Vol 7, The Book of Commentaries (bhashyagranthamala), by Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni
Works of Kavyakantha Ganapati Sastri
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SCHOLARLYWORKSOFVASISTHAGANAPATIMUNI
VasisthaMunineverwrotefornameorfame.Tapaswashispreoccupation.Asapartoftapas,hetooktoliteraryactivities.HewasapoetofmagnituderankingnexttoKaviKalidasa.Hisworkscoverawiderangeofsubjects.HisimportantworksinSanskritareenlisted:
1. UMASAHASRAM:ThisisthemagnumopusoftheMuni.Alaudof1000versesinpraiseofGoddessUma,theconsortofLordSiva.
2. INDRANISAPTASATI:Alaudof700versescastinthevariousmetricalmouldsderivedfromthe7chandasofVeda.EachverseofchiseledbeautylikeacrystalreflectsthegloryoftheGoddessIndrani.
3. PRACHANDACHANDITRISATI:Alaudof300versesinpraiseofGoddessPrachandachandi.4. UMASATAKAM:100versesinpraiseofGoddessUma,theconsortofLordSiva.5. SIVASATAKAM:100versesinpraiseofLordSiva.6. UMATRISATI:300namesofGoddessUmafordailyrecitalcomposedasstotras.7. INDRASAHASRANAMA:1000namesofIndraasoccurringintheVedacalledandmadeintoa
powerfulstotra.ThereisauniquecompositionconferringallthebenefitsofVedaadhyayanaonthereciter.
8. GITAMALA:AgarlandofstotrasontheVedicdeitieslikeAgni,Vayu,Chandra,andSurya.9. RAMANACHATVARIMSAT:40versesinpraiseofBhagavanSriRamanaMaharshiwhichare
reciteddailyatSriRamanasramam.10. HERAMBOPASTHANAM:StotrasdealingwiththeworshipofLordGanesha.11. VISVAMIMAMSA:ThisdealswiththeprincipleofIswara,Sakti,allthegodsandgoddesses,the
individualsoul,thedivinedescentandthemeansofworshipaspropoundedintheUpanishads.ItalsodealswiththeconceptsofHeaven,Hell,variouslokasandthefinalliberation.
12. RAMANAGITA:ArecordofthequestionsaskedbydevoteesandanswersgivenbySriRamanaMaharshi.
13. TATVAGHANTASATAKAM:100versescomposedextemporeinonehourasapartofavadhananearUdupi.AgoodexampleoftheMuni'smetaphysicalwritings.
14. MAHAVIDYASUTRAM:The10CosmicpowersoftheGreatGoddess,theTantricdasamahavidyasaredealtwithintheseaphorisms,andtheirmysteriesunraveled.
15. RAJAYOGASARASUTRAM:OntheessenceofRajaYoga,theseSutrasarecomposed.16. SABDAPRAMANACHARCHA:TheoriginoftheVedaisdiscussed.17. PANCHAJANACHARCHA:Workcondemninguntouchabilitywiththeauthorityofthesastras.18. VIVAHADHARMASUTRAM:Onmarriageasasacrament.19. ISOPANISHATBHASHYA:AsimpleandlucidcommentaryontheintricateUpanishad.20. UPADESASARABHASHYA:AcommentaryontheMaharshi'supadesasaram.21. CHIKITSANUSASANAM:Workonmedicine.22. AYURVEDASANGRAHAH:Workonmedicine.23. PRANATOSANAM:Workonmedicine.24. SODASASLOKI:Workonastrology.25. HORANIRNAYASANGRAHAH:Workonastrology.26. TRIBHAVAPHALACHANDRIKA:Workonastrology.27. INDRAGITAMU:BookinTelugudvipada,astotraonIndra.
Apartfromthese,arecertainworksoftheMuni,incomplete.InthiscategorycomesthefamousnovelPURNAandtheworkofcriticismonMAHABHARATA.KavyakanthahasalsowrittenonanidealconstitutionSAMRAJYANIBHANDANAMforacountry.
Alltheworksdisplayhisinspiration,originality,anduniqueness.
Reference:BhagavanandNayana,S.Shankaranarayanan,CopyrightbySriRamanasramam,Tiruvannamalai