This Book is a Classical work on Advaita Which is As Much A Textbook for the Beginner

- Panchadasi Chapter 1 Pratayaktatva Viveka (Analysis of the Inner Self) - Panchadasi as a valuable remembrance to the advanced aspirant for self-realisation

- As its name implies it is a collection of fifteen treatises or Prakaranas and is therefore sometimes called as Panchadasa Prakarana

- It is a joint production of Sri Bharti Tirtha and Sri Vidyaranya who were both the disciples of Sri Vidya Tirtha who was the 10th Acharya in the Jagadguru Peetha at Sringeri 

- Both of them occupied that Peetha consecutively as its 11th and 12th Acharyas - They are reputed to be brothers 

- The younger brother had his initiation earlier than the elder and so by reason of his seniority in the spiritual line, succeeded to the Peetha in preference to the elder brother

- They were both equally eminent scholars and their intimate collaboration in the works which either of them wrote is very patent

- It is therfore immaterial to apportion their responsibility as regards the authorship of this Panchadasi - It has been commented upon by Sri Ramakrishna Pandita who was evidently a contemprory

- And a disciple to both of them - If we were particular about the apportioning the authorship it may be stated that the first six chapters are from the pen of Sri Vidyaranya, that the seventh and the last five are from that of Sri Bharati Thirtha 

- And that the remaining three are from either or both of them - It must be borne in mind that when the works of two distinct authors are clubbed together as to form