II. The following commentaries were used in editing the work (१) Abhiprayaprakaid by Citsukhamuni.-Paper manuscript ro76894 inches. Foll. I68. Lines 20 to a page. Devanagari scriptGood condition. Wants I3 leaves in the beginning; other wise complete. This was transcribed for the Government Orien tal Manuscripts Library, Madras, from a palm-leaf manuscript obtained on loan from the Naduvil Matham, Trichur, Cochin State and was collated with a palm-leaf manuscript obtained on loan from the same Matham. (Vide R. 3853 of the Tri, Catalogue of the Government Oriental Manuscripts LibraryMadras.)
(2) Bhua£uddy by Anandapurna alias Vidyasagara.-Paper nes 20 to manuscript inches in size. Foll. I60.a I038X9 page. Devanagari script. Good condition. Complete. This was transcribed for the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras, from a palm-leaf manuscript obtained on loan from the Sabhamatham, Kunnankulam, Cochin State, and also collated with a paper manuscript of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta, obtained through the late Mr. T. M. Tripathi of Bombay. (Vide R. 3967 of of the Tri. Catalogue the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras.)
IV. 'The Brahmasiddhi by Acarya Mandanamisra is a very rare, old and valuable work representing the closing period of the Pre Saikara phase of Advaita-Vedanta. It is one of the numerous rare and valuable manuscripts which, as Curator, of the Govern ment Oriental Manuscripts Library, MadrasI have had the good fortune of acquiring for the Library, through the special peri. butetic party, for acquisition of manuscripts, working under my control from September 94 to March 922. In spite of my best efforts, I have not till now been able to acquire anywhere a manuscript of Vacaspatimisra's Tattvasamiks, which is the oldest commentary on the Bralnuasiddhi hitherto known. Among the commentaries on the Brahmasiddh , which are described above as available in the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, the manuscripts of the Abhiprayapralasika and the Bhama uda were found to have many gaps, and so, they have not been included in this edition, though they were frequently consulted The available manuscripts of Saikhapani's commentary having been found to be complete and free from lacunae, it has been completely incorporated in this publication as its second part All these commentators appear to have had access to Vacaspati. misra's Thttukashinish and Saikhapanis commentary, now pub lished, is copious and lucid, though it happens to be the latest. The text of the Brahmasiddhi is printed as part I, and Saikha. papi's commentary as part II. A complete table of contents is
