Bhaskararayar -- part one

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namaste Sri ganapathyji

 

Thanks for your detailed post. There is a work called bhaskaravilasa

in sa.nskR^ita with a detailed sketch of shrii bhaaskara-raaya's

life. I have not read this, even thouh I have the text in original

sanskrit. In the book "Auspicious Wisdom" Dr. Brooks notes that it is

an exaggerated account of PBR's life.

 

 

It should be also noted that a lot of legends about PBR, which

cannot be authenticated, are added to this great teacher's life, such

as the story of muslim woman you mention. It is better not accept

anything legendary, and just go by his works alone. The legends may

be OK, as long as they are uplifting (for example, the story about

commentary on mahaa chatushhshhashhTi koTi yoginI gaNa sevitA),

otherwise we have to be cautious.

 

 

This lack of accurate biography is very surprising (that too at a

time as late as 17th/18th century) and is almost like shrii

shankara's case. At least it is justified for shankara as his date

itself is not clear and very old (ranging from 5 century BC to 8th

century AD). On the contrary, life of shrii ramaanuja (10 century AD)

is much clear and well recorded. Hence, I find it is difficult to

understand this obscurity about the life of this mahaan, who is

praised as THE authority of mantra shaastra.

 

Thanks again for all your wonderful contributions.

 

Ravi

 

 

 

 

, ganapathy vijaya <srividya101>

wrote:

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> Sub : Mahaan Pujya Sri BHASURANANDANATHA alias Pujya Sri

BHASKARARAYA ( PBR )

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namaskar sri ganapathiji,

 

yes, your posts are very thorough , detailed and devotional. we are

all learning a lot from you. thank you.

 

sometime ago, a close friend of mine, shri harshnanda16 posted this

in our group on this great shakta, shri vidya guru, shri bhaskarayar.

here it is...

 

Bhaskaracharya lived in 15 century A.D.He was

born in Vishwamitra Gothra as the son of Gambheear

raya and konamamba in a city called Bhaaga. He learnt

18 vidyas under narasimha adhwari. He inherited

sharada upasana from his father in early childhood. He

also learnt Gaudatarka from Gangadhara Bajapeyi. He

resurrected the prominanace of Atharvaan Veda and

re-popularized Devi Bhagavatham and Adhbhuta Kaandam of

Ramayana.He defeated many followers of Vallabha and Madhwa

pandits in debates and conducted somayaga in benares. He

was inintiated into poornabhisheka by shivadatta

shukla. He settled in Bhaskararajapuram, named after him

by King of Tanjore. He attained mukti in

Madhyarjuna.>He has composed great works in

vedanta-mimamsa-grammar-Bhasya-nyaya-kavya-smriti-stotra-veda and

mantrashastra.His important works in Mantra

shastra are : 1. khadyota-commentary to Ganapathi sahasra

nama...2. Chandarlaambaa mahatmya teeka....3.

Naathanavaratnamaalaamanjooshaa....4.Bhavanopanishad Bhasya.....shree

sookta

bhasya.....kaulopanishad

bhasya....tripuropanishad bhasya.....Saubhagyachandrodaya(commentary

to

saubhagya bahskara ).....Tripurasundari Bahya

varivasya(srichakra pooja manual)....Ratnaaloka(commentary on

Parashurama kalpa sutra).....Guptavathi(commentary on Durga

sapthashathi)...Shatashlokee(essence of Chandi) and

Malaamantroddhaara(collection of

15 Khadgamalas of RajaRajeshwari).<br>Saubhagya

Bhaskara(commentary on Lalitaasahasranamam)....VarivasyaRahsyam and

Setubandham( commentary on nithyashodashikarnavam a part of

vamakeshwara tantra) are examples of his superhuman literary

skills wherin he quotes from all known scriptures and

are called Prasthana trayam of Srividya.

 

 

hari aum tat sat