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The
Bhaktaranjini Commentary
In the early thirties of the twentieth
century, a Malayalam commentary on
“SRIMAD NARAYANEEYAM” entitled "Bhaktaranjini "
was published. It was authored by the
late Brahmasri Mahopadhyaya K.G.
Vancheswara Sastry and the late
Brahmasri Mahopadhyaya R. Viswanatha
Sastry, both eminent Sanskrit scholars who lived in the erstwhile State of Travancore,
now part of Kerala. Written vividly and exhaustively in lucid style in highly
sanskritised Malayalam overflowing with Bhakti, this book had attracted letters
of appreciation from innumerable number of devotees and intellectual giants of
that era, such as Kavitilakan Kottarathil Sankunny, Mahakavi Ulloor Parameswara
Iyer and Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sarma.
This testifies to the scholarliness of the authors, the excellent
literary quality, the high devotional fervour and the sense of dedication that
animated the work.
Both the authors of the Bhaktaranjini commentary
had acquired the highest qualification of Mahopadhyaya available at that time,
had specialised in Nyaya and Vedanta, and were well-versed in grammar. The
commentary for the first fifty dasakams was written by Brahmasri Vancheswara
Sastry and the second fifty, by Brahmasri Viswanatha Sastry.
This commentary was out of print for more than 60
years. Recently, a reprint was published
by Akash Publications, P.O Box 5094, Thiruvananthapuram - 695023.