Sri Jayatirtharu

ಚಿತ್ರೈ: ಪದೈಶ್ಚ ಗಂಭೀರೈರ್ವಾಕ್ಯೈರ್ಮಾನೈರಖಂಡಿತೈ: |

ಗುರುಭಾವಂ ವ್ಯಂಜಯಂತೀ ಭಾತಿ ಶ್ರೀಜಯತೀರ್ಥವಾಕ್ || Sri Vyasarajaru in Nyayamruta

 

Sri Jayatirtha’s words are full of gaambheerya.  Each word or sentence has deep meaning.  His words can never be condemned as he has given pratyakshaadi pramaaNaas.  More ever it is full of guru Acharya Madhwa’s intentions.  As such it is shining.

Moola Vrundavana    Paaduka of Jayatirtharu

Teekacharya -  In Dwaitha Vedanta the name of Sri Jayatirtharu is always to be remembered for his contributions.  No one is comparable to his style of writing Teeka and upholding the Madhwa Philosophy.  Almost all the Granthaas, teekaas, vyakyaas that have come after Jayatirtha are based on his Teekaas only.  That is why he is called as Teekacharya.

Sri Jayateertharu is the sixth  Pontiff  of our Sri Madhwacharya Peetha and is popularly known by “Teekarayaru”, “Teekacharyaru” and “Teekakrutpadaru”, etc.

Sri Satyatma Tirtharu on Sri Jayatirtharu

ಯಸ್ಯ ವಾಕ್ಕಾಮಧೇನುರ್ನ: ಕಾಮಿತಾರ್ಥಾನ್ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಚತಿ |

ಸೇವೇ ತಂ ಜಯಯೋಗೀಂದ್ರಂ ಕಾಮಬಾಣಛಿದಂ ಸದಾ ||

यस्य वाक्कामधेनुर्न: कामितार्थान् प्रयच्छति ।
सेवे तं जययोगींद्रं कामबाणच्छिदं सदा ।  – श्री विजयींद्रतीर्थ

His words are lika kaamadhenu,  which gives all our desires kaamitaartha.  I always prostrate before the great yogeendra who defeated all his desires.

Poorvashrama name	Dondo Raghunatha Pantha
Wife	Bheemabai
Sanyasashrama Period	1364-1387
Vrundavana	Malakheda
River	Kagini + Bennetore sangama
Ashrama Gurugalu	Sri Akshobhya Thirtharu
Ashrama Shishyaru	Sri Vidyadhiraja Thirtharu; Sri Vyasatirtharu
Vidya Gurugalu	Sri Akshobhya Tirtharu
Aradhana	Ashaada Krishna Panchami
Family Name	Deshapande
Amsha	Indramsha
Avesha	Sheshadevaru
Place of Tapassu	Yeragola Cave
Vidyanugraha	Bharatee Devi
Ankita	Raama Vittala
Original Place	Mangalavede, 15 miles from Pandarapura
Contemporaries	Akshobhya Tirtharu, Vidyaranyaru, Vijayadwaja Tirtha of Pejavara Mutt, Vadeendra of Shrungeri Peeta, Delhi King Firoz Shah Tughlak
Childhood Education learnt	Horse Riding, Khadga fighting, etc, Accounting, Administration, etc
Word which gave him vairagya	“Kim pashu poorvadhehe: by Akshobhya Tirtharu
Previous janma	As an Ox in the service of Acharya Madhwa
Grantha shown to Vidyaranya	Teeka for Acharya Madhwa’s PramaNa LakshaNa
Vijayadwajaru gave him	Bhagavatha Vyakyana “PadaratnaavaLi”
Vyakyana for Tantrasara	“Padyamala”
Teeka for Geetha Tatparya	“Nyaaya Deepika”
Saying on “Nyayasudha”	Sudha vaa paTanIya vasudhaa vaa paalanIya
Acharya Madhwa on the ox	“vyaaKyaasyatyESha gOraaT”
Durga & Saraswathi gave him	GanTa, betel nut to rub after writing on the leaves,
Vyasarajaru on Jayatirtharu	“EduraarO guruvE samaraarE”
Other Names	Teekarayaru, Teekakrutpaadaru
Performed as Vice Chancellor	At Buddhist University in Gujarat as per request of King Kamadeva
Pramana Lakshana Teeka	Pramana Paddati
Anuvyakyana Teeka	Srimannyaya Sudha
Vadavali deals with	Jaganmithyatva Khandana
Padyamala deals with	Bhagavatpooja paddati as per Tantrasara sangraha
Granthas on Jayatirtharu	“Jayatirtha Vijaya” & “Anu Jayatirtha Vijaya” by Vyasatirtharu, “Jayatirtha Vijaya” by Sri Raghunatha Tirtha of Akshobya Tirtha Mutt, “Toravi Narahari Kavi’s kannada Jayatirtha Vijaya”, etc…..

मिथ्या सिद्धांत दुर्द्वांत विद्वंसन विचक्षण: ।
जयतीर्थाख्य तरणी: भासतां नो हृदंबरे ।
श्री व्यासराजरु (तात्पर्यचंद्रिका)

ಮಿಥ್ಯಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ದುರ್ದ್ವಾಂತ ವಿದ್ವಂಸನ ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣ: |
ಜಯತೀರ್ಥಾಖ್ಯ ತರಣೀ: ಭಾಸತಾಂ ನೋ ಹೃದಂಬರೇ |
ಶ್ರೀ ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಜರು (ತಾತ್ಪರ್ಯಚಂದ್ರಿಕಾ)

ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವ: ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷಶ್ಚ ಜಯಾಚಾರ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ಧೇನವ: |

ಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿಸ್ತು ವಾಸಾರ್ಯಾ: ಮುನಿತ್ರಯಮುದಾಹೃತಂ ||

Born as a bullock –

• He was born as Bullock, during Srimadacharyaru’s period and he carried Sarvamoola Grantha for nearly 18years from place to place.  When Srimadacharya used to do paata for his Shishyaas, he used to sit next to Acharya Shishyaas and hear all the shastraas.

Why was he born as a bullock? - The Pandavaas after being victorious in Kurukshetra, were remembering and discussing the past incidents of Mahabharata Maha Yuddha. At that time Arjuna forgot Sri Krishna and boasted before Bheema that he is responsible for the entire victory.  Immediately Bheema told  “You are boasting like an animal, you forgot Sri Krishna’s anugraha. Immediately Arjuna realized his ajnaana (ahambhaava – Indra is not free from Kali Avesha) and repented. As the wordings of  great personalities will never be false, they will become true. And that he will definitely take the birth of a beast.  Arjuna forgot Sri Krishna Paramathma for a while and got the life of a bullock.  The same  bullock  became  Sri Jayateertharu.

(drawing by Bhargavi Prabhanjan)

Acharyaru indicating that the bullock (Teekakaryaru) will write Teeka “ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾಸ್ಯತ್ಯೇಷ್ಟ ಗೋರಾಟ್ ” “व्याख्यास्यत्येष्ट गोराट्” for his granthas :-

One day when Srimadacharyaru was teaching his disciples, one of his shishyaas raised the topic that “who will write – Compose the Commentaries to His Works”. All the Pandits were seeing their faces each other with a smile that Srimadacharyaru will suggest their names. On the contrary Srimadacharya said “व्याख्यास्यत्येष्ट गोराट्” – that the bullock which was sitting in front will write the commentaries to His Works. The Pandits became angry and cursed the bullock to die with the Serpent bite.   Within a few days the bullock,  due to the Serpent bite was suffering a lot and died.  It was the same bullock that provided as the entire Teeka of Acharya Madhwa.  He had heard the entire Sarvamoola directly from Srimadacharyaru.

Yeragola Cave - This is the place where Sri Jayatirtharu wrote Srimannyaayasudhaadi granthaas. This is situated in just one kilometre from Chittapura in Yadgir District.  Once upon a time, this Cave was the tapobhoomi of Shanka named sage.

Jayateertharu used to sit there in the lonely place for writing commentaries with great patience, knowledge and intense Aparoksha Gnyaana. It is here on this holy land that majority of his Teekas took  birth.   Sri Ramachandra Tirtha’s and Sri Vidyanidhi Tirtha’s Vrundavana also there near Yeragola.

(Jayatirtharu in the form of a snake @ Yeragola cave)

Yeragola Cave entrance, Yadgir District, Gulbarga District

‘Kim Pashuhu Poorvadehe “”किं पशु: पूर्वधे:” – Sri Akshobhya Thirtharu was searching for a shishya for his Sarvagna Peeta.     One day,  he was sitting on the bank of the River Bheemarathi.  There a young handsome boy, named Dondu pantha or Donduraya, riding a horse, being thirsty,  came and went into the river, sitting on the Horse itself and drunk the  water without using his hands. Shree Akshobhya Thirtharu saw this scene and uttered in Sanskrit with Loud  “Kim Pashu Poorvadehe”  ”किं पशु: पूर्वधे:” In the previous Janma Had you been a Beast? (Pashu).

Hearing this Dhondooraya stunned and remembered his previous Janmas – Arjuna, His Bullock Janma in the period of Srimadacharyaru, Vrashabharoopa and all. Immediately  Bowed to Sri Akshobhya Teertharu and requested for Yati Ashrama. Akshobhya Teertharu’s Joy knew no bonds, Actually Dondu Raya is the Akshobhya Thirthara  poorvashrama brother’s son. Sri Akshobhya Teertharu asked Dhonduraya to get the permision of the Elders.  Dhonduraya did not listen and  insisted him to give Ashrama immediately. Raghunath Deshpande, on hearing this, rushed with anger near Akshobhya Tirtharu. He simply cried loudly. Dhondoraya told that Akshobhya Tirtharu has not forcibly given the Ashrama, at his own will and wish became Yati.

But his father forceably took him home and arranged for the First night for Dondurayaru with his wife Bhamamani. But for the girl, Dhonduraaya looked like a serpant.  She tried to came near him, but the snake was not allowing her to come near him.     After all his efforts are failed, his father realized that he was wrong in bringing Donduraya, the Jayathirtharu to his home for first night and took him back to Akshobhya Thirtharu and asked his excuse for his acts.

Studied under Sri Akshobhya Tirtharu -    Even though he had knowledge from what he had learnt from Acharya Madhwa when he was an ox, he further studied under Akshobhya Tirtharu, who taught him like “shukavaani”. He himself has quoted in his granthas that  “akshobhyatirtha guruNaa shukavakShischitasya mE”|

In most of his granthas, he has praised his guru Akshobhya Tirtharu.

पदवाक्य प्रमाणाग्नान् प्रतिवादिदच्चिद: ।
श्रीमदक्षोभ्यतीर्थाख्यानुपतिष्टे गुरून्मम ।
पदवाक्य प्रमाणग्नान्प्रणम्य शिरसा गुरून् ।
व्याकरिष्ये यथाबोधं विष्णुतत्त्वविनिर्णयं ।

 

padavaakya pramaaNaagnaan prativaadidachchida: |

shrImadakShObhyatIrthaaKyaanupatiShTE gurUnmama |

padavaakya pramaaNagnaanpraNamya shirasaa gurUn |

vyaakariShyE yathaabOdhaM viShNutattvavinirNayaM |

Penance at Durga betta - After the vrundavana pravesha of his Gurugalu Jayatirtharu decided to start grantha rachane.  Before starting the grantha rachana work he went to Durga Betta for tapassu.    He did the tapassu like Druvarayaru by eating green leaves, dry gross, panchagavya prashana, etc.   He got the anugraha of Saraswathi and Bharatee Deviyaru.  Sheshadevaru also came and did the anugraha on his tongue.  So, there was the avesha of Sheshadevaru also in him.

Jayatirtharu on Acharya Madhwa - “For doing the vyakyaana on Acharya Madhwa Grantha only gods are capable.  Even the effort of doing the vyakyaana itself looks like a comedy, but I have done the vyakyaana with the utmost devotion to Acharya Madhwa – this is also a vibhushana for his grantha”.

Svaahankara khandana by Jayatirtharu - He says that “he is not an expert in Vyakarana Shastra.  Not an expert in Vedavaakya or Nyaya shastra.  Not learnt all.  Whatever I have done is only with the anugraha of Sarvajnaacharya’ –

 

na shabdaadou gaaDaa: na cha nigamacharchaasu chaturaa |

na cha nyaayE prouDhaa na cha viditavEdyaa api vayaM paraM |

shrImatpUrNapramatigurukaaruNyasaraNIM

prapannaa manyaa: sma kimapi cha vadaMtOpi mahataaM |

 

न शब्दादौ गाडा: न च निगमचर्चासु चतुरा ।
न च न्याये प्रौढा न च विदितवेद्या अपि वयं परं ।
श्रीमत्पूर्णप्रमतिगुरुकारुण्यसरणीं
प्रपन्ना मन्या: स्म किमपि च वदंतोपि महतां ।

Anugraha by Jayatirtharu – There is a canal nearby wherein Sri Jayatirtharu just stopped water by giving his handful of mud to the Gouda of that village.   Once it so happened that the main Gowda of that village thought of constructing a canal for the village people.  He constructed the canal and the same was filled with water but in a very short period it was dried and the gowda was forced to wait for another rainy season.  Then again rain came and canal was filled but was dried again.  One night he got a dream wherein he was told to meet a sage nearby who is doing the penance, and he will help you.  The gowda immediately met the sage nearby, who was none other than Sri Jayatirtharu, who in turn gave him a handful of mud after doing some abhimantrana to the gowda and asked him to put in the pond.  The gowda did as instructed by the sage and the canal was saved and even today so many villagers are being benefited by the canal which was the anugraha of Jayatirtharu.

“Koneri Pranesha” -  Once after the completion of the pooja, a monkey came near him and wrote “geetha” “aÉÏiÉÉ” on a rock nearby. Sri Jayatirtharu realized that it was the order of Mukyapranadevaru to write “Geetha Bhashya Teeka”, and he wrote the monkey’s figure on the same rock.  He also did the prana pratiste of the monkey.  Subsequently Koneri family people built one mantapa for Mukyaprana.

Anugraha to Muslim King Firozeshah - Once Muslim King Firozeshah sent one of his servants to invite Jayatirtharu to his palace.    Jayatirtharu came but stayed in a temple in Kurukshetra.  At the same time many Hindus were doing upavaasa in front of the palace as the King was taxing exhorbitantly on Brahmins and was forcing the Hindus to be converted to Muslim Community. As the branhims were fasting, Jayatirtharu refused to enter the city. Then the King came personally and asked him to come to his palace.  He told Jayatirtharu that his son was suffering from severe decease which has not been cured by any doctors and asked for anugraha to his son.  Jayatirtharu insisted a condition that king must free the Brahmin community from exhorbitant taxes and avoid conversion.  The King agreed.  Jayatirtharu did the pooja and after naivedya and his tirtha prasada, he gave some prasaada to the Muslim King, which prasada cured the prince from his severe decease.  The King was delighted and decided to invite Jayatirtharu to Delhi and give all the honours of the Kings.  But the sage refused and told him that the entire thing happened with the blessings of Sri Ramachandra only and it was because of Srimadwacharya’s anugraha that the king’s son’s health was improved and the entire honour must go to them only.

Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Mutt Swamiji Sri Vijayadhwaja Tirtharu, met Sri Jayatirtharu and handed over the Grantha written by him titled “Padarathnavali”   a Vyakhyana for Srimad Bhagavatha and asked Sri Jayathirtharu to scrutinize the grantha and bless him.   The Vyakhyana is also called as “Vijayadhwajeeya vyakhyana”

Teeka Granthas on Madhwa Siddantha  can be grouped into three., viz.,

 

a)      Ancient Teekaas – i.e., for the period from Srimadacharya’s Badarikashrama pravesha to Sri Jayateertharu’s period ( 1317 to 1365AD)

 

b)      Jayatheertharu’s Teekaas – Period 1365 to 1388

 

c)      Arvaacheena Tippanees – After Jayatheertharu’s period till date.

Sri Jayatheertha’s Granthas can be grouped as 6 parts.  They are :

 

i)       Sootra Prasthaana      ii) Geetha Prasthaana  iii) Upanishat Prasthaana

iv)    PrakaraNa Granthaas  v) Ruk Prasthaana       vi) Swatantra Granthaas

 

In Soothra Prasthaana  :-

i)         Brahmasootra Bhashya Teeka – Tatvaprakashika

ii)        Anuvyaakyaana Teeka – Srimannyaaya Sudha

iii)       Nyaaya VivaraNa Teeka

 

In Geetha Prasthaana : -

i)         Geetha Bhashya Teeka – Prameya Deepike

ii)         Geetha Tatparya Teeka – Nyaaya Deepika

 

In Upanishat Prasthaana :-

i)          IshaavasyOpanishad bhaashya Teeka

ii)          Shat PrashnOpanishad bhaashya Teeka

 

In PrakaraNa Granthaas :- Tattva sanKyaana Teeka; Tattva VivEka Teeka; TattvOdyOta Teeka; Maayaavaada KhandaNa Teeka; UpadhikhanDana Teeka; Prapancha mithyaatvaanumaana KanDana Teeka; Karma NirNaya Teeka; Kathaa LakshaNa Teeka; PramaaNa laKshaNa Teeka; Vishnu Tattva VinirNaya Teeka

In Ruk Prasthaana – Rugbhaashya Teeka

In Swatantra Granthaas – i)  VaadaavaLi   ii)   PramaNa paddati    iii) Padyamaala

(Total Grantha sanKye – 55000. Note : for every 32 aksharaas one grantha)

He has written 21 granthas. He has written commentary on majority of Sarvamoola Granthaas.

1. Tathvaprakashika – brahmasootra bhashya Teeka – Before Srimadacharya, there were 21 Kubhaashyaas on Brahmasutra.  As such, Vedavyasaru insisted Srimadacharyaru to write Bhashya for Brahmasootra which is in line with Vedavyasaru.  So Acharyaru wrote Brahmasutra Bhashya wherein he has said there are 564 sootraas, which contained 4 adhyaayaas, 16 paadaas, and 223 adhikaranaas.

Tattva Prakashika contains : –

Prathama adhyaaya (samanyadhyaaya) – Sri Maha Vishnu is the only Parabrahma.  He is anantha Kalyana GuNa paripoorna and has atha kartrutva shakthi viz.,  a) Srusti, b) sthithi, c) laya,  d) jnaana, e) ajnaana, f) niyamana,   g) bandha, h) moksha.   Srihari is sarva shabda vandya as said in anantha vedaas.

Dviteeya adhyaaya (avirOdhaadhyaaya) -  It is said that Srihari is Sarva doosha doora.  It gives evidence to prove that Saankya, vaishEshika, bouddha, jaina, shakthi, chaarvaka and Paashupata matha are apraamaana and are not reliable.   It says Jeeva – Parabrahma relation (sambhandha) is that of servant and King relation.

Triteeya adhyaaya (saadhanaadhyaaya) says – Those adhikaaree jeevaas must have Virakthi, bhakthi, jnaana and do upaasaana in order to get Moksha.

Fourth Adhyaaya (Phaalaadhyaaya) – Here it is mentioned about karma kshaya, utkraanthi, route and phala.  “Brahma” shabdha means mukyataha “Vishnu” only.  He is ananta kalyaana guna paripoorna, sarvadosha varjita, svagatabedha rahita, jagajjanmaadi kartaa, he is bhinna from nityamukta jeeva, he is karmaphala dhaatru, sarvachestaprada, muktagamya.  This has so many Teekaas and TippaNees – viz., Sri Vyaasarajaru’s Tatparya Chandrika, Sri Raghunatha Tirtha’s Shesha Tatparya Chandrike, Rayara Bhaavadeepa, Kundalagiri Acharya’s Rasakoolankasha, Pandurangi Keshavaachaarya’s gururaajeeya, Vyaasa Tatvajna Tirtha’s Tippani, Raghottama Tirthara Bhaavabhoda, Tippani by Ratna garbha Odeyar, Vaadiraja’s Gurvartha Deepika, Vishnu Tirtha’s Rasaranjini, Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtha’s vyaakyaana, Vijayeendraru, Sumateendraru, Chalari Sankarshanacharyaru, Srimushnam Ananthabhattaru, etc

 

2. Srimannyaaya sudha – (Anuvyaakhyaana Teeka – Sudha – Vishamapada vaakyaartha vivrutti ) –

सुधा वा पठनीय वसुधाव पालनीय -  Sudhaa vaa paThanIyaa vasudhaava paalanIya

- This is the honourable word given to this great grantha.    In this grantha Teekarayaru has analysed and condemned many kubhaashyaas,   Some of the granthaas analysed and condemned by Teekarayaru are “Padmapaada”, “Prakaashaatman”, “saanKyatattva kaumudee”, “Chitsukhee”, “Nyaayaleelaavathi”, “Nyaaya Kandali”, “Nyaayavaarthika taatparya “

This has Omkaara artha vichaara, jeeva kartrutva vichaara, “ithi” shabdaartha, “iva” shabdaartha, karma kartrutva vichaara, pada shakthi vichaara, laya vichaara, bedha vichaara, saakshi vichaara, srushTi Vichaara, jnaana taaratamya vichaara, avayava vichaara, asiddhi vichaara, apraamaaNya paratatva vichaara, veda pramaana vichaara, etc.

This has reference for many nyaayaas viz., “AjaakRupaaNi nyaaya, kaakShinyaaya, kaphONiguDhanyaaya, kUrmarOma nyaaya, gObalIvardaanyaaya, parisaMkyaanyaaya, pUtikuShmaaNDa nyaaya,  bhikShupaada prasaraNa nyaaya, mahaa mallEsha bhaNganyaaya, vIchI taranganyaaya, suptaprabuddhan nyaaya, etc.

There are many Tippanees – viz., Vyasatattvajnaru, Kundalagiri Acharyaru, Vidyaadeesharu, PandurangI Keshavacharyaru, Kashi TimmaaNNaachaaryaru, Yadupatyaachaaryaru, Ratnagarbha Odeyaru, Rayaru (Parimala), vaadiraajaru, KambaalUru Raamachandra Tirtharu, Tamraparni Anandatirthacharyaru, Madanooru Vishnu Tirtharu, Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtharu, Ayi Satyanaathachaaryaru, Satyanatharu, Satyaprajnaru, Satyavrataru, etc.

3.  Nyaaya vivarana Teeka – This is an uncompleted Teeka.  Here Jayateertharu has done Teeka for the first Adhyaya and first two paadaas of second adhyaaya, and for the rest Sri Raghottama Tirtharu has done the Teeka.

4.  Prameya Deepika – Geetabhashya Teeka – Without this grantha, it is very difficult for us to understand the Geetha Bhashya of Srimadacharya.   Here while writing Teeka on Srimadacharya’s vaakya, Teekarayaru has narrated the meanings given by Shankaracharya and Bhaskara and condemned them.   Here he has given the reference of Narahari Tirtha’s Vyaakyaana.  In some of the cases wherein some Advaitees have tried to find fault with the Grammer of Srimadacharya, Teekarayaru has established that the Grammer used by Acharya is accurate and appropriate.

Here he says  : ನನು ವೇದಾಂತೈ: ಈಶ್ವರನಿತ್ಯತ್ವಂ ಜಾನಂತ: ತತ್ರೈವೋಕ್ತಂ ಜೀವನಿತ್ಯತ್ವಂ ಕಥಂ ನ ಜಾನಾತಿ |
ननु वेदांतै: ईश्वरनित्यत्वं जानंत: तत्रैवोक्तं जीवनित्यत्वं कथं न जानाति ।
nanu vEdaaMtai: IshvaranityatvaM jaanaMta: tatraivOktaM jIvanityatvaM kathaM na jaanaati |

न च अभाव: तारतम्यवान्  | ನ ಚ ಅಭಾವ: ತಾರತಮ್ಯವಾನ್ | na cha abhaava: taaratamyavaan |

-    There can’t be gradation in the case of non existing objects.

Persons who know Vedanta, when they understand Nityatva of Eshwara from Vedas, they will also understand that Jeevaas are also Nitya.  He says that Jeeva is Nitya and Eshwara is parama nithya.

5.  Nyaya Deepika – Geetha Tatparya Teeka – This is the Vyaakyaana for Srimadacharya’s Geetha Tatparya NirNaya. This has Tippani in the name of  “Kiranaavali”.  Whatever was not clear in Geetaa Bhashya was clear in Geetaa Tatparya. There are many pramEyaas which are untold in Geeta Tatparya.

Bhagavad Geetha can be summarized as : Jeeva Isha Aikya, Jaganmityaatva, all are apraamanika.  Vishnu is Sarvottama, there is pancha beda, taaratamya, jagat satyatva,  etc.  Paramathma is Anantha Kalyana Guna in all his roopaas, avataaraas, he is sarva dosha vivarjita, sarvottama, he is bhinna from all, all are under him only.  He is swatantra.  All Shastraas tell him only.

Jeeva is nitya.  Jeeva is bhinna from Eshwara.  Bhinna individually, there is taaratamya.  Jeeva is alpa shakta, paratantra, apoorna.  Jeevaas are of three types – Uttama, Madhyama and adhama.  Uttama is mukti yogya, madhyama is samsaarayogya, and adhama is tamoyogya.   Vishnu Bhakthi is the superior sadhaane.  Vishnu Sarvottamatva Jnaana is the best jnaana.   There is no one which is superior to Moksha.  Mukthaas will not have prakruta deha.  Even mukthaas do not have JeevEsha Aikya.

This has following Teekaa and tippanees -  Rayara Bhaavadeepa, Tamraparni Srinivaasaachaarya’s Kiranaavali, satyaprajna Tirtha’s bhaavaprakaasha, and Satyanaatha Tirtha’s Tippani.

6.  Ishavaasya upanishadbhashya Teeka – This is the Teeka for Srimadacharya’s IshavasyOpanishad, (Ishavasa Upanishad has twenty shlokaas).   Swaayambu Manu prayed Yajna naamaka Vishnu through

Ishavaasya Mantra as per Brahmaanda Puraana.    This Grantha quotes Jagat swaroopa, Isha swaroopa, Phala for Brahma Jnaani, Phala for AnyatOpaasaka,  Here Sri Jayateertharu has condemned the bhashya of Advaita and Vishistadvaita from the first shloka itself and done the pratipadane of Bhagavantha’s sarva vyaptatva & on all.

7.  Shat Prashnopanishad Bhashya Teeka – This is the Teeka for Acharya Madhwas’s “Shat Prashnopanishad Bhashya”.  Here six sages (Rushees) will ask questions.  The six sages are Kabandee kaatyaayana, VaidarbhI bhargava, Kausalya Ashwalaayana, SouryOmaNi gaargya, Shaibyascha Satyakaama and SukEshacha Bhaaradhwaaja.  For these six Rushee’s questions answers were given by another sage Pippalaada. This has Tippanees of Vadiraajaru, Chalari Narasimhacharyaru, Chalaari ShEshaachaaryaru, LingEri Vyaasacharyaru, Taamraparni Srinivaasachaaryaru and Rayaru.

8.  Tathvasankhyaana Teeka - This is the Vyaakyaana for Tattva sankyaana of Srimadacharya.   This has Madhwa matha prameyaas.  This grantha tells – Tattva Swaroopa, anaarOpitattvam, tattva saamaanya lakshaNam, vEdapraamaaNya.  This explains parabrahma tattva, lakshmi tattva, jeeva swaroopa, and proves that Sri Vishnu is only swatantra and all others are under him only.

Acharya Madhwa says in the beginning itself – svataMtraM asvataMtraM cha dvividhaM tattvamiShyatE| ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರಂ ಅಸ್ವತಂತ್ರಂ ಚ ದ್ವಿವಿಧಂ ತತ್ತ್ವಮಿಷ್ಯತೇ| | स्वतंत्रं अस्वतंत्रं च द्विविधं तत्त्वमिष्यते।. For this there is a comment that Acharya Madhwa has not done the Mangalacharana itself while starting the grantha.  For this Sri Jayatirtha has replied that Acharya Madhwa must done the Mangalacharana in mind itself.  Acharya Madhwa being the greatest “aastika”, this can be inferred easily.  There need not be a suspicion about this.   Jayatirtha further states that the word “svatantra” itself is Mangalacharana.  The best way of calling Vishnu is “svatantra”  स्वतंत्रं – i.e., independent.  This quality rests only in Maha Vishnu and not in anyone else.  All are dependent on HIM.   As such, “svatantra” itself is Mangalacharana for this grantha.

There are many Tippanees viz., Srimushnam anantabhattaru, Pandurangi Keshavacharyaru, Kaashi Timmannaacharyaru, AyI narasimhaacharyaru, VaNIvaalI Narasimhaacharyaru, Chalaari Narasimhacharyaru, Nrusimha Bhikshu, Bhagavanta raayaru, Yaadavaachaaryaru, Raayaru, Varada Tirtharu, Kumbhaari Vaasudevaacharyaru, Vijayeendraru, Tamraparni Ananda Tirthacharyaru, Vittalacharyaru, Lingeri Vyaasaacharyaru, Chalari SheShaachaaryaru, Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtharu, Lingeri Srinivasacharyaru, Tamraparni Srinivasacharyaru,  Satyadharmaru, Satyaprajnaru

9. Tattvaviveka Teeka - This is the vyaakyaana for TattvavivEka of Srimadacharya. This explains chEtanassatva, swatantratva, svabhaavatva, chEtanatva, nitya muktatva, nityatva.  This has many Tippanees – viz., Keshavacharya Pandurangi, Kambalooru Ramachandra Tirtharu,  Varada Tirtharu, Vyaasarajau (Mandaara Manjari), Bidarahalli Srinivasa tirtharu, Taamraparni Srinivaasacharya.

10. Maayaavada Khandana Teeka – This is a small grantha.  This is a Teeka for Srimadacharya’s Mayavaada Khandana Grantha.   Maayaavada Matha says -  Jeeva himself is Brahma,  Brahma – आत्म ऐक्य  (ब्रह्म – आत्म ऐक्य) is the Main Meaning  for Veda.   Srimadacharya has condemned these in his Mayavada Khandana Grantha and proved that Srihari is Sarvottama,  sakala Guna paripoorna.    This has Teeka from Vyasarajaru (Mandaara Manjari), Satyanatharu (Parashu), Rayaru, Keshavacharya Pandurangi, Vadirajaru, and Anantha Bhattaru.

11. Tattvodyota Teeka – This is the Teeka for TattvOdyota Of Srimadacharya.

This grantha is mukya saadhana for Advaita matha Khandana and dwaita matha sthaapana.   Topics discussed here are :

1. Jeevesha Bedha Samarthane,
2. Shoonya vaadi – Maayaavadi saamya samarthane
3. Sakala Guna paripoornatva saadhane
4. Jagat satyatva samarthane
5. Vishnu Sarvottamatva samarthane

12. Upadhi Khandana Teeka - Prapancha mithyaatvaanumana Khandana Teeka -  Advaita says that Jagat mithya through the vaakya “विश्वं मिथ्या दृश्यत्वात्”.   There are doshaas in Advaita vaakya.  They are :   आश्रयासिद्ध पक्ष:, अप्रसिद्धविशेषण पक्ष:, सिद्धसाधनता, असिद्धहेतु:, विरुद्धहेतु:, अनेकांतिक दोष:, कालात्ययापदिष्ट:, साध्यविकल: सिद्धांत:,  .  There are many Teekaas for this Grantha – They are Keshavacharya Pandurangi, Rayaru, Vyasarajaru, Adya SheShaadaasaacvhaaryaru, Bidarahalli Srinivasa tirtharu, Lingeri Srinivaasaachaaryaru, Satyanatharu and Vadirajaru.

13. Karma nirnaya Teeka – This is the Teeka for Srimadacharya’s Karma Nirnaya.    The PramEyaas available in this Grantha are meaning for Mahaanaami Ruk,  NiroopaNa of Indraadi sarva naama in Parama mukhyataya  Parabrahma.

14. Katha Lakshana Teeka – This is a Teeka on Srimadacharya’s Katha lakshana.   This contains the rules to be followed during “Vaada” or “Vaakyaartha”.  This has kathaprabhedhaas, vaada jalpavitanda, vaada kathaalakshana, praashnika lakShaNa (method of Questioning), nirNaya karma (Decision method), jayaapajaya reasons ( reasoning of Win-Loose).  This has several Tippanees viz., Keshavacharya Pandurangi, Rayaru, Vijayeendraru, Vedesha Tirtharu, Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtharu.

15. Pramana Lakshana Teeka – This is also called as “Nyayakalpalatha”.  This contains Different Pramaanaas, their sub-divisions, and their lakshanaas, linga vishesha, upapatti doshaas, nigraha sthaanaas, parOkSha pramaana niraakaraNe.   This Grantha has Tippani by Vijayeendraru, Rayaru, Vidyaadeesharu, Vedesha Tirtharu, Keshavacharya Pandurangi, Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtharu, Anantha Bhattaru, Chennakeshavacharyaru,  etc..

16. Vishnutathva Nirnaya Teeka – This is one of the Prakarana Granthaas.  It has reference of Sri Padmanabhatirtha and Sri Narahari Tirtha’s vyakyana.  Here he has condemned all the comments by Advaitees on the “Bedha Chintane” of  Sri Madhwacharya.    Here Srihari has been proved as Doshadoora, sakala kalyaana GuNa paripoorna, he is supreme among kSharaksharaas, Veda pourushatva, veda nityatva, jeeveshwara bedha, Vishnu sarvottamatva, bedha swaroopa, meaning of mitya, bedha satyatva, jagatsatyatva, jaganmithyaapoorvaka jagatsatyatva.   This grantha has 3 divisions – first proves Vishnu is atyantha bhinna from Sarva jagat and he is sarvottama.  Second says Vishnu is supreme than ksharaas brahmaadi and aksharaa Mahalakshmi.  Third says Vishnu is dosha rahita and guNa paripoorna.

This has many tippanees viz., Pandurangi Keshavacharya, Raghoottamaru, Rayaru, Aiji Acharyaru, Vijayeendraru, Vedesha Tirtharu, Rayachur Acharyaru, Bidarahalli Srinivasacharyaru and Anantha Bhattaru.

17.  PramaNa paddati –   This is one of the svatantra or independent grantha of Sri Jayatheertha.

प्रणम्य चरणांभोज युगलं कमलापते: ।
प्रमाणपद्धतिं कुर्मो बालानां बोधसिद्धये ।

This has three divisions – first is Pratyaksha parichcheda, second anumaana parichEda, and the third Agama parichcheda.  Srimadachaaryaru in his Pramana Lakshana Grantha has explained the “Pramana Lakshana”, but it is not easily understandable for alpa jnaanees and many of the vaakyaas are very difficult to understand.   That is why Jayatirtharu has written this Grantha

Here he has given the swaroopa lakshana, and its division, and their jnaana sadhanatva, pramana swatatsva, apraamanya paratastva

18.  Rugbhaashya Teeka - Srimadacharya has written Rugbhashya.   Vedaas

can be divided into two.  They are :

1. Astaka, Adhyaya, Varga, Ruk
2. Mandala, Anuvaak, Sooktha, Ruk.

Rugveda has 8 Astakaas and 8 mandalaas.    Srimadacharyaru has written Bhashya for the first three adhyaaya of prathama astaka.   These three adhyaya has 96 vargaas and 489 Ruk.  Veda has three meanings  -

They are – :-

1. agnyaadi dEvataapara artha
2. tadantaryaami paratva
3. Adhyaatma paratva

This has several Tippanees – viz., Arogyahari, Keshavacharya Pandurangi, Chalaari Narasimhachaarya, Kambaalooru Ramachandra Tirtharu, Bidarahalli Srinivasa Tirtharu, Lakshmi Narayanacvharyaru, Varahaacharyaru, Rayaru, Satyanatharu, Sumateendraru.

19. Vaadaavali – This is an independent Grantha by Jayatirtharu.  The main aim of this grantha is condemning the  Jagan mityaatva vaada.  विमतं मिथ्या दृश्यत्वात्, जडत्वात् परिच्चिन्नत्वात् – Sri Jayatirtharu has given the remedy for all these anumaanaas.  Some of the topics covered in this book are –

1. Avidya Lakshana & its Khandana
2. “Mithyaatva” lakshana and its khandana
3. Drushyatva, Jadatva, Parichinnatva – Reason and its khandana
4. Yathaartya of svapna Jnaana
5. “Jagat Satyatva” and its reasoning – He has condemned all the khandana on Jagat satyatva.
6. नेहनानास्ति, एकमेवाद्वितीयं -  Nirupana of these Shrutees based on Madhwa Siddaantha
7. “भेद: धर्मस्वरूपमेव” -  Samarthana of Bedha Swaroopa

20. Padyamaala – Here Jayateertharu has briefed about the Bhagavat pooja paddati based on  “Tantrasaara sangraha” of Srimadacharya.  This Grantha has Devata gruha pravesha,  keeping 5 or 7 kalashaas.

Bringing Tulasi and flowers -   Flowers must not have been bought or stolen or must not have been brought from abraahmanaas, it must not have fallen on the floor, the flowers must not have been packed in a cloth.

Other formalities in Devata Gruha – Dikpaalaka namaskara, open the devata gruha with vaayu mantra, deepam prajvaalya, bhootochaatane, brahmapaara stotra pathana, Gantaanadaana, Peeta Pooja, AavaraNa pooja, Desha Kaalaadi Sankalpa, praanaayaama, Uchaarane of Beeja mantra, prarthane of Bhagavantha, kalasha pooja, sthapane of kalasha traya, pongee phala samarpana, taamboola, dhoopa, neeraajana, pushpaanjali, mantrapushpa, chaamara, vyajana, darpana, chatra, vaahanaadi, geeta, nrutya, raajopachaara samarpane, dhenu mudraadi pradarshana, shanka pooja, shankaadi mudra pradarshana, paatra saadhana.  Tulasi samarpane, shankodakena pooja dravya prokshane, inviting Srihari, peeta avaahana, panchamruta abhisheka, purusha sookta, manyusookta, jitante stotra pathana, vastra samarpana, sarvaabharana alankara, yajnopaveeta samarpana, tattvan yaasa, maatrukaanyaasa, lakshmee pooje, dhaaraa pooja, kRudholka, vIrolka, dyulka, sahasrOlka namana, keshavaadi chaturvimshati naamena pooja, garuda pooja, sauparni pooja.  Doopa, deepa, mangalaarathi, naivedya samarpana, dhenu mudra pradarshana, aposhana, bhojana, paaneeya, uttaraaposhana, taamboola samarpana, dakshina samarpana, punardhoopa samarpana, neerajana, pushpa samarpana, kusumaanjali samarpana, vedamantra pathana, chaamara seve.  Theertha for Ramaa brahmaadees, hasta prakshalana, sarva samarpana with Vishnu and end the pooja with yasyasmrutyaacha mantra.

21. Adhyatma Tarangini -  This is written by Sri Jayatirtharu as per “Satkatha”  “सत्कथा” – but unavailable.

His ankita – “raama vittala”. It was for the first time that “vittala” ankita was introduced in Haridasasahitya, that too by Sri Jayatirtharu.  This means that Sri Jayatirtharu is the next to Sri Narahari Tirtharu for contribution to Kannada Haridasa sahitya.

Jayatirtharu and Haridasa Sahitya –

Apart from so many Sanskrit Granthaas, he has written some devaranamagalu in Kannada.  One of them : -

ನೀಲ ಮೇಘ ಶ್ಯಾಮನ ಕೋಮಲಾಂಗನ ಕಂಡೆ ನಾ | ಪ |

ತರುಣತರುಣಿಯ ತೇಜವ ಪೋಲುವ ಸಿರಿ ಮುಕುಟದ
ಫಾಲದಿಂ ಮೃಗನಾಭಿತಿಲಕವು ಶೋಭಿಪ ಕೊರಳಾಲಿಯ | ಅ.ಪ |

ಭ್ರೂಯುಗಳ ಕಂಗಳು ಸುನಾಸಿಕ ಮಕರಕುಂಡಲಕರ್ಣದ
ಫಾಲದಿಂ ಥಳಥಳಿಪ ಕಪೋಲದ ಕಾಂತಿಯನು ಕಡುರಂಜಿಸುವ
ಬಿಂಬಾಧರೋಷ್ಠದ ಮಂದಹಾಸದ ಚಂದ್ರಕಿರಣಗಳ
ಸೋಲಿಸುವ ಸುಲಿಪಲ್ಲ ಕಂಧರಮಾಲಿಯ ಕಂಬುಗ್ರೀವನ | ೧ |

ಕರಿಕರದ ವಾಲ ಪೋಲುವ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜದ ಕಂಕಣ ಮುದ್ರಿಕೆಯ
ಪೇರುರದಲೊಪ್ಪುವ ವೈಜಯಂತೀ ಮಾಲೆ ಶೋಭಿಪನಾ |
ಸಿರಿಯು ಶೃಂಗರಿಸುವ ವಕ್ಷದ ಸರಸಿಜಾಸನಜನಿತನಾಭಿಯ
ವರಕಟಿಯ ಮ್ಯಾಲೆಸೆವ ಪೀತಾಂಬರ ವಿರಾಜಿತನ        | ೨ |

ಧರೆಯ ಈರಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ ದನುಜರ ಸದೆದು ದಿವಿಜರ
ಪೊರೆವ ಭಾಪುರೆ ವರರತುನ ಕಂಕಣ ನ್ಯಾವಳ ತೊ-
ಡರಿನಿಂದೆಸೆವ ಚರಣವನರುಹ ಜಯಜಯಾಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯ-
ತೀರಥ ರಾಮವಿಠಲನ ನೀಲಮೇಘ ಶ್ಯಾಮನ              | ೩ |

Sri Jayatirtha’s mruttika vrundavanaas : -

1. Hospet – Uttaradimutt

2. Bangalore – Uttaradimutt

3. Darapuram (TN) – At kadu Hanumantharaya temple- Darapuram ( Erode Dist)

4. Agraharam (Tirupur District, TN) At Palladam Anjaneya temple, Agraharam ( behind the Bus stand ) Looked after by sri Nagaraja Rao Dist Education officer ( Retd)

5. Coimbatore – Uttaradimutt – At Telugu Brahmin St, Coimbatore, Cauveri Mantapam Contact- Sri T.S.Raghavendran- advocate.

6. KUSHTAGI in Koppal District (Karnataka) . it is Taluk Headquater

7. Bangalore - Sri Sripadraj mutt in Bangalore Chamrajpet it is below Vyasaraj Stapita hanuman (Jalakamgiri).

8. Dharwad - Karnataka Univercity Railway gate there is Rayaru, Vadiraj, Jayatheertha Brindavan are there in Dharwad

9. Harihar – Jayatirtharu, Rayaru & Satyapramodaru.

10. Triplicane TN – Uttaradimutt

11. Tirunelveli – Perhaps the oldest mrittika Brindavan of Teekarayaru is the one consecrated by Sri Sathyapriyaru at UM, Car Street Tirunelveli in 1740s.

12. Chennai - Dr Rangachari road in Panduranga Mandir in the Brindavan (spiritual) complex a mrittika brindavan of Teekarayaru is available for worship since 1-5-1940

13. Srirangam, Trichy (TN) – There is one Mrithika brindavana in Srirangam,Trichy in TN. Incidentally this is also a Yathi Thraya sannidhana as this place also has the Mrithika Brindavana of Sri Ragothama Theertharu and Sri Raghavendraru.

14. Hyderabad - Mruttikas of Sri Jayateertharu, Sri Raghoothamaru, Sri Rayaru & Sri Satyapramodaru in Jeelalguda near Hyderabad…

15.  Chennai – Navavrundavana Complex

16.  Kudli – Sri Akshobhya Tirtharu, Jayatirtharu, Raghuttamaru @ Kudli, Near Holehonnur

17.  Bellary – Sri Jayatirtharu, Sripadarajaru, Vyasarajaru, Vadirajaru, Rayaru @ Vyasaraja Mutt, Radio Park , Bellary

Bangalore Uttaradimutt Mruttika Vrundavana HariharMruttika Vrundavana

Chennai – Navavrundavana Mruttika Vrundavana HospetMruttika Vrundavana

Dharapuram Jayatirtharu

His direct Shishyaas –

1. Sri Vidyaadhiraaja Tirtharu (1388-1412) – He was not only his shishya but also was the uttaradhikari. Once he had the darshana of Bhaageerathidevi when he was near the Bheemarathi river.  Initially he gave ashrama to Sri Rajendra Tirtha, who went to Bangala region for tatvaprachara and stayed for more time.  Since he didn’t returned for a long time, Sri Vidyadhiraja Tirtha gave ashrama to Sri Kavindra Tirtharu.  As such, two parampare came into existence one with the Rajendra Tirtha parampare which subsequently became Vyasaraja Mutt.  Sri Kavindra Tirtha parampare was subsequently divided into another two fractions one Vibudendra or Rayara Mutt and another Uttaradi Mutt.

माद्यदद्वैत्यंधकारा प्रद्योतनमहर्निशं ।  विद्याधिराजं सुगुरुं ध्यायामि करुणाकरं ।

Poorvashrama name – Krishna Bhatta or Nrusimha Shastri.

He took ashrama from Brahmacharyashrama directly.  Ashrama taken at Prayaga

Vrundavana – Yeragola.  (Even Sri Rajendra Tirtharu entered vrundavana at Yeragola itself, but the Vrundavana is not traceable. Now, we can see only the vrundavanas of Sri Ramachandra Tirtharu and Sri Vidyanidhi Tirtharu at Yeragola.  It may be somewhere in Yeragola amongst some places nearby)

Granthas –Geetha Vivruthi – published by Sri Vyasamadhwa Pratistana in 2006 & Vishnu Sahasranama Vivruthi – published by Phalimaru Mutt in 1985

In Geetha Vivruthi manuscripts are now available in Devanagiri Lipi in and Nagari Lipi in Mysore Oriental Library.   Acharya Madhwa had not done the anuvada for all shlokaas of Geetha, Sri Vidyadhiraja Tirtha has written meaning for these shlokas as well.  He has followed Geetha Bhashya and Geetha Tatparya Nirnaya of Acharya Madhwa while giving the meaning.

It seems that Sri Vidyadhiraja Tirtha is the first amongst Dwaitha Vyakyanakaras who wrote the vyakyana for Vishnu Sahasra Nama.  In this grantha, it is observed that for “Vishwam” word itself, he has given not less than 12 meanings.

2.  Sri Vyasatirtharu (1370-1404) – He is another vidya shishya and ashrama shishya.  But he was not throned the peeta.  It is said that he was the first amongst Madhwas to write Tippani for Upanishad Bhashya.    His style is very simple and in his narration there is expertise. 

His works are as follows :

a) Teeka for Dashopanishat Bhashya for the Vyaakyaana of Teekarayaru (except Shatprashnopanishat Bhashya).

b)   He wrote Bharata bhaavapanchika (vyaakyana for Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya).

c)  It is said that he has written vyakyana for Acharya Madhwa’s Tantrasara sangraha and “pramana maalika”.

d)  He has written “Jayatirtha Vijaya”(with 5 sargaas) Jayatirtha Vijaya is not complete.  It contains the life history of Teekarayaru only upto the blessings of Saraswathi to Jayatirtharu.  In the first two sargaas, he has narrated Acharya Madhwa and his four direct shishya and their works.  There is mention of vaakyartha with Vidyaranya and Vedantha Deshika’s decision.  The third sarga contains Jayatirtha’s poorvashrama history, his marriage.  The fourth sarga contains meet with Akshobhya Tirtha.  The fifth sarga contains Sanyasa deekshe of Jayatirtharu.

e)  “Anu Jayatirtha Vijaya” (34 shlokaas), which contain the full life history.  Here he has mentioned that Jayatirtharu is the avatara of Indra, and that he got the blessings of Durgadevi.  In Anu Jayatirtha Vijaya, there is mention of Vadeendra and other advaitee defeats and also has information on Vidyadhiraja getting pattabhisheka as uttaradhikari.

In the Anu Jayatirtha Vijaya the final shloka reads as follows –

चित्रं श्रीजयार्यै: कृतमतिविशदं विक्रमं को नु वक्ता ।
किंतु स्मृत्यर्थमल्पं गुरुभिरनुदिनं वर्णितुं वर्णितुं मे ।|

chitraM shrIjayaaryai: kRutamativishadaM vikramaM kO nu vaktaa |
kiMtu smRutyarthamalpaM gurubhiranudinaM varNituM varNituM mE |

It means that Vyasatirtharu narrated in Jayatirtha Vijaya, what Sri Jayatirtharu told personally to him.  As such, it is considered as a pramana grantha.  This grantha is written with the saakshat experience.  Vyasatirtharu has narrated that Akshobhyatirtha gave him paramahamsaashrama, taught Sarvamoola grantha, and sent him for Vishnu sarvottamatva and for the nigraha of other kubhashyakaars.

Sri Raghottama Tirtharu has quoted some of Vyasatirtha’s Teekaas in his granthas.  Sri Jagannatha Tirtharu in his “Bhashyadeepika” has also narrated some of his quotes.

His Vrundavana is at Malakheda itself.

3.  Sri Srinivasaacharyaru – He was one of the gruhasta shishyaru.  He has written vyakyana for “vande vishNum namaami” taaratamya stotra.

Vaadi nigraha – Digvijaya :-    A Peetadhipathi’s main duty is to ensure that Srimadacharya siddantha sthapana and paramatha khandana. If any Khandana is written on any Madhwa Grantha, the peetadhipathi must immediately do the Mandana condemning the Khandana with satisfactory documents.  The Sanyaasees used to go on Digvijaya to various places, wherein he has to invite pundits of other siddanthaas and do vaakyaartha and defeat them.

Source –

Sri Dr. Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya

Sri Dr BNK Sharma

Sri Korate Srinivasarao

Sri T S Raghavendran

By Narahari Sumadhwa