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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 5 - Philosophical doctrines

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and all authoritative. 17 Thus there leaves no doubt regarding its validity. This text
closely establish the Siddhānta view. When there appears due to wrong notion an
inconsistancy or contradiction between Veda and Pancarātra, the erroneous idea
should be dispelled and should show the consistency between both the
scriptures.18
After setting aside all the views of rival schools of Philosophy, Venkaṭanātha
enumerates the sailent features of Visiṣṭādvaita Vedānta establishes its
Supremacy over all schools of Philosophy.
Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Rāmanuja :
It is universally admitted fact that Rāmanuja is the founder of Visiṣṭādvaita
school of philosophy. He has been regarded as the prime teacher of all
Śrīvaiṣṇavites. It is stated that there is no other fate that the Preceptor. Lord
Hayagriva shines always on the throne of the tip of the Acāryas to tongue. Here
Acārya is none other than Rāmanuja himself. Lord Nārāyaṇa himself has incarnated
as Rāmānujacarya in order to lift the jivas up from the ocean of Samsara.19
1 Lord Nārāyaṇa in the form of Śrinivāsa dwelling on the heads of Tirumalai
has been the Ārādhya deity of Rāmānuja. It is considered by wise men on the
strength of appropriate proofs that the bell in the temple of Tirupati, which frightens
away all enemies of the gods and which was used by four-faced Brahmå in the
service of the Lord, is took the incarnation for the betterment of the society. And it
is that Venkaṭanātha or Vedānta Desika the author of the Sankalpasūryodaya, great
exponent after Rāmānuja to propogate the philosophy of Visiṣṭādviata Vedānta at
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S.S. 1 86, p-308
स्वत� सर्वावेक्षी श्रुतिशतशिरस्त्राणचरणः स्वभृत्यान्नस्त्रातु� यदिदमनघं तन्त्रमकृत |
इद� श्रेयः पुण्यं हिततममिती� व्यपदिशन� मुनि� पाराशर्य� प्रकटयति मानं तदखिलम� �
आरोहन्त्वनवद्यतर्कपदवीसीमादृशा� मादृशा� पक्ष� कार्तयुग� निवेशितपदा� पक्ष� पतद्भय� परान� �
सर्वानुश्रवसाददर्शिसशिरःकम्पद्विजिह्वाशनक्रीडाकुण्डलमौलिरन्तघृणिभि� सारात्रिका� सूक्तय� ।। [svata� sarvāvekṣ� śrutiśataśirastrāṇacaraṇa� svabhṛtyānnastrātu� yadidamanagha� tantramakṛta |
ida� śreya� puṇya� hitatamamitīva vyapadiśan muni� pārāśarya� prakaṭayati māna� tadakhilam ||
ārohantvanavadyatarkapadavīsīmādṛśāṃ mādṛśāṃ pakṣe kārtayuge niveśitapadā� pakṣe patadbhaya� parān |
sarvānuśravasādadarśisaśiraḥkampadvijihvāśanakrīḍākuṇḍalamaulirantaghṛṇibhi� sārātrikā� sūktaya� ||
]
S.S. II - 85, p-305
अध्यासीनतुरङ्गवक्त्राविलसज्जिह्वाग्रसिंहासनादाचार्यादिह देवतां समधिकामन्यां � मन्यामहे �
यस्यास� भजते कदाचिदजहद्भूमा स्वय� भूमिका� मग्नानां भविनां भवार्णवसमुत्तारा� नारायण� || [adhyāsīnaturaṅgavaktrāvilasajjihvāgrasiṃhāsanādācāryādiha devatā� samadhikāmanyā� na manyāmahe |
yasyāsau bhajate kadācidajahadbhūmā svaya� bhūmikā� magnānā� bhavinā� bhavārṇavasamuttārāya nārāyaṇa� ||
]
S.S. II - 63, p-281

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