Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa

Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa (born 1513 C.E.) was a renowned scholar and author in the field of Dharmaśāstra, prosody, and Alaṅkāra, residing in Benares during the 16th century. He belonged to the Bhaṭṭa family, originally from Maharashtra, known for their dedication to the study and composition of Dharmaśāstra texts. Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa's father, Rāmeśvara Bhaṭṭa, migrated from Pratiṣṭhāna in Deccan to Banaras. Quotes Even if the linga of Viśveśvara here is taken off somewhere and another is brought in and established by human hands, on account of the difficulty of the times, whatever is established in that place should be worshipped, or the spot where it was should itself be worshipped … these acts of worship have to be performed with regard to the different liṅga that has come to occupy that spot even though the primary Viśveśvara Jyotirliṅga is not present there…and if, owing to the power of the wicked foreign rulers (Mlecchaadi Dushta Raja), there is no linga at all in that place, even so, the dharma of the place itself should be observed, with rites of circumambulation, salutation etc. and in this way the daily pilgrimage (nitya yatra) shall be performed …. Such performances are to be construed as similar even in situations of replacement of liṅga or the replacement of the pratimā (image). Ganesha Shastri, Ed. Tristhali Setu of Narayana Bhatta (Poona: Anandashram, 1915), p. 208. quoted in Vikram Sampath - Waiting for Shiva_ Unearthing the Truth of Kashi's Gyan Vapi-BluOne Ink (2024) External links Category:1510s births Category:Authors from India