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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and supplimentary Vy奴has like Ke艣ava, N膩r膩ya峁嘺, M膩dhava etc. These are
the Vibhavas or Avat膩ras wherein the Lord assumes the likeness of gods, men
and beasts.
Vyavasaya reommends that "the Lord is seen in the forms of Matsya, K奴rma
and the Hamsa and the like giving succour to His creation by sight, by thought, by
touch and the like, (so that they may attain salvation by looking at His incarnations,
by meditating on them and by actual contact with them)." 4
"The divine activities of the Lord, the wielder of cakra, follow one another in
every Kalpa in succession, like a regular stream for the protection of these worlds.
and they are prompted by His compassion." 5
Here follows the description of the picture of Matsy膩vat膩ra as described by
Vyavasaya. In this picture is seen Lord's form as a Matsya: "By His eyes which are
eagerly searching for the Vedas, which has been completely sunk in the ocean, the
great Fish is creating, in the interior of the waters of the ocean, a forest, as it were,
of lotuses and it delights in mounting the swing raised by the incessant waves of
water dashing freely against one another."
11 6 Then follows the description of K奴rm膩vat膩ra due to which Indra obtained
freedom from old age and death, that Siva obtained a beautiful ornament for his
head, and that the ocean became a favourite residence of the Lord himself.7
"May the waves of the breath of the Supreme Form of the Kurma which went
to sleep owing to the lulling effect of the scratching of its back by the mountain
Mand膩ra moving incessantly - may these waves protect the three worlds! By the
啶堗啷嵿し啶｀ぇ啷嵿く啶距え 啶膏啶膏啶ぐ啷嵿ざ啶啶班ぎ啷佮啷堗 啶啶粪く啶ㄠ啶啶班啶距 啷� 啶い啷嵿じ啷嵿く啶曕啶班啶さ啶苦す啶傕啶距う啶苦さ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌 啶啶班啶曕啶粪啶い啷� 啶啶班き啷佮 啷むイ [墨k峁峁嘺dhy膩na sa峁僺par艣apramukhai岣� po峁yanpraj膩岣� | matsyak奴rmaviha峁僩膩divigraha岣� prek峁ate prabhu岣� || ] S.S. VII 12, p-620
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啶む啶班ぞ啶む啶� 啶溹啶ㄠ啶むた 啶曕啶く啶� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啷� 啶曕げ啷嵿お啷� 啶さ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶︵た啶掂啶ぞ啶ㄠた 啷�
[tr膩tu峁� jaganti k峁沺ay膩 kalpe kalpe bhavanti divy膩ni |
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啶氞ぐ啶苦い啶距え啶� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶｀啶� 啶啶班さ啶距す啶掂啶む啶む啶ぞ 啶ぐ啶膏啶ぐ啶啶班ぞ啶炧啶氞た 啷� [carit膩ni cakrap膩峁噀岣� prav膩hav峁泃ty膩 parasparapr膩帽ci | ] SS. VII - 15 p622
啶ㄠた啶班啶啷嵿え啶多啶班啶むた啶溹ぞ啶侧ぎ啶距ぐ啷嵿啶｀う啶多ぞ啶︵い啷嵿い啶曕啶粪ぃ啷堗ぐ啷嵿さ啷�啶曕啶粪ぃ啷堗ぐ啶ㄠ啶むじ啷嵿い啶ㄠ啶掂う啶苦さ啶距ぐ啶掂た啶ㄠ啶� 啶椸す啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶啶︵え啷嵿啶む啶ㄠぞ啶お啶距ぎ啷� 啷�
啶ㄠた啶粪啶啶班い啷嵿く啷傕す啶むぐ啶權啶椸ぐ啶苦啷嵿啶｀ぎ啶苦ぅ啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啷傕あ啶ぞ啶ムざ啷嵿啶熰ぞ啶∴啶侧ぞ啶班啶灌じ啶︵啶灌げ啶� 啶啶掂い啷� 啶ぞ啶む啶膏啶 啶掂お啷佮ぐ啷嵿う啷冟ざ啷嵿く啶む 啷� [nirmagna艣rutij膩lam膩rga峁嘺da艣膩dattak峁峁嘺irv墨k峁峁嘺irantastanvadiv膩ravinda gahan膩nyaudancat墨n膩map膩m |
ni峁raty奴hatara峁単ari峁単a峁嘺mitha岣� praty奴岣峢ap膩tha艣cha峁佱笉ol膩rohasadohala峁� bhagavato m膩tsya峁� vapurd峁浥泍ate || ] S. S. VII-17, p - 624
啶嗋啶｀啶∴げ啷�啶ぎ啶溹ぐ啶距ぎ啶班ぎ啶距ぇ啶苦ぐ啶距啷嵿く啶� 啶む啶班啶ぎ啷嵿が啶曕 啶膏啶啶多啶栢ぐ啶啶む啶むぎ啶距啷嵿啶 啷�
啶斷う啶ㄠ啶掂い啶� 啶啶班た啶い啶班 啶膏啶掂啷冟す啶� 啶い啷嬥そ啶啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶оぞ啶� 啶忇し 啶曕ぎ啶犩 啶掂た啶о啶むぞ啶︵啶班た啶え啷嵿ぅ啶� 啷� [膩kha峁囜笉al墨yamajar膩maram膩dhir膩jya峁� traiyambaka峁� subhaga艣ekharamuttam膩峁単am |
audanvata峁� priyatara峁� svag峁沨a峁� yato'bh奴ta sv膩dh膩ra e峁 kama峁環o vidh峁泃膩drimantha岣� | ] S.S. VII - 18, p 625
