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 IX] MZl1zal1zsa Literature 37 1 eXposItIOn of Sabar-a's bhaya in three parts known as Sloka- viirttika (dealing only with the philosophical portion of Sabara's work as contained in the first chapter of the first book known as Tarkapada), Tantraviirttika (dealing with the remaining three chapters of the first book, the second and the third book) and TUPfikii (containing brief notes on the remaining nine books)l. Kumarila is referred to by his later followers as Bhatta, BhaHa- pada, and Varttikakara. The next great Mlmarpsa scholar and follower of Kumarila was Mal)c;lana Misra, the author of Vidhi- viveka, Mimiil!ISiinukramWli and the commentator of Tal1tra- viirttika, who became later on converted by Sati.kara to Vedantism. Parthasarathi Misra (about ninth century A.D.) wrote his Siistradi- pikii, Tantraratna, and Nyiiyaratnamiilii following the footprints of Kumarila. Amongst the numerous other followers of Kumarila, the names of Sucarita Misra the author of Kiisikii and Somesvara the author of Nyiiya.'tudhii deserve special notice. Ramakrl)a BhaHa wrote an excellent commentary on the Tarkapiida of Siis- tradipikii called the Y1tktisnelzapiirazi-siddlliil1ta-calldn'kii and Soanatha wrote his Jl,I ayztkllamiilikii on the remaining chapters of Siistradipikii. Other important current Mlmarpsa works which deserve notice are such as Nyiiyamiiliivistara of Madhava, Subo- dllini, Jl,filllii1!lSiibiilaprakiisa of Sati.kara Bhatta, Nyiiyakwlikii of Vacaspati Misra, j}fimiil!lSiipan.bhiia by Krl)ayajvan, Mimii1?lSii- llyiiyaprakiisa by Anantadeva, Gaga Bhana's Blla!lacilltiimazi, etc. Most of the books mentioned here have been consulted in the writing of this chapter. The importance of the Mlmarpsa litera- ture for a Hindu is indeed great. For not only are all Vedic duties to be performed according to its maxims, but even the smrti literatures which regulate the daily duties, ceremonials and rituals of Hindus even at the present day are all guided and explained by them. The legal side of the smrtis consisting of inheritance, proprietory rights, adoption, etc. which guide Hindu civil life even under the British administration is eXplained according to the Mlmarpsa maxims. Its relations to the Vedanta philosophy will be briefly indicated in the next chapter. Its relations with N yaya- Vaiseika have also been pointed out in various places of this chapter. The views of the two schools of Mlmarpsa as propounded by Prabhakara and Kumarila on all the important topics have 1 Mahiimahopadhyaya Haraprasada 5iistri says, in his introduction to Six Buddhist Nyiiya Tracts, that" Kumarila preceded Sankara by two generations."