अणुभाष्य (महाप्रभु वल्लभाचार्य - शुद्धाद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र महाभाष्य प्रकाश टीका सहित)

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of the Aṇu Bhashya in such a way, as would enable even a biginner to
follow it with little difficulty. The whole Manuscript of this work, in
the author's own hand, was seen by us in the collection of the Bade S'rī Mathu-
res'ajis temple at Kotah. It is really unfortunate that Prof. Magnalal Sāstri
who has been publishing the Aṇu Bhashya with this commentary, does not
try to get the use of this original Manuscript. Two other commentaries one by
S'rī Giris'adharaji, and another of one Ramanarayana are also said to exist.
In addition to these, two वृत्तिs explain the न्यायसूत्रs of Badarayana on the basis
of Aṇu Bhashya. One is the भावप्रकाशिकावृत्ति of S'rī Krishṇachandraji, mentioned
above. This वृत्ति is bigger than अणुभाष्य. It seems to be the summary of अणुभाष्य
and भाष्यप्रकाश combined. The last three अध्यायs of this वृत्ति are with us, written
in the hand of S'rī Purushottamaji, and from the mode in which this Manuscript
is written, and from the remark on the last page 'इयं वृत्तिः गोस्वामिपुरुषोत्तमैः स्वसुतन्नाम्ना कृता
इति श्रुतम्', we are tempted to attribute the authorship of this work to S'rī
Purushottamaji himself. At least the final form to this वृत्ति, was undoubtedly
given by S'rī Purushottamaji. Two अध्यायs of this वृत्ति have been published by us,
and the remaining two are in the press. Another वृत्ति is written by one Bhatta
Vrajanatha, a descendant from the female side of S'rī Vallabhacharya, at the
intance of king Jayasinha of Jaipur. It is a small one explaining the सूत्रs in
the light of Aṇu Bhashya, but in some places the author seems to be influenced
by the चैतन्य school, and to that extent its authencity is lessened. It is named
मरीचिका. In addition to these, there is one nameless Vṛitti also.
Besides these, there are two small works, what are known as अधिकरणमालाs.
After S'rī Purushottamaji completed his भाष्यप्रकाश, he found from experience,
that it was a difficult thing for ordinary people to follow. Hence in order to
benefit them, he wrote out this न्यायमाला, wherein he has suscintly explained all
the अधिकरणs and सूत्रs of Badarayana.
The other work was written by one निर्भररामभट्ट a Nagar Brahmin and
a pupil of बल्लभभट्ट. He was the मुख्यप्रचारक in the temple of S'rī Dwarakanathaji at
Kankroli, during the time of S'rī Vrijabhushaṇaji, in Samvat 1835. He has
summarised the purport of all the अधिकरणs according to Aṇu Bhashya in a
simple manner. Both the treatises are already published.
In addition to this there is one Aṇu Bhashya Tattva in S'rī Mathureshaj i's
library at Kotah. This work has somehow remained unknown in the Sampra-
daya. One वल्लभदेव has written वेदान्तकौमुदी to explain sutras of Badarayana
according to Aṇu Bhashya. One S'rī Vrajanathaji son of S'rī Raghunathaji
and pupil of वल्लभजी belonging to चन्द्रमाजी's house has written the meaning of
अधिकरणs in Karikas. Some Karikas on Aṇu Bhāshya were composed by S'rī
Devakinandanaji, the grandson of विट्ठलनाथदीक्षित.
Thus the descendants of the seven sons of S'rī Vitthalanatha Dikshita have
devoted their attention to the Aṇu Bhashya. S'rī Mathuranatha and S'rī
Muralidharaji were the descendants of S'rī Giridharaji, the first son of S'rī
Vitthales'a. In the second son Govindaraya's line, we have S'rī Harirayaji and
S'rī Gopes'waraji, the author of Ras'mi. In the 3rd son S'rī Balakrishṇaji's line
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