Bhaskaracharya....A Great Shakta

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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.<br>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.<br>Let us

Remember this great master on the day of his punya

smriti.<br>...........................5555555555555555

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Thanks for a really interesting post! Are any of

Bhaskaracharya's works available in translation? Any particularly

strong recommendations as a starting

point?<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Aum Saraswatyai Namaha