Madanur Vishnu Tirtha Explained

Madanur Vishnu Tirtha
Birth Name:	Adavi Jayatirthacharya
Birth Date:	1756
Death Date:	1806
Death Place:	Madanuru (near Koppal)
Philosophy:	Dvaita Vedanta

Vishnu Tirtha (born, Adavi Jayatirthacharya; popularly referred as Madanur Vishnu Tirtha) (1756–1806) was a Hindu seer, scholar, writer, philosopher and exponent of Madhvacharya's works and Dvaita school of thought.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

According to reports, Jayatirthacharya was born in Siddhapur near Savanur and taken sanyasa from his guru, Satyavara Tirtha. Jayatirthacharya was taken so that he could travel on a pilgrimage to Vrindavana and have entered Vrindavana at Madanur, six miles from Koppal, where his Brindavana is also situated.

Notable scholarly works

Vishnu Tirtha wrote more than nineteen books and among his works, few noted scholarly works are :

• Bhagavata-Saroddhara – an anthology of 367 select verses from Bhagavata
• Ajnapatra
• Atmasukhabodhini
• Shodashi – a theological book
• Caturdashi – a theological book
• Adhyatma-rasaranjani – a book on stotra

Bibliography

• Book: Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti. A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) . 978-8120815759. 2000 .

Notes and References

1. Book: A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature: From the ... By B. N. Krishnamurti Sharma. Part VIII, Chapter XLI. 9788120815759. Krishnamurti Sharma. B. N.. 2000. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. .
2. Book: History of Indian Philosophy (vol.4) By S. N. Dasgupta. 128. 9780143414216. Dalal. Roshen. Penguin Books India .