Upadeśasähasrī: Prose and Poetry of Sri Shankaracharya
The Commentary Padayojanika by Śri Ramatīrtha
Text with English Translation & Note by Swami Jagadananda
 
Sri Shankaracharya was a great philosopher, a prolific writer, and a true devotee of God. The Upadeśasähasrī is a famous treatise on Advaita Vedānta and is also known as the Masterpiece of Śri Šańkara. The text is named so, because it contains a thousand pieces of advice from the great Advaita philosopher, i.e., Sri Shankaracharya. The book is divided into two parts, viz., prose (gadya) and poetry (padya). The prose part has three chapters and the poetry part has nineteen chapters. The work vividly describes and also established the non-dualistic approach of Srīi Śankara lucidly. Its language is very simple and easily accessible. The poetry part mainly deals with various concepts of Vedānta, viz., Brahman, Atman, Mâyá, Srsti (Creation), Jiva, Moksa, etc. The prose part is in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and his disciple, where in teacher and his disciple, wherein the teacher satisfies the student by answering all his doubts. The present Volume contains the original Sanskrit text along with the commentary of Śri Rmatīrtha. Besides, the English translation is also added to the text. The work is also ornamented with an index. The students of Indian Philosophy will be benefited by this excellent scholarly work. However, the work will show a new light in a positive direction to the researchers and true lovers of Advaita Vedānta.