THE CONCEPT OF TATTVATRAYA ACCORDING TO YATĪNDRAMATADĪPIKĀ AN AUTHENTIC COMPENDIUM OF VIŚIṢṬĀDVAITA

The present paper explains the concept of ‘three realities' according to Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy, expounded in the 17th century treatise named Yatīndramatadīpikā. The work faithfully brings out the teachings of tattvatraya by Rāmānuja, in a summarised manner and is considered as the authentic work inViśis̜ṭādvaita tradition. On the basis of the textual study, it has been concluded that knowledge of the three fundamental realities i.e. tattvatraya is very essential as far as Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy is concerned as liberation dawns on the embodied soul only after their precise knowledge.