Satyadharma Tirtha
{{short description|Scholar and poet}}
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{{Infobox Hindu leader
| name = Satyadharma Tirtha
| honorific_prefix = Sri
|honorific_suffix =
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|alt = Satyadharma Theertha
| religion = Hinduism
| birth_name = Navaratna Purushottamacharya
| birth_place = Savanur, Haveri district, Karnataka, India
| birth_date = 1743
|death_date = 1830
| death_place = Holehonnur, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=512}}
| honors =
| successor =Śrī Satya-saṅkalpa Tīrtha
|predecessor =Satyavara Tirtha
| order = Vedanta (Uttaradi Math)
| guru = Satyavara Tirtha (Ashrama Guru)
Satyabodha Tirtha (Vidya Guru)
| disciples = Satyasankalpa Tirtha
| philosophy = Dvaita Vedanta
}}
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Satyadharma Tirtha (c. 1743 – c. 1830),{{Sfn|Rajaram|2019|p=447}} 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.{{Sfn|Raghavan|1975|p=513}}
Life
Satyadharma Tirtha was born in 1743 in Savanur, Haveri district, Karnataka. His purvashrama name was Navaratna Purushottamacharya.{{Sfn|Rajaram|2019|p=447}} He belongs to Navaratna family of scholars, who belongs to Deshastha Madhwa Brahmin family.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=653}}{{Sfn|Rajaram|2019|p=18}} Satyadharma Tirtha was a contemporary and guru of Dewan Purnaiah.{{Sfn|Rajaram|2019|p=300}}
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.{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=512}}{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=xxvi}}{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=547}}{{Sfn|Sharma|2000|p=457}}
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| 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
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|title=The Vanished Raj A Memoir of Princely India|last=Rajaram|first=N S|publisher=Prism Books Private Limited|year=2019|isbn=978-9388478113}}
- {{cite book|title = A History of the Dvaita School of Vedānta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition|first = B. N. Krishnamurti| last = Sharma| publisher=Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint) |isbn = 978-8120815759| year= 2000 }}
- {{cite book|title=International Sanskrit Conference, Volume 1, Part 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-IvAAAAIAAJ|first=V.|last=Raghavan|publisher=The Ministry|year=1975}}
- {{cite book|title=Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WAIVAAAAMAAJ|first=C. R.|last=Rao|year=1984}}
- {{cite book|title=Developments in Indian philosophy from Eighteenth century onwards: classical and western|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQnsAAAAIAAJ|publisher=Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture|first=Daya|last=Krishna|year=2002|isbn = 9788187586081}}
External links
- [https://www.uttaradimath.org/parampara/sri-satyadharma-tirtha&ved=2ahUKEwj8ksrk1ebhAhUJdCsKHUsxBeAQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw3uZyqKIHRnq3B9xOrHIbK8 Satyadharma Tirtha Biography - uttaradimath.org]
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Category:19th-century Indian philosophers