Sunday 27 November 2011

Devala's Avatar


Devala was created for the twin purposes of manufacturing the threads and the cloths for the use of gods and Men and for this purpose he was made to incarnate seven times, Devala did not stop at that point only.Apart from weaving the cloths, he ruled over a Kingdom with its capital in Amodaganagar and preached Religion and philosophy to all his followers. He went one step further and wrote a number of treatises on religion and philosophy. The following is the detalis of the works attributed to Devala in each of his seven avatars.
  • Devala
  • Vidyadhara Avatar:
    1. Rig-Bhashya                                             2. Manu Sutra
    3. Sandhya Sutra                                           4. Manu Smriti
    5. Devalopanidhi                                          6. Devaraja Chandas
    7. Deval-Jemini Vada                                   8. Varnashrama Mahodadhi
    9. Brahma Sutra Nighantu                          10. Manu Jnana Sikhamani
  • Pushpadanta Avatar:
    1. Sivamahimna Stotra                                 2. Meru Charitra
    3. Vedantakush                                             4. Brahmopadesh Sidhanta
    5. Devi Bhagavat                                          6. Deva Ratnakara
    7. Devaraja Sekhara                                      8. Uttara Meemamsa
    9. Sujnana Deepika
  • Betala Avatar
    1. Chatuhu Shasthikala Sutra                       2. Dhanushastra
    3. Betala Panchatantra                                  4. Betalakhyana
    5. Bhoo Sukta                                                6. Smara Shastra
    7. Mallasadhana Nirnaya                              8. Mahabhairava Sukta
    9. Mantra Shastra
  • Vararuchi Avatar
    1. Praktira Prakasha                                     2. Sutra Tatwa Nighantu
    3. Katha Ganita Shastra                               4. Chandra Sidhanta
    5. Surya Sidhanta                                         6. Trilinga Datta Meemamsa
    7. Srutishat Sutra Nirnaya                            8. Kaumudi Shabda Shastra
    9. Vastavyu Nirnaya                                   10. Bhaga Shastra
    11. Yoni Tantra                                           12. Chandojnam
    13. Sandhi Sutram                                      14. Kanasanyaya bodhini
    15. Nara Pingali Shastra                             16. Lakshana Darshana
    17. Swara Shastra                                       18. VedangamaLayurveda
    19. Yetadvimshati Shastra
  • Devashali Avatar
    1. Paramanya Vadah                                   2. Sujnana Deepika
    3. Jnana Manjari                                         4. Sujnana Ratnamala
    5. Sadvada Jnana Manjari                           6. Panchasikha Nirnaya
    7. Devakalpatmadarpana                            8. Purvapara Prayoga
    9. Deva Rahasya                                       10. Satkarma Jnana Prabodhaka
  • Devadasa Avatar
    Vachanas in kannada written with his pen name "Ramanatha". All his vachanas are not available now.