Satyadharma Tirtha

Sri Satyadharma Tirtha
Personal life
Born	Navaratna Purushottamacharya 1743 Savanur, Haveri district, Karnataka, India
Died	1830 Holehonnur, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India[1]
Religious life
Religion	Hinduism
Order	Vedanta (Uttaradi Math)
Philosophy	Dvaita Vedanta
Religious career
Guru	Satyavara Tirtha (Ashrama Guru) Satyabodha Tirtha (Vidya Guru)
Predecessor	Satyavara Tirtha
Successor	Śrī Satya-saṅkalpa Tīrtha
Disciples Satyasankalpa Tirtha

Satyadharma Tirtha (c. 1743 – c. 1830),^[2] was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint belonging to the Dvaita order of Vedanta. He was the 28th pontiff of Uttaradi Math since Madhvacharya from 1797-1830.^[3]

Life

Satyadharma Tirtha was born in 1743 in Savanur, Haveri district, Karnataka. His purvashrama name was Navaratna Purushottamacharya.^[2] He belongs to Navaratna family of scholars, who belongs to Deshastha Madhwa Brahmin family.^[4][5] Satyadharma Tirtha was a contemporary and guru of Dewan Purnaiah.^[6]

Works

There have been 27 works accredited to Satyadharma Tirtha, 10 of which are commentaries on the works of Hindu philosopher's of Dvaita order, especially Jayatirtha.^[1][7][8][9]

Name	Description
Tattvasaṁkhyāna Tippani	Summary of Tattvasaṁkhyā of Jayatirtha
Namaka Chamaka Vyakhyana	Gloss on Namaka Chamaka
Shreemadbhagavata Tippani	Summary of Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya of Madhvacharya
Viratparva Tippani	Summary of Virata Parva of Mahabharata
Udyoga Parva Tippani	Summary of Udyoga Parva of Mahabharata
Ramayana Tippani	A gloss on "Valmiki Ramayana"
Virahimodasudhavyakhyan	Gloss on Virahimoda Sudha
Tarangini Shloka Vyakhya	Gloss on Tarangini Shloka
Vishnutatvanirnaya Teeka tippani	Commentary on Jayatirtha's Viṣṇutattvanirṇayaṭikā
Bhasyadipika yukti vaatya	A reputation of Bhasyadipika of Jagannatha Tirtha
Gangalahari	A hymn in praise of Ganga
Sri Lakshminarashimastotram	A hymn in praise of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha
Nithyasamsarilingabhanga Vichara	A theological tract refuting a schismatic view that even the class of "Nitya Samsari" souls have to undergo destruction of their "Linga-deha"
Navagraha Stotram	A short hymn on Navagraha
Sri Vadiraj Stotram	A hymn in praise of Vadiraja Tirtha
Sri Satyavara Stotram	A hymn in praise of his guru Satyavara Tirtha

Miscellaneous works:

• Kavikanthamani
• Yaduvaracharitamruta Lahari
• Bhagavadbhajanam
• Hitopadesha
• Sri Rangeshwara Srungaralahari
• Geetamahatmyasarasangraha
• Antrlapikah
• Barirlapikah
• Gurvashtakam

References

1. Sharma 2000, p. 512.
2. Rajaram 2019, p. 447.
3. Raghavan 1975, p. 513.
4. Sharma 2000, p. 653.
5. Rajaram 2019, p. 18.
6. Rajaram 2019, p. 300.
7. Sharma 2000, p. xxvi.
8. Sharma 2000, p. 547.
9. Sharma 2000, p. 457.

Bibliography

• Rajaram, N S (2019). The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India. Prism Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-9388478113.
• 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 9788187586081.

External links

• Satyadharma Tirtha Biography - uttaradimath.org