Vedesa Tirtha

Vedesha Tirtha ( - ) (also known as Vedesha Bhiksu also spelled Vedesha Bikshu), was an Indian Hindu scholar and theologian in the Dvaita VedÃÂnta tradition. He was the disciple of Raghuttama Tirtha, and is the most celebrated name in the annals of the Dvaita Vedanta. He is a Bidi-Sanyasi (stray ascetic) and not pontiff of any matha (monastery).

Early life

Vedesa was born in 1570 CE in a pious Kannada-speaking Deshastha Brahmin family in present day North Karnataka region. He studied under the guidance of Raghuttama Tirtha and was his disciple. He wrote many commentaries on the Upanishads and other prominent works. He died in 1620 and his tomb is enshrined in Manur in present day North Karnataka, where he studied all shastras under Raghuttama Tirtha Mahaswamiji.

Works

Vedesha Bhiksu composed ten major works, most of them are commentaries and glosses on the works of Madhva and Jayatirtha.

Tattvoddyota Panchika - a gloss on Tattvoddyota of Madhva
PramÃÂÃ¡Â¹ÂalakÃ¡Â¹Â£aÃ¡Â¹ÂaÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂ Vyakhyana - a gloss on PramÃÂÃ¡Â¹ÂalakÃ¡Â¹Â£aÃ¡Â¹ÂaÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂ of Jayatirtha
ViÃ¡Â¹Â£Ã¡Â¹ÂutattvanirÃ¡Â¹ÂayaÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂ Vyakhyana - a gloss on ViÃ¡Â¹Â£Ã¡Â¹ÂutattvanirÃ¡Â¹ÂayaÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂ of Jayatirtha
KathÃÂlakÃ¡Â¹Â£aÃ¡Â¹Âavivarana Vyakhyana - a gloss on KathÃÂlakÃ¡Â¹Â£aÃ¡Â¹Âavivarana of Jayatirtha.
KarmaÃ¡Â¹ÂirÃ¡Â¹ÂayaÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂ Vyakhyana - a gloss on KarmaÃ¡Â¹ÂirÃ¡Â¹ÂayaÃ¡Â¹ÂikÃÂ of Jayatirtha.
Aitareya Upanishad Bhashya - a commentary on Aitareya Upanishad Bhashya of Madhva
Chandogya Upanishad Bhashya - a commentary on Chandogya Upanishad Bhashya of Madhva
Katha Upanishad Bhashya - a commentary on Katha Upanishad Bhashya of Madhva
Talabavara tippani - a commentary on Kena Upanishad Bhashya of Madhva.
PramÃÂÃ¡Â¹ÂapaddhatÃÂ« Vyakhyana - a gloss on PramÃÂÃ¡Â¹ÂapaddhatÃÂ« of Jayatirtha

Brindavana

His Brindavana is at Manur on the bank of Bhima river, which was a center of learning right from the days of predecessors of Raghuttama Tirtha himself.

Vedesa Tirtha

Early life

Works

Brindavana

References

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