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 267 mata; 104 after practising a thousand years that mata, he
becomes a Vaishnava; if he continues practising a thousand
years that Vaishnava mata, he becomes a S膩kta religionist;
after practising for a thousand years that religion, O Mah膩-
bh膩ga, he becomes a S膩m膩nya Saiva; and after practising
for a thousand years that religion, O Prince of Brahmans,
he then becomes a V墨ra艣aiva. Thereby (i.e., by becoming
a V墨ra艣aiva) he obtains mukti; and not by any other means
in spite of any number of attempts.
It is heard from the K膩艣墨khanda that those who obtain
Vishnus膩r奴pya (form of Vishnu)-such as Siva艣arma and
others who entered the Vish峁噓-l艒ka-have finally to obtain
their mukti through the worship of Siva.
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It is also stated in the Mahimnastava, in the part
beginning with
"trayi
tray
s膩nkhyam and ending with
"tvamasi payasamar峁嘺va iva", etc., that, considering all
religions, one's own as well as others (svamat膩nyamat膩ni
nir奴pya), it is proved that Siva is the final goal for every-
body to reach (Siva eva sarv膿sh膩m pr膩pyasth膩nam).
It is also heard from the Kasikhanda that even Vyasa,
after removing his shoulders and planting the same (in
the ground), got himself, with his disciples, initiated in
the Sambhava Diksha and thus became qualified for obtain-
ing m艒ksha.105
104 Ganapatya岣� is a worshipper of Ga峁嚹撆沘. G膩峁嘺patyam is the
worship of Ga峁噀艣a.
103 There is a reference here to the story of a disputation
between Vy膩sa and a V墨rasaiva saint, in which the former was
defeated by the latter who, in consequence, had to acknowledge
the superiority of Siva over Vish峁噓. And, as a mark of such
victory, Vyasa had to sever his right shoulder, the same being
planted in the ground. A lithic representation of what is popular-
ly called Vy膩sana t艒lu is to be seen in certain parts of the
country for instance, at the gate of the village of Kunth眉r on the
banks of the Cauvery, not far away from Kollegal, on the road to
Talkad. A banner of the Murugharajendra Mutt has on it
a representation of this Vyasana t枚lu. There is a a Basavesvara
temple at Kunthur, close to which is a slab on which is an
inscription dated in Saka 1467 (=A.D. 1545). This inscription
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