[Advaita-l] About Shri Ramaraya

[V Subrahmanian]

Just two corrections:

10. Samudra madhana champoo  (Should be spelled  as 'mathana')

The present Jagadguru of Sringeri is: HH Sri Bharati Teertha SwaminaH

Om Tat Sat



On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 3:01 AM, D.V.N. Sarma <dvnsarma at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bellamkonda Ramaraya kavi (1875-1914 AD)
>
> Born in Pamidipadu near Narasaraopet in Guntur Dt.A.P.
> Rik Sakha. Asvalayana Sutra. Bharadvaja Gotram.
>
> A great poet and a scholar in sanskrit.
> By birth he was Visistadvaitin.
> After studying the advaita classics he became an advaitin.
> He was hailed as apara sankara by scholars for his works on advaita.
>
> Some of his works.
> 1.GitAbhashyArkaprakAsika (a commentary on GitA bhAshya of Sankara).
> 2.VedAnta MuktAvaLi (DasOpanishats in the form of slokas).
> 3.SankarAsankarabhAshya Vimarsa (a work on advaita).
> 4. SiddhAnta Sindhuh(A commentary on Madhusudana Saraswati's work).
> 5. VedAnta Kaustubham(A book on advaita).
> 6. AdvaitAnyamatakhanDanam(A Criticism of tenents other than advaita).
> 7. SaradrAtri(A commentary on SiddhAnta kaumudi- Awork on grammer).
> 8.Champoo BhagavatavyAkhya
> 9.Anargha Raghava VyAkhya.
> 10. Samudra madhana champoo
> 11. Krishna leelA tarangiNi (This is different from Narayanatirtha's).
>
> And many other stotras and satakas totalling 149 works.
> He died at the age of 39.
> The present incumbant of Sringeri Muth Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swami
> who hails from Narasaraopet may be able to give more information about
> Sri Rama raya kavi.
>
> regards,
> Sarma.
>
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