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鈥攁n 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 3 - Significance
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He acquires real bhakti to the Supreme Being. He understands the difference
between several forms of meditation and becomes as it were, a bee drinking the
honey of the feet of the Supreme Being. The Puru峁 has been got rid of by the cycle
of Sams氓ra that he is to be made to understand the qualities of meditation in every
Vidy颧. Then he explains to Sumati the manner of removing the confusion in the
mind of the Puru峁: If Mukti means the same kind of experience for all, there need
not be a diversity of Vidyas; if Mukti means different experiences for different
individuals, it would be like Svarga with different forms of enjoyment, as favoured by
certain schools of thought. These schools ignore strength of the Pram膩峁嚹乻 and
weaken Puru峁's intellectual power, where as the 艢rutis clearly say that the
released soul will have perfect resemblance to the Lord.
(There are some who say) "If Mukti means the same kind of experience for
all, why should there be a diversity of Vidy膩s as the means of attaining it; if Mukti
means different experiences for different individuals, it would be the same as
Svarga with different forms and degrees of enjoyment as favoured by certain
schools of thought" - The perplexing argument of those who ignore the strength of
the Pram膩峁嚹乻 and prate in this way is futile, and is due to their own defect of
intellectual power (for the 艢rutis clearly say that the released soul will have perfect
resemblance to the Lord.5
So, he wants that such doubts should be removed as they keep Puru峁 in
confusion.
Then, Sumati puts on courage and is convinced of the Pram膩峁嚹乻 given by
Viveka. Admiring Viveka in a panygeric manner, she agrees with him because
Pram膩峁嘺s are to all intellectuals. She adds that the Vidy膩s mentioned in the
Upanisads for meditation are very clear and sweet. If Puru峁 adopts any one of
these, he would get liberation by giving up his delusion arising out of this world.
Viveka, then with full confidence says that such delusion is already removed from
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啶膏ぎ啶距え啶� 啶啶曕啶むた啶多啶氞啶ㄠ啶� 啶栢げ啷� 啶樴啶む 啶膏ぞ啶оえ啶た啶︵ぞ 啶� 啶氞啶む啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶じ啷嵿い啶班い啶い啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶た啶い啶ぞ 啷�
啶啶班ぎ啶距ぃ啶啶班ぞ啶椸げ啷嵿き啷嵿く啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶｀た啶оた啶さ啶о啶� 啶啶班げ啶い啶距ぎ啶苦い啶� 啶曕啶粪啶 啶曕啶粪啶 啶膏啶掂ぎ啶むた啶掂た啶灌い啷囙ぐ啷囙さ 啶ㄠた啶灌い啶� 啷むイ [sam膩n膩 mukti艣cenna khalu gha峁璦te s膩dhanabhid膩 na cetsvargany膩yastaratamatay膩ny膩bhimatay膩 |
pram膩峁嘺pr膩galbhy膩pra峁噄dhimavadh奴ya pralapat膩miti k峁Ｄ玝a岣� k峁bha岣� svamativihatereva nihata岣� || ] S.S. III-20, p - 358
