chapter one a survey of sanskrit commentary literature in kerala

26of Apadeva, Subodhin¢ of G¡g¡bhaa and M¢m¡Æs¡b¡laprak¡¿a etc.Appayyad¢kÀita’s (1520 AD) Vidhiras¡yana and May£kh¡val¢ (acommentary on S¡strad¢pik¡). Ve´kae¿varad¢kÀita’s V¡rtik¡bhara¸a (acommentary on Tup-¢k¡), Kha¸·adeva’s Bhaakaustubha, Bhaad¢pik¡ andBhaarahasya, and M¡nameyodaya of N¡r¡ya¸abhaa, Sa´karabhaa’sSiddhiras¡yanad£Àa¸a, Ve´kaan¡tha’s M¢m¡Æs¡p¡duk¡, Laug¡kÀibh¡skara’sArthasa´graha, Vallabh¡c¡rya’s P£rvam¢m¡Æs¡k¡rik¡ Bhavan¡tha’s Ny¡yavivekaand R¡m¡nuj¡c¡rya’s Tantrarahasya are famous works and commentaries onm¢m¡Æsa school.Uttaram¢m¡Æs¡ or Ved¡ntaUttaram¢m¡Æs¡ examines the nature of BraÅman or reality behind themortal world. A vast literature is available in the form of commentaries on theUpaniÀads, Bhagavadg¢t¡ and Brahmas£tra which have been written from thestandpoints of Advaita, Vi¿iÀ¡dvaita, Dvaita, Dvait¡dvaita, Suddh¡dvaita,Acintyabhed¡bhed¡dvaita etc. It may be assumed that the first ancient systematic