus.''
1 यत्पुनरत्र कैश्चिदुक्तं स्वस्वेतरवृत्तित्वानाक्रान्तत्वं नाम xxxx द्रष्टव्या इति ।
महावि० वि० पृ. ६-७ 2 येतु अयं शब्दः स्वस्वेतरवृत्तित्वव्यतिरिक्तानित्यनिष्ठधर्माधिकरणमिति प्रतिजानते तेषां सिद्धसाधनं स्पष्टम् ।
महावि० वि० पृ. १० 3 मानं हन्त न केवलान्वयवतो धर्मस्य सत्त्वेऽपिच
महावि० वि० पृ. ७६ Bhuvanasundara gives the complete verse in his commentary on p. 77 remarking that it is from the work of an ancient Acharya.
4 महाविद्यादशश्लोकी विवृतापि चिरन्तनः । __ मन्दधीवृद्धिसिध्यर्थं विवृतेयं यथागमम् ॥
महावि. वि. पृ. १८८ 5 श्रीमहाविद्या-मानमनोहर-प्रमाणमर्यादिपठितवानुमानस्यापि तथात्वम् (अप्रयोजकत्वम् )।
न्यायपरिशुद्धिः पृ. २७८ (चौखम्बा) 6 श्रीमहाविद्यामानमनोहरप्रमाणमजरीति अन्यनामधेयानि । एवंजातीयका अन्येऽपि ग्रन्थाः सन्ति । तत्र तत्र पठितानि परपक्षसाधारणानि वक्रानुमानान्यप्रयोजकतया व्याप्यत्वासिद्धान्तभूतान्येवेत्यर्थः ।
न्यायपरिशुद्धिटीका पृ. २७८ (चौखम्बा)