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Essay name: Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study)

Author: R. Laxmi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit

This is an English study of the Sankalpa Suryodaya—an allegorical Sanskrit drama by Venkatanatha, a distinguished philosopher-poet and dramatist of the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta tradition. This work of Venkata-natha (or, Vedanta Deshika). stands out for integrating allegory to convey moral and philosophical truths. The thesis examines its place in Sanskrit literature.

Chapter 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha

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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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from his great teacher Atreya Rāmānuja. This work proves that Dharma itself is
the Brahman the Eternal Absolute Reality. This work appears to be incomplete.
8. Adhikaraṇa-sārāvalī:
This is a metrical exposition of the various sections of the Brahmasūtras.
It is not only a metrical summary of the Śribhasya of Rāmānuja, but an original
philosophical contribution to the Rāmānuja Philosophy. Vedānta Deśika's mastery
over the intricacies of the Sṛagdhara verse as seen in the Tattvamuktākalāpa
reaches its climax in the Adhikāraṇa-sārāvalī.
Kumāra Vedantācārya, Vedānta Desika's son and successor, has written a
commentary called Adhikaraṇa-cintāmaṇi. Adhikāraṇa-kalpataru of Attipattu
Śatakopa Rāmānuja is another commentary available.
9. Paramata-bhanga :
Written in Maṇi-pravāḷa, it has the same method of treatment as the Sarva-
darśana-sangraha of Madhava-Vidyāraṇya. It critically sums up the Indian
philosophical systems and points to the greatness of Rāmānuja Darśana as the
only practical philosophy conducive to the life of man forming a stage in Life Divine.
10. Adhikaraṇa-darpaṇa :
It is written on the lines of the Adhikaraṇa-sāravali on the Brahmasūtras. It
is not available now.
11. Väditraya-khaṇḍana :
This work appears to have been a brief criticism of the Philosophy of
Sankara, Bhaskara and Yadavaprakāśa.
12. Cakāra-samarthana :
This is written by Vedanta Deśika with a view to proving the propriety of the
occasional usages of '' in the Satadūṣaṇ�, which were probably charged with
redundance by his critics. It is not available now.

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