The Shiva mahimakalika stuti of Sri Appayya Dikshitendra - A scholarly Tamil discourse
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V Subrahmanian
Jun 23, 2022, 11:51:17 AM6/23/22
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This is a work of Shri Appayya Dikshitendra. In this Tamil discourse each verse is expounded in short with dual meanings: one applicable to Lord Shiva and the other applicable to the Yagas with the background of the Purva mimamsa nyayas. It is a very interesting discourse exposing the listener to the Upanishads, Veda and Purva Mimamsa rules. https://shaivam.org/devotees/works-of-sri-appaiya-dikshita Siva Mahima Kalikastuti :
This is a work in 25 verses praising Lord Siva. By handling the slesha or the technique of using words and phrases that can be interpreted in two different manners, the author is able to expound in this work some of the principles of mimamsa. Sri Dikshita himself must have written a commentary or vyakhya on this, since the verse, as they exist today, could not be fully understood without a commentary, as the intricate details of the mimamsa sastra have all been brought forward in this work by means of similes. Moreover, in this work all the details of Ishti, pasu, etc. given in the karmakanda, all details of yagas like the Soma yaga, and the upasana of Lord Siva as given in the gnanakanda have been explained as per the rules of mimamsa, with slesha alankara. Hence a commentary is very essential to grasp the correct meaning of this.
This Stuti, in addition to explaining the Vedantic truths, is also replete with the rules of purva-mimamsa. Vedanta is described as the divine parijata tree here.The idea is that like the Parijata which is the tree of Devas and which grows in the Nandanodyana and which fulfils all desires, so does Vedanta which gives to a devotee all the purusharthas. This Stuti can be compared to a bouquet made of Parijata flowers. The fragrance that emanates is the Purva mimamsa rules. Without a knowledge of them Vedanta cannot really be understood. Hence this is said to contain the essence of both the systems of thought.
This is a work in 25 verses praising Lord Siva. By handling the slesha or the technique of using words and phrases that can be interpreted in two different manners, the author is able to expound in this work some of the principles of mimamsa. Sri Dikshita himself must have written a commentary or vyakhya on this, since the verse, as they exist today, could not be fully understood without a commentary, as the intricate details of the mimamsa sastra have all been brought forward in this work by means of similes. Moreover, in this work all the details of Ishti, pasu, etc. given in the karmakanda, all details of yagas like the Soma yaga, and the upasana of Lord Siva as given in the gnanakanda have been explained as per the rules of mimamsa, with slesha alankara. Hence a commentary is very essential to grasp the correct meaning of this.
This Stuti, in addition to explaining the Vedantic truths, is also replete with the rules of purva-mimamsa. Vedanta is described as the divine parijata tree here.The idea is that like the Parijata which is the tree of Devas and which grows in the Nandanodyana and which fulfils all desires, so does Vedanta which gives to a devotee all the purusharthas. This Stuti can be compared to a bouquet made of Parijata flowers. The fragrance that emanates is the Purva mimamsa rules. Without a knowledge of them Vedanta cannot really be understood. Hence this is said to contain the essence of both the systems of thought.
V Subrahmanian
Jun 23, 2022, 1:44:45 PM6/23/22
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On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 9:34 PM Vasu Raghavan <vasurag...@gmail.com> wrote:
Namaste to everyoneCan someone guide me where I can get a PDF version of Aatma Gita / Aatma Puranam of Swami Sankarananda (Swami Sankarananda is said to be the Guru of Swami Vidyaaranya)I will be very thankful for any responses.
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.242346/page/n1/mode/2up With a Sanskrit commentary.
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.368580/page/n1/mode/2up Wtih a Hindi commentary.
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subbu
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
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Vasudevan Raghavan
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