Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4176

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VEṄKAṬANĀTHA. A Sanskrit poet who lived in the 14th century A.D. He completed nearly hundred and twenty-five poetic works. These are written in Sanskrit and Prākṛta. The major poetic work “Rāghavābhyudaya” of Veṅkaṭanātha consists of twentyfour kāṇḍas. This is a beautiful poetic work. Appayyadīkṣitar has written a commentary on this work. This poet Veṅkaṭanātha, who was also known by the name “Vedāntadeśika”, was a great philosopher too. It is said that his native place was Tuppil, near Khānsi. Most of his works are based on theosophy and the philosophy of oneness of man with God.