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

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The necessity of a Research Institute for the सम्प्रदाय was recognised through the efforts of Mulchandra by Shri Tikayat Mahārāja of Nathadwara, and Shrī Vallabhāchāryajī, son of S'rī Devakinandanji offered him a decent block of four rooms in Chandrabag, and Mulchandra went to live there in Chaitra of 1983. But God willed it otherwise. He fell ill, went to Broach during the Summer vacation in High Court, and when he returned in June 1927, he had not thoroughly recovered. He was attacked with unbearable neuralgic pain in the head on 18th June 1927, and he passed away on 26th June 1927. Though he died young, his abilities as a great Scholar were recognised by Oriental scholars as well as Sāmpradāyika scholars. Mr. Woodroffe, Mr. Keith, the late Mr. Tansukhram Mansukhram Tripathi, Anant Shastri of Shanti Niketan, Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya, Bal Shastri and Nandkishore Shastri all acknowledged his scholarship. Mr. Tansukhram was always delighted with his conversation, and gave him from his vast collec- tion whatever manuscript or book was required by him. Mr. Keshav Harshad Dhruva was so much delighted to read his introduction of शृङ्गाररसमण्डन that he came to see him, and expressed a desire to read with him साम्प्रदायिक works, and दयारामनो अक्षरदेह was entrusted to him by Mr. Govardhanram's brother to make suitable changes for the second edition. The guiding principle of his life was ‘अतोऽन्यदार्तम्’ a phrase in the अन्तर्यामि- ब्राह्मण of बृहदारण्यक उपनिषद्, meaning ‘Everything else except God is painful.’ He was born tired with the world, for which he had a deep-rooted disgust, and he had realised from very early age that real आनन्द was in आनन्दमय भगवान् only. There was therefore a touch of cynicism in his words, which were mildly sarcastic even when talking with men most highly placed in life, and a sort of non-attachment in all his worldly deeds. But his spirit was always young, buoyant and playful, and one enjoyed innocent, slightly mischievous joy in his company. He had a very noble heart. Many Brahmins and friends came to him for recommendation-letters or support, and he did whatever he could for them. We were sometimes even puzzled to see how he could help one who had done him wrong or abused him. The whole of the Nirnaya Sagar Press, the Proprietor, Manager, Shastri, and Compositors, all loved him, and they feel a void in their daily life without his cheerful presence. The composi- tors would whisper in your ears how he had helped them, and allowed their pro-notes to be time-barred. We admired the nobility of his heart when we saw him working very hard for the success of a प्रस्ताव at the house of a very valued friend of his, whose conduct towards him was by God’s will inexpli- cably strict, at another time hurrying to do him a good turn at considerable sacrifice, and a third time moving heaven and earth to carry out a special desire of his, forgetting considerable pecuniary loss that he had to suffer. It was due to this nobility that he freely acknowledged whatever help he received in his work by way of money, manuscripts or cooperation.

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