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XXXII उत्प्रेक्ष्यते बुधजनैरुपपत्तिभूना घण्टा हरेः समजनिष्ट' यदात्मनेति ॥ "The bell established by Brahma for uso at the worship (of Vishnu) with the object of dispelling the demons, is thought by wise mon to have been born as the author of this work on a consideration of many probablities. Our author was all sincerity and truthfulness and there can be no question of his bona fides. The belief was general at the time among the followers of Ramanuja, and it has been recorded by the writers of his biographies as a fact. The function of the bell is to dispel the enemies of the Gods and our author believed bis mission was to crush the arguments of the opponents of theism. He acquired the name of Vedantacharya at Srirangam. The name is believed to bave been given him by Ranganatha, of course through the medium of His Archakas. In the Prologue to the Sankalpasuryodaya, he says of himself 'श्रीरङ्गराजदिव्याज्ञालब्धवेदान्ताचार्यपदः' and refers to this event in the opening sloka of bis Adhi. karanasaravali. स्वस्ति श्रीराभर्तुः किमपि दधदहं शासन तत्प्रसत्यै सत्यैकालंबि भाष्यं यतिपतिकथितं शश्वदध्याप्य युक्तान् । विश्वमित्रामरूपाण्यनुविहितवता तेन देवेन दत्ता वेदान्ताचार्यसंज्ञामवहितबहुवित्सार्थमन्वर्थयामि ॥ "The Lord Ranganatha who is the author of the shapes and names of all substances in the Universe, gave me the special title of Vedantacharya. Having received his
