Padmanabha Tirtha (attained Siddhi 1324) was a
Dvaita
Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta su ...
philosopher, scholar and the disciple of
Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes Anglicisation, anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' ...
. Ascending the pontifical seat after Madhva, he served as the primary commentator of his
works
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and in doing so, significantly elucidated Madhva's terse and laconic style of writing. His pioneering efforts in expanding upon the
Dvaita
Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta su ...
texts to uncover the underlying metaphysical intricacies was taken forward by the 14th Century philosopher,
Jayatirtha
Sri Jayatirtha (), ''also known as'' Teekacharya () (1345 - 1388), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the most important seers in ...
. Padmanabha is also credited with disseminating the philosophy of
Dvaita
Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta su ...
outside the
Tulunadu
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.
Life
According to Narayana Pandita's ''
Madhva Vijaya'', Padmanabha, born Shobhanabhatta, a
Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin, was an accomplished scholar and logician. Shobhana Bhatta was native of
Puntamba
Puntamba is a market town situated on the banks of the Godavari River in Rahata taluka, Ahmednagar District in the state of Maharashtra in India. The village contains the 14th and the final resting place of the sage Changdev. The town is known f ...
, a town on the bank of the river
Godavari
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in
Ahmednagar district
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of Maharashtra.
After being won over by Madhva in a debate, he adopted
Dvaita
Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST:Tattvavāda), is a sub-school in the Vedanta tradition of Hindu philosophy. The term Tattvavada literally means "arguments from a realist viewpoint". The Tattvavada (Dvaita) Vedanta su ...
and was subsequently tasked by Madhva to disseminate the nascent philosophy across the subcontinent. After his death, he was entombed at
Nava Brindavana
Nava Brindavana (also known as Navavrundhaavana); (Kannada:ನವ ಬೃಂದಾವನ), is located on an island in the Tungabhadra River at Anegundi, near Hampi, Karnataka, India. The Brindavanas of nine Hindu Madhva saints present in Nava Bri ...
near
Hampi
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Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire i ...
. His disciple
Narahari Tirtha
Narahari Tirtha ( 1243 - 1333) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar, statesman and one of the disciples of Madhvacharya. He is considered to be the progenitor of the Haridasa movement along with Sripadaraja. Though only two of his scholarly wor ...
succeeded him as the pontiff.
Works
15 extant-works have been ascribed to him, most of which are commentaries on the works of
Madhva
Madhvacharya (; ; CE 1199-1278 or CE 1238–1317), sometimes anglicised as Madhva Acharya, and also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the '' Dvaita'' (dualism) sch ...
. His notable works include ''Nyayaratnavali'', a commentary on Madhva's ''Vishnu Tattva Vinirnaya'', ''Sattarkadipavali'' a gloss on ''Bramha Sutra Bhashya'' and ''Sannyayaratnavali'' on ''Anu Vyakhyana''. Sharma notes "dignity, elegance, clearness, brevity and avoidance of digression and controversies mark his style". Though
Jayatirtha
Sri Jayatirtha (), ''also known as'' Teekacharya () (1345 - 1388), was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from (1365 – 1388). He is considered to be one of the most important seers in ...
later diverges from Padmanabha's views, he eulogies the latter's pioneering work in his ''Nyaya Sudha'' and acknowledges his influence. Padmanabha's influence is also acknowledged by
Vyasatirtha
Vyāsatīrtha (. 1460 – 1539), also called ''Vyasaraja'' or ''Chandrikacharya'', was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator and poet belonging to the Madhwacharya's Dvaita order of Vedanta. As the patron saint of the Vijay ...
, who attempts, in his ''Tatparya Chandrika'', to reconcile Jayatritha and Padmanabha's views.
See also
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Dvaita Literature
Over the years, there have been many philosophers, writers and other literary figures who have contributed to the Dvaita school of thought, founded by Sri Madhvacharya.
Madhvacharya
For a complete list, see Works of Madhvacharya
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References
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Biography of Padmanabha Tirtha
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