Śrī Śrī 1008 Śrī Satyabhinava Tirtha Śrīpād | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Keshavacharya |
| Died | 1706 (1707) Nachiarkoil, Present dayTamil Nadu |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Order | Vedanta (Uttaradi Math) |
| Philosophy | Dvaita, Vaishnavism |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Satyanatha Tirtha |
| Successor | Satyapurna Tirtha |
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Satyabhinava Tirtha (died 1706) was aHindu philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He served as the pontiff of ShriUttaradi Math from 1673 to 1706. He was the 21st in succession fromMadhvacharya.[1][2] He is known for his great worksDurghata Bhavadipa onBhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya andMahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Vyakhyana, a commentary onMahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya ofMadhva .[1]
According to hagiographies,He was born as Keshavacharya into aKannada-speakingDeshastha Madhva Brahmin family. Satyabhinava Tirtha who was born with a 'Madhavi Rishi amsa' had occupied the pontificate with distinction for 32 years, 6 months and three days. Satyadhisha Tirtha was the first and Satyadhiraja Tirtha was second disciple. Both these died within a year of their ordination. Later he ordained Kolhapur Krishnacharya as the next pontiff as SriSatyapurna Tirtha.[3] After his death in 1706, his mortal remains were enshrined in the mutt at Nachiarkoil, which is few miles away fromKumbakonam. He was succeeded bySatyapurna Tirtha.[4]
Three works have been attributed to Satyabhinava. HisMahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Vyakhyana is a commentary running up to 3,220 granthas onMahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya ofMadhva.Duraghatabhavadipa is a commentary running up to 8,160 granthas onMadhva'sBhagavata Tatparya Niryana which, apart from elucidating the concepts of the source text, criticises the allegations against Madhva raised by some scholars and grammarians. His workSri Satyanatha Guru Stuti is a praise poem in honour of his guruSatyanatha Tirtha.[5][6] Sharma says, "Almost on every page of his gloss in his Bhagavata, we find certain criticisms on theBhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya of Madhva repudiated. The determination and persistence with which he pursues these critics show thatBhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya had been severely criticized by some latter-day commentators probably Advaitic of unknown identity. The commentary throws light on many knotty points. Its special interest lies in hunting up the criticisms against the Bhagavata Tatparya, and silencing them".[1][7]
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