Nilakaṇṭha Dīkṣita
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Origins of Nilakaṇṭha Dīkṣita[edit]
A famous and versatile author who enriched Sanskrit literature, Nilakaṇṭha Dīkṣita was the grandson of Accān Dīkṣata who was a brother of another genius, Appayya Dīkṣita.[1] He lived in the 17th century.
Born as the son of Nārāyaṇa Dīkṣita and Bhumidevī at Adipala Agrahāra near the modern Kāñcīpuram in Tamil Nadu, he acquired stupendous scholarship in several branches of learning like Mīmānsā, Vedānta, Vyākaraṇa[2] and Śaivism.
Works by Nilakaṇṭha Dīkṣita[edit]
His most famous work was Nīlakantha-vijaya-campu. Some of his other works are:
- Śivatattvarahasya
- Śivalilārnava
- Gañgāvatarana
- Śāntivilāsa
- Anandasāgarastava
- Nalacarita
- Vairāgyaśataka
The first of these works has expounded the Advaita Vedānta very well.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore