Essay name: Srikara Bhashya (commentary)
Author: C. Hayavadana Rao
The Srikara Bhashya, authored by Sripati Panditacharya in the 15th century, presents a comprehensive commentary on the Vedanta-Sutras of Badarayana (also known as the Brahmasutra). These pages represent the introduction portion of the publication by C. Hayavadana Rao.
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INTRODUCTION
" 啶呧ぐ啷嵿さ啶距啷�啶� 啶掂た啶曕げ啷嵿お 啶掂た啶むぐ啷嵿 啶掂た啶氞ぞ啶� 啶啶班ぎ啶距ぃ啶距き啶距じ 啶曕啶むぐ啷嵿啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶班ぞ 啶曕げ啶苦げ啶距え啷嵿い啶冟啶班ぃ啶距ざ啷嵿ぐ啶�
啶︵啶班さ啶椸啶班す啶掂ぞ啶︵た啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂た啶掂ぞ啶︵ぞ啶ㄠさ啶膏ぐ啷� [arv膩c墨na vikalpa vitarka vic膩ra pram膩峁嚹乥h膩sa kutarka艣膩str膩 kalil膩nta岣ara峁嚹伵況aya
duravagrahav膩din膩峁� viv膩d膩navasare ] " 啷�
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] Bh膩gavata, VI. 9. 36.
Arvach墨na vikalpa vitarka vich膩ra pram膩n膩bh膩sa
kutarka s膩str膩 kalil膩ntahkaran膩sraya duravagraha v膩din膩m
viv膩d膩navasar膿 iti 鈥�
Though, in his commentary, Pushtibhakti (firm faith)
is highly inculcated, Vallabha had profound regard for the
V膿das. He, however, does not seem to admit that they
have any meaning other than what they prima facie declare.
He does appear to admit, like others, that the V膿das have
on inner meaning of their own.
His Disciples and their Works
Of the two sons of Vallabha, Vitthala, the younger,
wrote the Bhaktihamsa, which inculcates the doctrine that
the Brahman cannot be reached by knowledge, discussion
and learning but only by the devotion of the worshipper
and the pleasure and permission of the Supreme Being.
Besides completing his father's commentary, the Anu-
bhashya, he wrote the Subodhini-tippani, Vidvan-mandanam
and the Sring膩ra-rasa-mandanam, Nibandha-prak膩sa, etc.
Another work of his is a commentary called Pushti-
prav膩hamary膩davivaranam, on his father's work Pushti-
prav膩hamary膩da. He also wrote the Bhaktih膿tunirnaya.
He besides completed his father's work, the Bh膩gavata-
tattvad墨pika, as remarked above. On this work there is
a commentary called Bh膩gavatatattvaprak膩s膩rnavabhanga,
by one Pit膩mbara, who was evidently a pupil of Vallabha
himself, as he pays homage to him in his work. Sr墨
Krishnat墨rtha, author of Paratattvavil膩sa, was perhaps
another disciple of Vallabha, for he mentions the latter
nit with great respect. The work itself inculcates
the idea that Sri Krishna should be worshipped as the
Supreme Being. G艒p墨n膩tha, the elder son of Vallabha,
wrote the Sadhanadipika and some hymns (s膿v膩 sl艒ka).
He left a son who died without issue. Giridhara, son of
Vitthala wrote the Suddh膩dvaitam膩rt膩nda, which is a
standard work on Vallabha's religion. He had a number
