Sri Madhva Vijaya (also popularly referred as Sumadhva Vijaya or simply as Madhva Vijaya) ("The story of the victory of Madhva"), is a hagiographic work of the Dvaita philosopher Sri

Madhvacharya 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 ...

. It is authored by Sri Narayana Panditacharya, who was the son of Sri

Trivikrama Panditacharya Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya (1258 - 1320), was an Indian scholar and one of the disciples of Sri Madhvacharya, the great Dvaita philosopher. He composed the Vayu Stuti, one of the most famous Stotras in the Madhva tradition. Biography Sri ...

, one of the direct disciples of Madhvacharya. Sri

was a famous advaita exponent of his time and converted himself to the Madhva faith after disputation with Sri Madhvacharya himself for 7–8 days in Kasargod of Kerala. He is also the author of the famous "

Vayu Stuti Vayu STUTI is one of the most famous Stutis (poems) composed by Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya in praise of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy. Madhvas, or the followers of Sri Madhvacharya, know that Madhvacharya is ...

" which is recited by all devote Madhvas, daily, till date. Sumadhva Vijaya is a Sanskrit work and is composed of 16 sargas or

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s. It starts with a description of the first two

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s of

Vayu Vayu (, sa, वायु, ), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine massenger of the gods. In the '' Vedic scriptures'', Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra, the king of ...

, namely

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and Bhima. It then proceeds to describe the life of Sri

, who is the third avatar. Sumadhva Vijaya contains detailed descriptions of various incidents of Sri Madhva's life and is the only authentic source of information about Madhvacharya that exists. Sri Narayana Panditacharya was a contemporary of Sri Madhva which greatly adds to the authenticity of the work. The work contains many personal and intimate details of Sri Madhvacharya's daily routine.Dvaadasha Stotra
/ref> Sumadhva Vijaya is a Maha Kavya and its style meets all the requirements of a Maha Kavya of Sanskrit Literature. Sumadhva Vijaya has several commentaries written on it which greatly helps the understanding of the Maha Kavya. Sri Narayana Panditacarya himself has written a commentary on his Maha Kavya Madhva Vijaya. This commentary is called Bhava Prakashika. This is a very useful commentary because the poet himself gives the Kannada and Tulu names of several persons who are a part of Sri Madhvacharya's Biography and the places which Sri Madhvacarya has visited. In the Kavya these names are Sanskritised. The next oldest commentary on Sumadhva Vijaya is by Sri Vedanga Tirtha, one of the saints of the Sode Mutt. This commentary is called Padartha Dipika. Another commentary which is also in vogue is the "Padartha Dipikodbodhika" of Sri Vishwapati Tirtha of Pejavara Mutt. "Mandopakarini" of Sri Chalari Sheshacharya is also quite popular. All the commentaries are in print. Sumadhva Vijaya has also been recited by many artists, such as Sri Vidhyabooshana.

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Madhwa Vijaya Audio

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Discourse on Sumadhva Vijaya (Kannada) by Vidwan Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya.

Biographical links to Madhvacharya and other dvaita resources

Madhva and other Dvaita saints text resource

Complete Biography of Sriman Madhvacharya
Dvaita Vedanta

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