Panchadasi of Srimad Vidyaranya Swami

Madhava, Madhavarya, Madhavacharya and madhyavamtya were the names by which Vidyaranya Swami use to pass prior to his turning into a recluse. He wrote many works all of which attest his learning and erudition. He wrote on medicine, grammar, astrology besides writing commentaries on the four Vedas known by the name of Madhavaprkash, Sarvadarshansangraha and others.

The Panchadasi is an important text on the Vedantic philosophy. It consists of fifteen chapters written by Srimat Vidyaranya Swami. The present boo discuss Vedantic philosophy with critical notices of the other contending systems. It embraces dissertations on cosmology, psychology, evolution, Yoga and emancipation. It is a complete clue for the comprehension of the science of man, his relation to the uiverse, and his ultimate destiny. It clears out the mistaken notions concerning Isvara and Parabrahma and reviews Theism and Pantheism in all its aspects. It is an exhaustive key to esoteric science.