Kudṛṣṭi — Wrong View
Kudṛṣṭi (Sanskrit: ku — bad/wrong; dṛṣṭi — view/vision) denotes philosophical positions that Śrī Vaiṣṇava ācāryās consider contrary to proper Vedic interpretation (sad-darśana) and therefore harmful to spiritual progress.
Classically, kudṛṣṭi refers to:
- Māyāvāda (Advaita Vedānta) — which denies the reality of the world and the distinction between jīva and Brahman
- Bauddha (Buddhist) śūnyavāda — which denies a permanent self
- Other schools like Cārvāka (materialism) or Jaina perspectives that conflict with Vedic affirmations
Rāmānuja composed the Śrī Bhāṣyam partly to systematically refute kudṛṣṭis. In Yathīndra Pravaṇa Prabhāvam, Māmunigaḷ is described as a defender of the tradition against those with kudṛṣṭi, upholding the Viśiṣṭādvaita position with scholarship and devotion.