Vedanidhi Tirtha

Dvaita philosopher

Sri Vedanidhi Tirtha
Personal
Born	Koratagi Pradyumnacharya Karatagi (Present day in Koppal district, Karnataka)
Died	1635 Pandharpur
Resting place	Pandharpur, Maharashtra
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Order	Vedanta (Uttaradi Math)
Philosophy	Dvaita, Vaishnavism
Religious career
Guru	Vidyadhisha Tirtha
Successor	Satyavrata Tirtha

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Shri Vedanidhi Tirtha (Śrī Vedanidhi Tīrtha) (died 1635), was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He served as the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Math from 1631-1635. He was the seventeenth in succession from Madhvacharya.^[1]

Life

Most of the information about Vidyanidhi Tirtha's life is derived from hagiography - Gurucaryā.^[2] Vedanidhi Tirtha was a close contemporary of Raghavendra Tirtha. According to Guruvavansha Mahakavya, Sri Raghavendra Swami when once he came to Vedanidhi Tirtha openly declared that Sita sameta Moola Rama was only in the Uttaradi Matha.^[3] During his last days he ordained Satyavrata Tirtha and declared him as the successor to the Peetha of Uttaradi Matha and also Instructed him that he in turn should ordain Kaulagi Raghupathacharya In course of time.^[3]

References

^ Sharma 2000, p. 475.
^ Sharma 2000, p. 468.
^ ^a ^b Rao 1984, p. 61.

Bibliography

Rao, C. R. (1984). Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya.
Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000). A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint). ISBN 978-8120815759.
Samuel, G. John (1997). Contribution of Karaṇāṭaka to Sanskrit. Institute of Asian Studies.
Das, Sambidānanda (1972). Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Sree Gaudiya Math.