Śarīrabhāṣyaṭīkā

This manuscript preserves Ānandajñāna's Śārīrakabhāṣyaṭīkā, a significant Vedāntic commentary on the Brahmasūtras from saṃvat 1760 (c. 1703 CE), focusing on the third and fourth adhyāyas. The text engages with classical debates on transmigration (saṃsāra), the mechanics of rebirth through the five-fire doctrine (pañcāgnividyā), and the causal relationship between karma, ignorance (avidyā), and the jīva's embodiment. Notable is its rigorous analysis of upādāna-kāraṇa (material causation) and the refutation of rival philosophical positions, including Sāṃkhya and Lokāyata materialism, while advancing the Advaita thesis of Brahman-realization as the sole means to liberation. The commentary demonstrates sophisticated hermeneutical techniques in reconciling śruti passages and establishing the necessity of vairāgya (dispassion) through contemplation of saṃsāric suffering.