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It is said that Kumarila Bhatta who defeated the Bauddhas and re-established Vaidika dharma, gave up his life by immolating himself in a pyre made of burning rice husk (तुषाग्नि) which is a slow and most painful way of committing suicide, as an atonement for guru-droha.

In the Sanskrit movie on Adi Sankaracharya, Kumarilabhatta is shown as having only one eye, having lost an eye when he jumped from the top of a hill. Whereas Sankara Digvijaya says no harm came to him, when he jumped from the top of the hill.
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Kumarila Bhatta's faith in the Vedas
यदि वेदाः प्रमाणं स्युर्भूयात्काचिन्न मे क्षतिः।
इति घोषयता तस्मान्यपाति सुमहात्मना ॥
अपि लोकगुरुः शैलातूलपिण्ड इवापतत् ।
श्रुतिरात्मशरण्यानां व्यसनं नोच्छिनत्ति किम् ॥ Madhaviya Sankara Digvijaya 1.75, 77

"He then fell from the top uttering these words 'If the Vedas are true, I, who have complete faith in them, shall not suffer any harm'. He rolled down the hills like a ball of cotton. Would not the Vedas save the believer from the effects of pain?"
Sankara Digvijaya 1.75, 77

How is it that Kumarila bhatta is shown as having only one eye in the Sanskrit movie? Doesn't this contradict the Madhaviya Sankara Digvijaya verses quoted above?

It is usually said that Kumarila Bhatta lost an eye for having used the word 'यदि' (if) which indicates that he had a little doubt regarding the authority of the Vedas.
But, Kumarila Bhatta again used 'यदि' while jumping from the hilltop. Yet, he was not harmed by the fall.

Sridharacharya, while commenting on Bhagavata 1.3.34, says - यदीत्यसंदेहे संदेहवचनम् 'यदि वेदाः प्रमाणं स्युः' इतिवत् ।
i.e. Though the word यदि is indicative of doubt, it is used here to show certainty, as in यदि वेदाः प्रमाणं स्युः.

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