Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1161
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1161
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8) Toṭakācārya. Toṭakācārya was a disciple, who came soon after Hastāmalaka. The name Toṭakācārya has a story behind it. This disciple approached Śaṅkara with his request for discipleship in verse praising the latter. The verses were composed in the difficult toṭaka metre. The verses attracted Śaṅkara very much and he took the applicant as disciple. His real name was Kalānātha, but the Guru named him Toṭakācārya in view of his verses in that metre.