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II. Works of Bhartrmitra
In his Nyayamanjari-Granthibhanga, Chakradharabhatta remarks
[Bhattacharya 1974] that Bhartrmitra was the author of Tantra-suddhi
and other prakarana texts. We may well surmise that Tantra Suddhi was
a commentary on the Tantra Kanda of Mimamsa Sutras (Chap. 1-12).
Bhatta Umbeka, the oldest commentator of the Slokavarttika of Kumarila
Bhatta, however names the text of Bhartrmitra as Tattvasuddhi.
Parthasarathi Misra suggests that Bhartrmitra wrote a vyaakhyaana on
Mimamsa Sastra [Sastri 1978:5]. This means that he did not really
comment on the sutras but rather wrote a general explanation of the
text. Further, he refers to the work as a very ancient work, implying
that Bhartrmitra was long anterior to Kumarila.
In his Atmasiddhi, Yamunamuni enumerates Bhartrmitra as one of the
expositors of Vedanta.
References:
Biswanth Bhattacharya; 1974; A note on Bhartrmitra, the Mimamsaka; in
'Sri Venkateswara University Oriental Journal'; vol. 18, issue no.
1-2, pgs. 131-132; Tirupati
Sastri, Swami Dvarikadasa; 1978; Slokavarttika of Sri Kumarila Bhatta
with the Commentary Nyaratnakara of Sri Parthasarathi Misra; Tara
Publications; Varanasi; 1978
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