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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 1 - Date, life and works of Venkatanatha

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Śrī Varadarājaswamy, the main deities of Tirupati, Śrirangam and of Kāñcīpuram
respectively. The Swan is instructed to stop Sitā under a Simsupā tree amidst the
security of Ravaṇa. The swan tells Sītā that Śrī Rāma is keeping well and would
come with the army, defeat Ravana and take her back.
4. Dayāśataka :
It is a reflective lyric highlighting the aspects of Divine Love and Divine
Providence. It contains one hundred and eight stanzas in various metres. One can
see the inspiration of Kālīdāsa in this work also.
5. Godāstuti :
It is a lyric on Godā, the famous Āṇḍāl worshipped as a Goddess in the
Śrīvaiṣṇava shrines. This stuti of twenty nine stanzas, suggests Vedānta Deśika's
devotion to the Divine. It closely resembles the Tiruppavai of Āṇḍāl. It is
commented upon by Śrisaila Tirumalai Rāghavācārya in Sanskrit and
K.M.Rajagopalācārya in Tamil.
6. Yamaka-ratnākara :
It is a voluminous work abounding in 'Yamaka'. There is a dispute regarding
its authorship of Vedānta Deśika. Nevertheless, the Catalogus Catalogorum
mentions it as the work of Vedānta Deśika. 17 Also the Catalogue of Sanskrit Mss.
in Mysore and Coorg, Rice ascribes it to Vedānta Deśika. As Vedānta Desika is
an adept in Yamaka writing which is evident from his Yādavābhyudaya, it can be
said that this work belongs to the authorship of Vedanta Deśika.
7. Samasyå-sāhasri :
It is a collection of one thousand and odd Samasyas. After the composition
of this work, Vedānta Deśika was given the title - Samasyā-sāhaśrī, which
Vedānta Deśika himself mentions this title in his Stotra-ratnabhāṣya.
17. Theodor Aufrecht, Catalogus Catalogorum, Part I,Franz Steiner Veriag GmbH,
Wiesbaden, 1962, p.472

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