Mahavidya Vidambanam

Author(s): Vadindra Bhatt, Anandpurna, Bhuvansundarsuri, Mangesh R Telang
Publisher: Central Library

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Śástri are (4) Bhashya-bbáva-prakásiká (a commentary on the Brahmasútra · Bhashya of Sankaracharya) (5) Vivaranatátparya-dîpika, (6) a commentary on the Brabnia-siddhi of Sureśvaracharya, (7) a commentary (16) on the Pramáņamálá of Anandabodháchárya and (8) Adhikarana-Manjari Sangati?). His preceptor was Juanottama (
F FA), a Sannyasi who is said to have written two works on Vedanta by name Nyáyasudha and Jnánasiddhi'. This Jnanottama is quite different from the Juárottama, author of the commentary Chandrika on Sureśvaracharya's Naish karmya-Siddhi. For, the former is described as an Acharya 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 Mangala' in the Chola country (Southern India), and adds to his name the epithet "Mishra'' which siguifies that he was a grihastha and not a sana yasin.
2 37AGFHe is also named TAMTH. He lived in the reigu of Krishna Raja of Devagiri, A. D. 1247-1260. It is already stated that he wrote two works on Vedúnta viz. 1 Vedáuta Kalpataru and 2 Sastra Darpaņa. He was a pupil of Anubhavananda and his Vidyaguru was Sukhaprakasha 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 Vishištádvaita school of Rámánujácharya. He was born at Truppil near Kânchi (Conjeeveram) in the Madras Presidency in September A.D. 1267. His father was Ananta Sûri and mother Totaramba. He is also known by the names of Vedantacharya 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 aud minor poems. His principal worke are:Poems-1 यादवाभ्युदय महाकाव्य life of Srikrisna.
2 97 FTHEE 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 sfantaudutaa niarrarauata495491&face &c. Colophon of Chitsukhi p. 388 (N. S.) 3 चोलेषुमङ्गलमिति प्रथितार्थनाम्नि प्रामे वसन्पितृगुरोरभिधां दधानः ।
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नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिः पृ. १ 4 इति श्रीमहोपाध्यायज्ञानोत्तममिश्रविरचितायां नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिचन्द्रिकायां &c. नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिः पृ. २०८ 5 Vide preface to the Vedánta Kalpataru Vol. I, p, 19 (Vijaya. Series, Benares).