History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v1.c5.106

v1.c5.106

His commentary called Bālakrīḍā on Yāj. published at Trivandrum - Mitākṣarā refers to it in introductory verses and on Yāj. (I. 80 and III. 24) - printed com. of Viśvarūpa on vyavahāra portion of Yāj. is very meagre - literature referred to or quoted by Viśvarūpa - most of the quotations from Svāyambhuva found in extant Manu, but not so those ascribed to Bhṛgu - quotes prose passages of Bṛhaspati on vyavahāra - quotes a verse of Viśālākṣa on politics and refers to arthaśāstras of Bṛhaspati and Uśanas - Kauṭilya not named, yet Viśvarūpa seems to have had his work before him - Viśvarūpa's work saturated with doctrines of Pūrvamīmāṁsā - quotes Śabara and Ślokavārtika - quotes his own kārikās on Yāj. I. 7. and other places - his philosophical views identical with Śaṁkarācārya's- Dr. Jolly's view that citations of Viśvarūpa in the Smṛticandrikā on certain points not traced in the printed Bālakrīḍā examined and shown to be incorrect - some citations of Viśvarūpa's views in Gṛhastharatnākara and Hemādri not found in printed text of Viśvarūpa - points in which Viśvarūpa and Mitākṣarā differ set out - Viśvarūpa must have flourished between 750 and 1000 a. d. - If Viśvarūpa identical with Sureśvara, pupil of Śaṅkara, then he flourished between 800-850 - reasons for identity set out - Maṇḍana and Sureśvara not identical - Bhavabhūti and Umbeka identical, but not same as Sureśvara - a digest called Viśvarūpanibandha by another Viśvarūpa - a Viśvarūpasamuccaya mentioned by Raghunandana.