[Advaita-l] Doubt on how Bhagavad padha 'identified' himself

[V Subrahmanian]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 11:51 AM H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste.
>
> Sri SSS has written independently a commentary in sanskrit, named
> KlEshApahAriNi which has been translated into kannada aslo, on
> Naishkarmyasiddhi. Against 4-44, he also mentions that the word drAvida
> refers to Sri Bhagavatpada.
>

Thanks for this. My curiosity is about his other work on Shaankara
vrttaanta sarvasva where he has dealt with the various aspects of
Shankara's life details. Has he opined that Shankara hailed from Kerala,
family lineage, etc.?

regards
subbu

>
> Regards
>
> On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 5:48 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > First, apologies, for having mistook your reference to the Vaarttikam.
> For
> > NS, Jnanottama's Chandrika is there which says for this verse, as you
> have
> > guessed:
> >
> > द्राविडैः भगवत्पूज्यपादाचार्यैः | पञ्च द्रविडा इति केव(र)लानामापि
> > द्राविडत्वप्रसिद्धेः |
> >
> > Sri SSS has written a book on Shankara's 'history'.  Not sure if he has
> > considered this verse.  I have not read the book though I have it.
> >
> > regards
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 1:13 PM Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Namaste Subbuji,
> > > I don't have access to Anandagiri's commentary on the naiShkarmya
> siddhi.
> > > To be honest, I was not even aware he had written one, until you had
> said
> > > so.
> > >
> > > I don't have the reference for this handy , but I remember reading in
> > > daivittin kural, the kAnchi paramAchArya mentioning that ancient India
> > was
> > > broadly divided into gauDa deSa and drAviDa deSa, each of which was
> > divided
> > > into five regions - the extremity of each of gauDa and drAviDa deSa was
> > > itself called gauDa and drAviDa.
> > >
> > > drAviDa in particular was composed of Andhra, karNATaka, gUrjara,
> > > saurAShTra and drAviDa. From here we can discern that drAviDa comprised
> > of
> > > Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
> > >
> > > The rAjatarangiNi also classifies panchadrAviDa brAhmaNa-s as belonging
> > to
> > > these regions. Periyava's source may have been this work.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Venkatraghavan
> > >
> > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 07:18 V Subrahmanian, <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 12:32 PM Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com
> >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Namaste,
> > >>> Not sure if this is relevant, but there is a reference to
> > shankarAchArya
> > >>> as draviDa by sureshvarAchArya in the naiShkarmya siddhi 4.44.
> > >>> एवं गौडैर्द्राविडैर्नः पूज्यैरयमर्थः प्रभाषितः ।
> > >>> अज्ञानमात्रोपाधिः सन्नहमादिदृगीश्वर:॥
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks Venkat ji, for this reference which I do not remember to have
> > >> seen. That gives us an extra pramana to hold Shankara is from the
> > Draavida
> > >> desha.  Does Anandagiri say anything on this there? Was Kerala a part
> of
> > >> Draavida desha?  Sureshwaracharya has also referred to Bhagavatpada as
> > >> 'Atrigotra'.
> > >>
> > >> regards
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards
> > >>> Venkatraghavan
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 05:36 V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l, <
> > >>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 9:33 AM Murali S via Advaita-l <
> > >>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> > Learned members,
> > >>>> > I have a low level doubt.Has Shankara Bhagavadpadha 'identified'
> > >>>> himself as
> > >>>> > someone from dravida country in his bhashyaas or in narratives
> found
> > >>>> in
> > >>>> > shankara vijayam texts.
> > >>>> >
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I have not seen any such identification by Shankara either in the
> > >>>> Bhashyam-s or in the Madhaviya Shankara Vijaya. I am not familiar
> with
> > >>>> the
> > >>>> other hagiographical texts.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> regards
> > >>>> subbu
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> > Thanks
> > >>>> > S.Murali
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