The Mangalaśloka of the Ślokavārttika

N. Aiyaswami Sastri

The Mangalaśloka of the Ślokavārttika

Vol. 1 · No. 4December - 1925pp. 759–760English, Sanskrit

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A brief note examines a devotional verse known as the mangalaśloka from Kumārila Bhaṭṭa’s Ślokavārttika. The writer analyses the verse’s philosophical significance and linguistic construction, commenting on its invocation of truth and its role as a blessing at the start of a polemical treatise. The note also reflects on the commentarial tradition surrounding this verse and its influence on later Mīmāṃsā literature.

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The analysis underscores how even a single verse can encapsulate complex philosophical and devotional themes. It invites readers to appreciate the ritual function of auspicious verses in Sanskrit scholarly works and to explore their broader doctrinal implications.

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“The Slokavartika 15 the well-known work of the great Mimarmnsist, Bhatta Kumairila {last half of the 8th century). He 15 generally regard- ed as an atheist.”
“Now in his Ywkiismehapraplirani, a commentary on the Sistra-adwpikd, Ramakrena writes the following : Uktatwa Blhatlombekena ‘Granthirambhe abhimatadevatinamaskiram ટેટટ Variikakarak’”
“Kumarila was a great Mrimainsist no doubt. Yet, it is 0૦! strange that he might have been in his heart a devotee of Siva or Devi.”

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Rivistza Inter-nationale di Filosofia del Diritto {International Review of the Philosophy of Law, Rome)

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Slokavartika 5
Devimahitmya
Rudrapiamala
Lalitastavaraina
Apastamba-dranta<iutra

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