Raghavendra Tirtha
Raghavendra Tirtha | |
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Philosophy | Dvaita Vedanta |
Religious career | |
Guru | Sudheendra Tirtha |
Successor | Sri Yogendra Tirtha |
Literary works | Bhatta Sangraha, Nyaya Sudha Parimala, Tantradipika |
Honors | Parimalacharya |
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Raghavendra Tirtha (Rāghavēndra Tīrtha), also referred as Raghavendra Swami, (c.1595 – c.1671) was a
Biography
Raghavendra Tirtha was born as Venkatanatha in the town of
In 1624, Raghavendra Tirtha became the pontiff of the Kumbhakonam Matha, which was earlier known as Vijayeendra Matha or Dakshinadi Matha, now known by the name of Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha. After a short stay at
Raghavendra Tirtha died in 1671 in Mantralayam, a village on the bank of river Tungabhadra in Adoni taluk in Andhra Pradesh.[9]
Works
Forty works have been attributed to Raghavendra Tirtha.
Conversation with Sir Thomas Munroe in 19th century
While Rayaru had his Brindavana Pravesha around 1:30 pm in the 17th century, it is recorded[by whom?] in the Gazette of then Madras Presidency that he gave darshan and spoke to Sir Thomas Munroe, a civil servant of British Government and discussed with him the restitution of the Inam Lands to the government which was being proposed then, meaning that Mantralaya would have become part of the restituted lands. After such a conversation, which Sir Thomas Munroe dutifully transcribed, the restitution was withdrawn.[14]
In popular culture
Raghavendra Tirtha has been eulogised by Narayanacharya in his contemporaneous biography Raghavendra Vijaya and a hymn Raghavendra Stotra by Appannacharya. Outside the confines of
Year | Film | Title role | Director | Language | Notes |
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1966 | Mantralaya Mahatme | Dr. Rajkumar | T. V. Singh Thakur | Kannada | The song from the film titled "Indu Enage Govinda" was written by Raghavendra himself |
1980 | Sri Raghavendra Vaibhava | Srinath | Babu Krishnamurthy | Kannada | Srinath won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor for the film
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1981 | Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Vaibhavam | Rama Krishna | M. R. Nag | Telugu | Ramakrishna's last film as a Hero in Telugu |
1985 | Sri Raghavendrar | Rajnikanth |
SP. Muthuraman | Tamil | The film was Rajnikanth's 100th
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References
- ^ Sharma 1961, p. 278.
- ^ a b c Rao 1966, p. 85.
- ^ Hebbar 2005, p. 229.
- ^ Callewaert 1994, p. 187.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 482.
- ^ Aiyangar 1919, p. 252.
- ^ Sharma 1961, p. 279.
- ^ Sharma 2000, p. 483.
- ^ a b Sharma 2000, p. 484.
- ^ a b Rao 2015, p. 325.
- ^ a b Sharma 1961, p. 282.
- ^ Sharma 1961, p. 285.
- ^ Pandurangi 2004.
- ^ March of Karnataka, Volume 20. Director of Information and Publicity, Government of Karnataka. 1982. p. 17.
- ^ Rao 2015, p. 85.
- ^ Hebbar 2004, p. 230.
- ^ Sharma 1961, p. 281.
Bibliography
- Sharma, B.N.K (1961). History of Dvaita school of Vedanta and its Literature, Vol 2 (3rd ed.). Bombay: Motilal Banarasidass. ISBN 81-208-1575-0.
- Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.
- Hebbar, B.N (2005). The Sri-Krsna Temple at Udupi: The History and Spiritual Center of the Madhvite Sect of Hinduism. Bharatiya Granth Nikethan. ISBN 81-89211-04-8.
- Callewaert, Winand M. (1994). According to Tradition: Hagiographical Writing in India. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3447035248.
- Rao, Krishna, M.V (1966). Purandara and the Haridasa Movement. Dharwad: Karnatak University.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Pandurangi, K.T (2004). Bhatta Sangraha. Bengaluru: Dvaita Vedanta Studies and Research Foundation.
- Aiyangar, Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History. Chennai: University of Madras.
- Shah, Giriraj (1999). Saints, gurus and mystics of India. Vol. 2. Cosmo Publications. p. 473. ISBN 978-81-7020-856-3.
- Rao, Raghavendra (2015). The Proceedings Of The Indian History Congress 8th Session. The General Secretary Indian History Congress Allahabad.
- Hebbar, B.N (2004). The Sri Krsna Temple at Udupi. Nataraj Books. ISBN 978-1881338505.