प्रणवत्कामधॅनुं च भजस्सुरतरूपमम्|श्रीभावबँधकृत्पादचिंतामणि मुपास्महे|| The contributions of Sri Raghuttama Tirtha to Dvaita school of Vedanta are unique and effective. This article is about his philosophical works that have made a deep impression on the scholars of subsequent periods. TYPES OF DVAITA SCHOLARS The noted historian of Dvaita School of Vedanta Dr. B.N.K. Sharma classified the…
SUVARNAMUKHI – THE DIVINE ADDRESS OF TIRUMALA The accuracy of Puranic narratives can be better explained with the help of Suvarnamukhi River and Tirumala Kshetra. Veda Vyasa, in all the Puranas that speak about Tirumala, always cites Suvarnamukhi as the ‘divine address’ to reach Venkatagiri. This article tries to elaborate this aspect. Tiruvengada Kottam…
BHARATA TATPARYA NIRNAYA – ACHARYA MADHVA’S UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION On the sacred occasion of Madhva Navami, here is a brief introduction to an invaluable contribution of Acharya Madhva made to firm up the very foundation of Sanatana Dharma in the age of Kali. And that contribution’s name is “Sriman Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya.” BACKGROUND: As was done by…
Sri Gopaladasa, the disciple of Sri Vijayadasa, is well know for his unique devotional songs. One of his famous suLAdis, a vivid description of a horseman who rode from nowhere & sped away in no time is the topic of this small write-up. The said suLAdi that beings with the following lines – “ನೀಲಗುದುರೆಯನ್ನೇರಿ ಶಾಲು…
Published in 1909, ‘The Life and Teachings of Sri Madhvacharya” by Sri C.M. Padmanabhachar could be one of the earliest book on Sri Madhvacharya in English language. Sri Padmanabhachar seems to be the first scholar to fix the date of Sri Madhva between 1238 – 1317 AD which has been supported and strengthened further by greats like…
A PROVEN METHOD TO UNDERSTAND PURANA & ITIHASA Recently a heated debate raged over a Telugu piece on Sitadevi. The person who wrote that is a Xtian missionary & a known Hindu hater. I didn’t read that piece but read the snippets posted on the Facebook updates by a few friends. Such attempts are not…
A BRIEF NOTE ON THE TITLE ‘SRIPADARAYA’ INTRODUCTION In the absence of a clinical approach towards history, fables rule the root and distort the truth. Who gave the title Sripadaraya to Sri Lakshmi Narayana Tirtha is also one such case in point that must be studied properly. This topic needs an impartial examination of the…
Madhva’s Logic is an English translation of Pramāna Chandrika written by Chalari Seshacharya. Pramana Chandrika follows Pramana Paddhati by Sri Jayatirtha or Teekarayaru which is a commentary on Sri Madhvacharya’s Pramana Lakshana. Sri Chalari Acharya, in the first invocation shloka, says that the purpose of writing Pramana Chandrika is to enable the beginners to understand…
Sumadhwa Vijaya – Historical Exploration Part 2 ——— READ PART – 1 HERE ——— To summarise, the period of the last two decades of Madhva (1298 – 1318 AD) followed by the periods of Padmanabha Tirtha (1318 – 1324 AD) and Narahari Tirtha (1324 – 1333 AD) saw some of the worst destruction of organized…
INTRODUCTION Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (c.1412-1502) is one of the much celebrated Madhva saints from 15th century. Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha’s contribution to both Samskruta and Kannada literature is immense and laudable. He played a significant role in establishing Haridasa Paddhati. He also created new forms of prosody that are still in vogue. His brindavana at Mulbagal…
