By Swami Harshananda
The Śāradātilaka, also called the Śāradātilakatantra, is one of the best known and the most widely used works of the tantra-group of Hindu scriptures, which deals primarily with upāsanā or meditation and allied topics on the various deities of the pantheon.
Lakṣmaṇa Deśikendra[1] is the author. He was the son of Śrīkṛṣna and a disciple of Utpalācārya. Out of the several commentaries on it, the Padārthādarśa by Rāghavabhaṭṭa[2] is the most important one.
Rāghavabhaṭṭa was the son of Pṛthvldhara and belonged to Janasthāna.[3] He was a profound scholar and a many-sided genius. He has, in his commentary, drawn the material heavily from the famous Prapañcasāra attributed to Adi Śaṅkara.[4] The work is in 25 paṭalas or chapters and contains 4500 verses in all.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore