Digvijaya (conquest)
Digvijaya, (
Military and moral conquest
Digvijaya as a military conquest is often mentioned in Indian history and mythology, for example, the digvijaya of
Religious conquest
According to Sax, the religious connotation to the term digvijaya may have emerged as a response to the decline of the imperial digvijaya, consequent to the Muslim conquest of most of India.[4]
Madhva Digvijayam
Sumadhva Vijaya is a Mahakavya, ('great poem'), a specific Sanskrit literary genre, containing sixteen "sargas" or cantos. It starts with a description of the first two avatars of Vayu, namely Hanuman and Bhima. It then proceeds to describe the life of Madhva, who is considered the third avatar, giving detailed descriptions of various incidents of Madhva's life.[5]
Several commentaries have been written on it, including one written by Narayana Panditacharya, called Bhava Prakashika[citation needed]. The next oldest commentary[citation needed] on Sumadhva Vijaya is by Vedanga Tirtha, called Padartha Dipika. Another relevant commentary[citation needed] is the Padartha Dipikodbodhika by Vishwapati Tirtha of Pejawara Matha. "Mandopakarini" of Chalari Sheshacharya is also quite popular[citation needed]
Shankara Vijayams
The main Shankaravijayams are:
- Anandagirīya Shankaravijayam (of Anandagiri, not extant)
- Anantanadagiri Shankaravijayam (extant from 15th century, but controversial in nature)
- Cidvilāsīya Shankaravijayam (of Chidvilasa, c. between 15th century and 17th century
- Keralīya Shankaravijayam (extant in Kerala, c. 17th century)
- Madhavīya Shankara (Dig)vijayam (of Madhava). Usually attributed to Madhava-Vidyaranya, and dated to the 14th century. The attribution and dating is disputed; the author was a Madhavi, and the correct date seems to be the 17th or even 18th century.[10][11][note 1]
See also
Notes
- ^ Isayeva refers to W.R. Antarkar (1972), Sanksepa Sankara Jaya of Madhavacarya or Sankara Digvijaya of Sri Vidyaranyamuni. Goodding refers to Jonathan Bader (2000), Conquest of the four quarters : traditional accounts of the life of Śaṅkara, p.55-56, n.75
References
- ^ Raveh 2016.
- ^ Simmons 2019, p. 229.
- ^ John E. Cort, Open Boundaries: Jain Communities and Cultures in Indian History, p.98
- ^ a b Clark 2006, p. 157.
- ^ "Dvaadasha Stotra". Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Nowicka 2016, p. 147.
- ^ Bader 2001, p. vii.
- ^ Nowicka 2016, p. 148.
- ^ Clark 2006, p. 158.
- ^ Isayeva1993, p. 70-71.
- ^ Goodding 2013, p. 90.
Sources
- Bader, Jonathan (2001), Conquest of the Four Quarters. TYraditional Accounts of the Life of Shankara, Australian National University
- Clark, Matthew (2006), The Daśanāmī-Saṃnyāsīs: The Integration of Ascetic Lineages into an Order, BRILL
- Goodding, Robert A. (2013), "A Theologian in a South Indian Kingdom: The Historical Context of the Jivanmuktiviveka of Vidyaranya", in Lindquist, Steven E. (ed.), Religion and Identity in South Asia and Beyond: Essays in Honor of Patrick Olivelle, Anthem Press
- Isayeva, Natalia (1993). Shankara and Indian Philosophy. Albany: State University of New York Press (SUNY). ISBN 0-7914-1282-2.
- Nowicka, Olga (2016), "Conquering the World, Subduing the Minds: Śaṅkara's digvijaya in the Local Context", Cracow Indological Studies, 18 (18): 145–166,
- Raveh, Daniel (2016), Sūtras, Stories and Yoga Philosophy: Narrative and Transfiguration, Routledge
- Simmons, Caleb (2019), Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India, Oxford University Press
External links
- Madhva
- Discourse on Sumadhva Vijaya (Kannada) by Vidwan Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya.
- Biographical links to Madhvacharya and other dvaita resources Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Madhva and other Dvaita saints text resource Archived 2019-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Complete Biography of Sriman Madhvacharya Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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- Madhwa Vijaya Audio
- Shankara
- The Sankaravijaya Literature— a detailed discussion of the various Shankara Vijayams