Mathamnay Setu Or Mahanushasanam (Sharada Bhashyam) An Old and Rare Book

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Acharya Shankara (507-475 BC), the great philosopher ascetic, religious reformer and the great omniscient, is regarded as an Incarnation of Lord Sadashiva. In the very short span of his life, he performed so many miraculous works, which are not possible for an ordinary human being today.

He wrote on the one hand, very scholarly commentaries on the 'Prasthana Trayi'-Upanisads, Brahma-Sutra and Gita, authored so many original works, explained the meanings of the Vishnu Sahasranama, and established on the other, the four monasteries- Religious Empires-on the four important places of the four parts of the country. Among them, the Samavediya Pascimamnaya Sarda matha-Western Empire-was established in 490 BC in Dwaraka.

The Rigvediya-purbamnaya-Eastem Dharma Empire, Govardhan matha was established in 486 BC in Puri, The Atharvavediya Uttaramnaya-Northern Dharma Empire was founded in Jyotirmatha in 492 BC, in Badarikashrama on the Bank of Alakananda and the Yajurvediya Dakshinamnaya-Southern Darma Empire, Sringeri matha in 490 BC in Sringeri (Karnataka)

After establishing the mathas Shankara, Bhagvatpada, the great thinker crowned four Acharyas on the Dharma-Pithas, as follow-

1. Vishwarupa-Sureshwaracharya was installed at the Sharda Pitha in 489 BC.

2. Pratardana-Totakacharya at Jyotispitha in 484 BC.

3. Prithwidhara-Hastamalakacharya at Sringeri in 484 BC and

4. Sanandana-Padmapadacharya at Govardhan Pitha in 483 BC.

For the proper governance and functioning of these monasteries and the territories under these mathas, showing the guideline to select and crown the Acharya on the Seat Bhagvatpada issued in written form as Dharmic Commandment, namely 'Mathamnaya- Setu-Mahanushasanam, This "Mahanushasanam' is really a constitution of the pithas. Here one sees the omniscience of Bhargvatpada Shankaracharya.

Significance of the technical terms, like Bharati, Sarasvati, Tritha, Asrama, Giri, Puri, Aranya, Vana, Parvata, Sagara etc. has been fully explained in this great work.

The 'Mahanushasan' provides ways and means to adopt at the time of National Problems and crisis. Thought small in size, the work is very excellent and great.

This very important work was not easily accessible for a common reader. Realizing the excellence of the work and seeing the difficulty of the inquisitive persons, Shri Parmeshwar Nath Mishra, Advocate, Kolkata High Court and Suprerme Court of India, has fully commented, analysed and anatomized this work, the 'Mathanushasanam' and made it easily accessible to the common readers.