Satyadhyana Tirtha

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Satyadhyana Tirtha
Śrīpād
Dvaita, Vaishnavism
Religious career
GuruSatyajnana Tirtha
SuccessorSatyaprajna Tirtha
Literary worksGitasarasangraha, Chandrikamandanam, Advaita Branti Prakasha, Sudarshana Mahatmya

Satyadhyana Tirtha (Śrī Satya-dhyāna Tīrtha) (24 December 1872 – 24 March 1942) was an Indian

Dvaita Philosophy, to hold meetings and conferences of Madhva scholars.[3]

Biography

Satyadhyana Tirtha was born into an ancient

to Korlahalli Jayaramacharya (Purvashrama name of Satyadhira Tirtha) and Krishna Bai. Satyadhyana Tirtha's purvashrama name was Korlahalli Sethuramacharya. His father Satyadhira Tirtha was 37th pontiff of
Gaya and Dwaraka in north and places in the south. He created a countrywide revival of interest on Madhva Siddhāntha and raised the prestige of the system in the estimation of the followers of other schools of Vedanta. He made a deep impression on the contemporary philosophical life, by his magnetic personality and by his untiring energy and drive.[2] Satyadhyana Tirtha ruled the pontificate for 31 years. After his death on 24 March 1942, his mortal remains were enshrined in the mutt at Pandharpur in Maharashtra. He was succeeded by Satyaprajna Tirtha.[5]

Works

Satyadhyana Tīrtha authored many works consisting of polemical tracts, commentaries on the works of

Madhva and Jayatirtha. His Chandrikamandanam is a refutation of Ramasubba Shastri of Thiruvisanallur's critique of Tatparyachandrika of Vyasatirtha
.

List of Notable works

The following are his notable works:[2][6]

Sanskrit

  • Gitasarasangraha
  • Gitapradhipadarthachadrika
  • Bheda Paranyeva Khalu Brahma Sutrani
  • Chandrikamandanam
  • Gita Vimarsha
  • Brahma Sutra Vimarsha
  • Advaita Branti Prakasha
  • Gita Lekhana Mala
  • Bhasma Dharana Nisheda tathaa Urdhvapundra Dharanam
  • Sudarshana Mahatmya

Kannada

  • Sabhasara Sangraha Part I (civil suit), II and III
  • Geethopanyasagalu

References

  1. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 548.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Sharma 2000, p. 549.
  3. ^ Bulletin. Institute of Traditional Cultures. 1957. p. 130.
  4. ^ Sharma 2000, p. 198.
  5. ^ a b Rao 1984, p. 90.
  6. ^ Potter 1995, p. 1473.

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