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 5 - Philosophical doctrines
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Though the person, who dreams the path of Prapatti in a strict manner,
cannot gain realisation due to the Pr膩rabdha Karma to be worked out.55
However, Venka峁璦n膩tha, suggests the emotions in the realisation of the bliss
of Prapatti. The basic emotion of Prapatti consists oin an implicit faith in Divine
goodness and Divine mercy. It is called Mah膩vi艣v膩sa. The dramatist has very
effectively put this idea into the poetry as below :
啶︵啶班ぞ啶班啶оぐ啶ム啶啶ㄠぞ 啶︵啶班た啶むお啶班た啶ぞ啶曕啶� 啶さ啶苦え啶�
啶啶班ぎ啶距ぅ啷� 啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班 啶啶班ざ啶ぐ啶灌た啶む啶洁く啶� 啶啶班き啶掂い啶� 啷�
啶ㄠた啶班啶о 啶むじ啷嵿く啷堗啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぇ啶苦啶曕ぞ啶班啶｀啶啶熰た啶�-
啶膏啶掂い啶ㄠ啶む啶班啶氞啶涏ぞ啶多啷嵿い啶苦 啶膏啶掂く啶啶ぇ啶苦ぎ啶距ぇ啶距く 啶班ぎ啶む 啷� [dur膩rodharathemn膩 duritaparip膩kena bhavina岣�
pram膩th墨 sa峁僺膩ra岣� pra艣amarahito'ya峁� prabhavati |
nirodhe tasyaik膩 nirupadhikak膩ru峁噛agha峁璱ta-
svatantrecch膩艣akti岣� svayamupadhim膩dh膩ya ramate || ] S.S. I-75, p. 151-52
This idea of Mah膩vis v膩sa is so sweet that the imagination of Venka峁璦n膩tha
comes to relish it.
啶た啶ム 啶曕げ啶灌啶侧啶え啶距さ啶苦し啶さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶苦げ啷�啶侧ぞ啶︵く啶�-
啶ぐ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌ぃ啶曕啶む啶曕ぎ啶ムた啶むお啶距ぐ啶掂ざ啷嵿く啶� 啶啶班き啷佮 啷�
啶栢げ啶曕啶粪た啶むじ啶啶︵啶班ぎ啷� 啶膏啶曕啶むげ啶曕啶粪ぃ啷� 啶曕啶む啶班啶苦い啷�
啶樴啶｀啷嵿し啶むげ啶苦お啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶︵啶え啶苦お啶距い啶苦え啶� 啶ぞ啶むた 啶ㄠ 啷むイ [mitha岣� kalahakalpan膩vi峁mav峁泃til墨l膩day膩-
parigraha峁嘺kautukamathitap膩rava艣ya岣� prabhu岣� |
khalak峁tasamudrame suk峁泃alak峁峁噀 kutracit
ghu峁嘺k峁talipikram膩dupanip膩tina岣� p膩ti na岣� || ] S.S. I-67, p. 138
Besides Venka峁璦n膩tha suggests the subsidiary emotions of Prapatti equally
well. He suggests the divine impulse due to be dutiful to God.
啶膏い啷嵿さ啶距さ啶膏啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶ㄠた啶啶む 啶啶班じ啶距う啶� 啶膏い啶距 啶掂啶む啶むた啶� 啶掂啶さ啶膏啶ムぞ啶く
啶む啶班じ啷嵿く 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶掂た啶︵ぞ啶椸ぎ啶膏啶む啶｀ぎ啶苦さ 啶む啶班啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶苦啶距え啷嵿き啶距さ啶� 啷�
啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶多啶粪た啶｀た 啶ㄠた啶曕啶粪た啶え啷嵿え啶苦啶ぐ啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶膏す啷� 啶多啶班啶膏啷�
啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶оぞ啶班く 啶氞ぞ啶む啶膏啶� 啶曕啶多げ啶苦え啷� 啶оぞ啶班ぞ啶оぐ啷堗啶距え啷嵿い啶苦え啶� 啷� [satv膩vast膩nnibh峁泃a岣� pras膩daya sat膩峁� v峁泃ti峁� vyavasth膩paya
trasya brahmavid膩gamast峁涐箛amiva traivargik膩nbh膩vaya |
nitye 艣e峁峁噄 nik峁pannijabhara峁� sarvasahe 艣r墨sakhe
dharma峁� dh膩raya c膩takasya ku艣alin dh膩r膩dharaik膩ntina岣� || ] S.S. II - 38, p. 250-51
Further stimulus to this emotion is embodied in the resolve to follow the
dictates of divine conscious floods. It brings about mental peace tranquility. It
brings to fruition the desire to grow into divine consciousness. It is the wisdom of all
wisdoms, the purity of all purities, the joy of all joys.
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啶呧お啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶啶曕啶む啷�啶掂ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶︵啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶げ啷�啶じ啶距ぎ啷� 啷�
啶呧さ啶苦う啷嵿く啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶溹啶炧ぞ 啶む 啶啶むじ啶傕啷�啶掂え啷� 啶膏啶ムた啶むぞ 啷�
[api nirmuktaj墨v膩n膩峁� k膩m膩d墨n膩峁� bal墨yas膩m |
avidy膩 karmasa峁僯帽膩 tu m峁泃asa峁僯墨van墨 sthit膩 ||
] S.S. IX - 17, p. 760
