Trivikrama Panditacharya

Trivikrama Panditacharya
Religion Hinduism
Philosophy Dvaita Vedanta
Personal
Born Trivikrama Panditacharya
Children Narayana Panditacharya
Parents
  • Subramanya Panditacharya (father)
Guru Madhvacharya
Literary works Vayu Stuti, Vishnu Stuti, Tithinirnaya, and Madhwa Stotra[1]

Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was one of the disciples of Sri Madhvacharya, the great Dvaita philosopher.[2] He composed the Vayu Stuti, one of the most famous Stotras in the Madhva tradition.[1]

Biography

Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya's biographical account is also given with considerable detail by his son Sri Narayana Panditacharya in sumadhvavijaya. Sri Trvivikrama Panditacharya's father was Sri Subramanya Panditacharya.[1]

Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was a scholar even in his young days and even before he was converted as a Madhwa he had written a Sanskrit mahakavya called "Ushaharana" mahakavya.[3]

Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya was the teacher of the King of Kasaragod called Jayasimha. Once when Sri Madhvacharya visited Kasaragod, he challenged Sri Madhva to a debate, as he believed in the Advaita tradition.[1] The debate lasted for 7–8 days and in the end, he accepted Sri Madhva's philosophy and became his disciple. He also composed a book called Tatva pradeepika, which is a commentary of Sri Madhvacharya's Brahma Sutra Bhashya.[1]

Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya's son, Narayana Panditacharya, composed the famous Madhwavijaya, the biography of Sri Madhvacharya.[2]

Works

There have been many works accredited to Panditacharya,of which a book called Tatva pradeepika, which is a commentary of Sri Madhvacharya's Brahma Sutra Bhashya and Vayu Stuti are most notable.[1] The attributed works are:[1]

  • Vayu Stuti
  • Vishnu Stuti
  • Tithinirnaya
  • Madhwa Stotra
  • Tatva pradeepika

Brindavana

Brindavana of Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya is located at Kavu Mutt near Kudlu in Kerala.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Siraj 2012, p. 735.
  2. 1 2 Bryant 2007, p. 361.
  3. ↑ Siraj 2012, p. 734.

Bibliography

  • Bryant, Edwin Francis (2007), Krishna: A Sourcebook, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-803400-1
  • Siraj, S.Anees (2012), Karnataka State: Udupi District, Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Gazetteer Department

Footnotes

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