Indian Philosophy v2.c27.s5.7

v2.c27.s5.7

The standard treatises of this school of thought are, of course, the works of Madhva. He wrote a commentary on the Brahma Sūtra, and justified his interpretation of it in another work called Anuvyākhyāna. His commentaries on the Bhagavadgītā and the Upaniṣads,¹ his epitome of the Mahābhārata called Bhāratatātparyanirṇaya and gloss on the Bhāgavata Purāṇa help to elucidate his philosophy. He also wrote a commentary on the first forty hymns of the Ṛg-Veda and discussed many philosophical and other themes in his Prakaraṇas. Throughout his works he gives the impression that he relies more on the Purāṇas than on the Prasthānatraya, the Upaniṣads, the Bhagavadgītā and the Brahma Sūtra. It is not quite easy for Madhva to interpret these authoritative works in the interests of his dualistic metaphysics. Jayatīrtha’s commentary on Madhva’s Sūtrabhāṣya and that on Madhva’s Anuvyākhyāna called Nyāyasudhā, are works of great importance. Vyāsarāya wrote a gloss called Candrikā on Jayatīrtha’s commentary on Madhva’s Sūtrabhāṣya. Pūrṇānanda’s Tattvamuktāvali² is a bitter attack on the Advaitavāda.