Raghunatha Tirtha
Shri Raghunatha Tirtha (IAST:Śrī Raghunātha Tīrtha) (c.1405 – c.1502), was a Hindu philosopher, scholar and saint. He served as the pontiff of Uttaradi Math from 1442–1502. He was the 19th in succession from Madhvacharya.[1][2]
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| Born | Vishnu Shastri 1405 |
| Died | 1502 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Order | Vedanta (Uttaradi Math) |
| Philosophy | Dvaita, Vaishnavism |
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| Guru | Vidyanidhi Tirtha |
| Successor | Raghuvarya Tirtha |
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Life
Raghunatha Tirtha was a contemporary of Vibhudendra Tirtha, the progenitor of the Raghavendra Math and Sripadaraja, a pontiff of mutt at Mulbagal (now known by the name Sripadaraja Mutt), Vyasatirtha and Purandara Dasa.[3] It so happened that when Lakshminarayana Tirtha was initiated in renunciation and recognised as Svarnavarna Tirtha's successor to pontificate, he was sent to Vibhudendra Tirtha for higher learning, where he became an expert in Dvaita system.[4] A test of his knowledge was held under supervision of Raghunatha Tirtha. Lakshminarayana excelled in the test by commenting upon a major text of the system. It was Raghunatha Tirtha who conferred upon him the name Sripadaraja or Sripadaraya.[5] Sripadarajashtakam also mentions Sripadaraja's joint pilgrimage with Raghunatha Tirtha to Benares.[5][3] Sripadaraja was a close associate of Raghunatha Tirtha.[3][6][7][3] Raghunatha Tirtha died in 1502 and his mortal remains were enshrined in the mutt at Malkheda. He was succeeded by his disciple.[3]
Works
- Puja-vidhi, a treatise on Āhnika rites.[8]
References
- Sharma 2000, p. 194.
- Naqvī & Rao 2005, p. 779.
- Sharma 2000, p. 461.
- Devadevan 2016, pp. 108.
- Devadevan 2016, pp. 108–109.
- Bhavan's Journal, Volume 28, Issues 13-24. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1982. p. 19.
When Sri Raghunatha Tirtha of the Uttaradi Matha came to Kopra, he was impressed by the scholarship of the young monk and conferred on him the title 'Sripadarajaru.
- Keshav Mutalik (1995). Songs of Divinity: Songs of the Bards (dasas) of Karnatak Translated Into English. Focus Publications. p. 5. ISBN 978-8171547883. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
He was a close friend of Raghunathatirth of Uttaradi Mutt and it was he who called Laxminarayana, Shripadaraja.
- Glasenapp 1992, p. 232.
Bibliography
- Sharma, B.N.K (2000) [1961]. History of Dvaita school of Vedanta and its Literature, Vol 2 (3rd ed.). Bombay: Motilal Banarasidass. ISBN 81-208-1575-0.
- Devadevan, Manu V. (2016). A Prehistory of Hinduism. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3110517378.
- Dasgupta, Surendranath (1991), A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 4, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, ISBN 978-8120804159
- Naqvī, Ṣādiq; Rao, V. Kishan (2005). A Thousand Laurels--Dr. Sadiq Naqvi: Studies on Medieval India with Special Reference to Deccan, Volume 2. Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, Osmania University.
- Glasenapp, Helmuth Von (1992). Madhva's Philosophy of the Viṣṇu Faith. Dvaita Vedanta Studies and Research Foundation.