Life History

Shri Madhwacharya killing a demonic snake called manimanta

Shri Madhwacharya – 6

These basic tenets of Mayavada are beyond comprehension and do not have any convincing base in the Shastras. But I too do not know the right way, may you attempt to know it. For that knowledge, conciliate God.

Madhvacharya blew air into the ear of his childhood friend and cured his headache.

Shri Madhwacharya – 5

At the age of eight, Vaasudeva was invested with the sacred thread by Madhyageha Bhatta with the commandment: ‘Living a virtuous life, serve the Fire and the Preceptor. Observing the vow of celibacy, study the Vedas well’.

Madhwacharya & Hrishikesha Teertha

Discourses by the teacher-student duo

After this, Acharya Madhwa visited the temple of Vishnumangala, near Kasaragodu. There, he engaged in delivering discourses on the Bhagavata. He had his disciple, Shri Hrishikeshatirtha, recite the hymns. Shri Hrishikeshatirtha used to melodiously recite the hymns through his sweet voice.

Shri Madhwacharya – I

Sri Madhvacharya is the brightest luminary in the galaxy of Indian philosophy. He is the most scholarly philosopher the world has ever witnessed. He has been aptly referred to as Poornaprajna an account of his commendable knowledge of all the shastras, languages, sciences and arts. Sri Madhvacharya appeared on the Indian Philosophical scene after the systems of Shankaracharya and Ramanujacharya had been well established. Sri Madhvacharya was not content with the interpretations of his predecessors with reference to the Vedic texts and his dissatisfaction with those interpretations led him to formulate his philosophy which is popularly known as Tatvavada. Sri Madhvacharya particularly refuted the Mayavada propounded by Sri Shankaracharya which was the dominating philosophy of his time.