विष्णुसहस्रनामावलिः शाङ्करभाष्यसमेता /6

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14. By Sudarsana Bhatta.

15. By Govinda Bhatta.
 

Since then some more have been discovered.
 

The MSS. of Sri SŚri Śankarachaāchārya's Bhashya are spread
āshya are spread
throughout the length and breadth of India--an indication

of its great popularity-and many old copies of the same,

belonging to the 14th and 15th centuries, have been secured

by me and deposited in many of the libraries in which I

have worked during the last 40 years. Many doubted the

authenticity of the work, and I was myself one of them

until I commenced to prepare the first edition. I carefully

went through the work and was strongly impressed with

the remarkable coincidences between it and the other

writings of Sri SŚri Śankara. The peculiarities of style,

diction and expression, characterising it throughout, are
peculiarly those of Sri S
peculiarly those of Śri Śankara; the treatment of the whole

is very systematic and authoritative, explaining every

name mostly in the light of the Vedas, the Mahaābhaārata,

Manusmriti, Vishnu Puraāna and the Bhagavad-Gitaītā, which

are the standard classics of Hindu religious literature.
 

 
That Śri Śankara has chosen to comment upon these
hymns may be due to the fact that he thought it would be
more conducive to the spiritual progress of all classes of
people in the Kaliyuga. It requires, unlike any other
system of religious devotion, no ceremonies, no stated
times or places, no preparations and no unattainable quali-
fications in the devotee, as a means to reach the feet of the
Lord. A close study of his discussion on this point in the
introductory chapter, where he supports his arguments
with references to authoritative texts, will convince
any reader.
 
The Text. The Sriahasranāma Santotras. These are prayers
addressed to some particular Deity of the Hindu pantheon
and invokara has chosen to comment upon these
hymns maye Him be due to the fact that he thought it would be
more conducive to the spiritual progress of all classes of
people in the Kaliyugay the thousand names. It requires, unlike any other
system of religious devotion, no ceremonies, no stated
times or places, no preparations and no unattainable quali-
fications in the devotee, as a means to reach the feet of the
Lord. A close study of his discussion on this point in the
introductory chapter, where he supports his arguments
with references to authoritative texts, will convince
any reader.
 
The Text. The Sahasranama Stotras. These are prayers
addressed to some particular Deity of the Hindu pantheon
and invoke Him by the thousand names. They are found
 
y are found