By Swami Harshananda
Śrīdharasvāmin or Śrīdhara is one of the few commentators belonging to the Advaita school of Vedānta who has tried to harmonize jñāna[1] and bhakti[2] in his writings. He probably lived in the 15th century A. D. A brāhmaṇa from Maharashtra, he lived in Gujarat. He was a householder and an apparently insignificant incident in his life made him renounce the world and become a sanyāsin. His works are:
- Subodhinī - It is a commentary on the Bhagavadgitā.
- Bhāvārthadīpikā - It is a commentary on the Bhāgavata.
- Ātmaprakāśa - It is a commentary on the Viṣṇupurāṇa
His writings are quite popular among the students of Vedānta.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore