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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 4a - Characterisation of the play

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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)


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Maitri, Dayā, Mudita and Upekṣ� :
Glancing at Puruṣa Viṣṇubhakti says that Puruṣa is free from Kāma etc. and
Maitri, Dayā etc. are adorning Puruṣa as such it is easy for Puruṣa to engage
himself in deep meditation.
"Now that kāma and others have disappeared leaving only their names (in
the memory), Puruṣa is endowed with the virtues of Sama, Dama and the like with
his mind adorned with such graces as love to all beings, compassion and the like,
and possessed of the wealth of faith, he attains Samādhi.10
Karuna:
Karuṇa being one of the invisible roles is referred to by Sankalpa in the tenth
Act. As Sankalpa describes :
"By the mother of all the worlds, by compassion the beloved spouse of Viṣṇu,
I have been appointed to be your servant ever ready to do your bidding at the
slightest movement of your brow." 11
Viṣṇubhakti also praises Karuna by giving her privacy in connection with
Nārāyaṇa. She says being resorted to Karuṇa, Lord Nārāyaṇa destroys all sins of
Purusa. Thus Karuṇa plays important role in protecting Puruṣa.
"The embodied being is deluded with the dance of Māyā or Prakṛti; and the
Brahman who is the Lord of everything and whose greatness is unequalled, is
besides Himself with compassion, which is bent on saving him and with the snow of
the worship of His feet (Saraṇāgati) quenches the fires of his suffering, and cancels
his sins." 12
10.
कामादिकेष्वपगतेष� कथावशेषं संप्रत्यसौ शमदमादिगुणोपपत्र� �
मैत्रीदयादिपरिकर्म विभूषिते� श्रद्धाधने� मनसा लगते समाधिम� �
[kāmādikeṣvapagateṣu kathāvaśeṣa� saṃpratyasau śamadamādiguṇopapatra� |
maitrīdayādiparikarma vibhūṣitena śraddhādhanena manasā lagate samādhim ||
]
S.S. X-7, p.800
11.
जनन्या सर्वलोकाना� विष्णुवल्लभय� तय� �
कृपय� कल्पित� सोऽह� त्वद्भूविभ्रमकिंकर� �
[jananyā sarvalokānā� viṣṇuvallabhayā tayā |
kṛpayā kalpita� so'ha� tvadbhūvibhramakiṃkara� ||
]
S.S. X-27, p.818
12.
स्वमायशैलूषीविहरणपरिभ्रान्ततनुभृत्परित्राणोद्योगप्रवणकरुणावेशविवशः �
प्रतिक्षेप्तुं तापान् प्रभुरयमपर्यन्तमहिमा हिमानीमानी� स्वपदनतिमेनः प्रणुदति ||
[svamāyaśailūṣīviharaṇaparibhrāntatanubhṛtparitrāṇodyogapravaṇakaruṇāveśavivaśa� |
pratikṣeptu� tāpān prabhurayamaparyantamahimā himānīmānīya svapadanatimena� praṇudati ||
]
S.S. X-30, p.820.

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