Satyapriya Tirtha
Satyapriya Tirtha (c. 1701 – c. 1744) was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru, scholar, yogi, mystic and the pontiff of Uttaradi Math, a math dedicated to Dvaita philosophy. He was the successor of Satyavijaya Tirtha and the 24th pontiff of Uttaradi Math from 1737—1744.[2]
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| Born | Garlapad Ramacharya 1701[1] |
| Died | 1744 |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Notable work(s) | Chandrika Bindu |
| Order | Vedanta (Uttaradi Math) |
| Philosophy | Dvaita, Vaishnavism |
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| Guru | Satyapurna Tirtha |
| Predecessor | Satyavijaya Tirtha |
| Successor | Satyabodha Tirtha |
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Biography
Most of the information about Satyapriya Tirtha's life is derived from the hagiography, Guruvamsakathakalpataru authored by Bhimadaivajna of Bijapur. Satyapriya was born with a Sesha- amsa. Satyapriya Tirtha was born as Garlapad Ramacharya in 1701 in Raichur. Satyapriya Tirtha was initially given ashrama by Satyapurna Tirtha. When Sri Satyapurna Tirtha fell ill, and Sri Satyapriya Tirtha was on tour to propagation of Dvaita Philosophy, he ordained sanyasa to Satya Vijaya Tirtha. After 11 years reign as peetadhipathi of the Pontificate he made over the Samsthana to Satyapriya Tirtha. From that time onwards Satyapriya Tirtha began to call Arani by the name Satyavijayanagaram.[3] Satyapriya Tirtha served the pontificate for seven years. He died in 1744 and his mortal remains are enshrined in a mutt in Manamadurai.[2] Satyapriya Tirtha was succeeded by Satyabodha Tirtha
Works
Satyapriya Tirtha composed six major works, most of them are commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha and a praise poem.[4][2][5][6][7][8]
- Mahābhāṣya Vivarana, a commentary on Mahābhāṣya of Patanjali
- Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣadbhāṣya, a commentary on Mandukya Upanishad
- Muṇḍaka Upaniṣadbhāṣya, a commentary on Mundaka Upanishad
- Tatvaprakashika Vivruthi, a commentary on Tattvaprakāśikā of Jayatirtha
- Chandrika Bindu, a commentary on Tätparya Chandrika of Vyasatirtha
- Sri Jayatirtha Stuti, a praise-poem on Jayatirtha
References
- Ritti 1961, p. 3.
- Sharma 2000, p. 508.
- Rao 1984, p. 67.
- Majumdar & Pusalker 1977, p. 710.
- Bhattacharyya 1970, p. 359.
- Potter 1995, p. 1473.
- Pandurangi 2000, p. Ixiv.
- Krishna 2002, p. 359.
Bibliography
- 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.
- Raghavan, V. (1975). International Sanskrit Conference, Volume 1, Part 1. The Ministry.
- Rao, C. R. (1984). Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya.
- Krishna, Daya (2002). Developments in Indian philosophy from Eighteenth century onwards: classical and western. Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture. ISBN 978-8187586081.
- Potter, Karl H. (1995). Encyclopedia of Indian philosophies. 1, Bibliography : Section 1, Volumes 1-2. Motilal Banarsidass Publications. ISBN 978-8120803084.
- Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Pusalker, Achut Dattatrya (1977). The History and Culture of the Indian People: The Marath supremacy. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 710.
- Bhattacharyya, Sibajiban (1970). The Philosophy of the Grammarians, Volume 5. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-8120804265.
- Ritti, P. S. (1961). Saint of Savanur.
- Pandurangi, K. T. (2000), Vyāsatīrtha viracitā Tātparyacandrikā: Jayatīrthaviracita Tattvaprakāśikāyāḥ vyākhyānarūpā : Rāghavendra Tīrthaviracitā Prakāśikayā, Pāṇḍuraṅgi Keśavācāryaviracita Bhāvadīpikayā ca sahitā, Volume 3, Dvaita Vedanta Studies and Research Foundation