Dvaita literature

Last updated August 14, 2025

Over the years, there have been many philosophers, writers and other literary figures who have contributed to the Dvaita school of thought, founded by Sri Madhvacharya.

Madhvacharya

For a complete list, see Works of Madhvacharya

Anu Bhashya
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
Gita Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya

Padmanabha Tirtha

Sanyaya Ratnavali
Sat-tarka-Deepavali
Commentories on 10 Prakaranas
Commentory on Gita Bhashya
Madhwashtaka
Also believed to have written a marvellous work of 1100 verses called "Vayuleelavistarana"

Trivikrama Panditacharya

Vayu Stuti
Vishnu Stuti
Poornabodha Stotra
Tatvapradeepa (Commentory on Acharya Madhva's Brahma-sutra-Bhashya)

Narayana Panditacharya

Sri Madhva Vijaya
Sangraha Ramayana
Prameya Nava Malika
Shiva Stuti
Narasimha Stuti

Jayatirtha

For a complete list, see Works of Jayatirtha

Nyaya Sudha
Tattva Prakashika
Prameya Deepika
Nyaya Deepika
Dashaprakarana Tika
Padyamala
Shat-prashna UpanishadBhashya tika
Ishavashya-UpanishadBhashya Tika
Rg-Bhashya Tika

Sripadaraja

Vagvajra (A commentary on Jayatirtha's Nyaya Sudha)
Bhramaragita
Venugita
Gopigita

Vyasatirtha

Nyayamritam
Tarkatandava
Tatparya Chandrika
Mayavada Khandana Mandaramanjari
Upadhi Khandana Mandaramanjari
Prapancha Mithyatvanumana Khandana Mandaramanjari
Tattvaviveka Mandaramanjari
Bhedojjivana
Sattarkavilasa

Vijayindra Tirtha

Adhikaranamala
Adwaitha Shiksha
AitarEyopanishad bhashya Vyakya
Ananda taratamya vadarthah
Anubhashya Tippani
Anuvyakyana Tippani
Appayya kapolachapetika
Brahmasootra Nyayasangraha
Bruhadaranyopanishad bhashya vyakya
Bheda vidyavilasah
Bheda Prabha
Bheda Sanjeevini
Bhedaagama Sudakara
Bheda chintamani (Bhedakalpataru)
Bheda kusumanjali
Bhedaprabha (Bhedarathnaprabha)
Bhuttoji Kuttanam
Chakra meemamsa
Chandrikodahrutha Nyayavivaranam
Chandogyopanishad bhashya vyakya
Dwasuparnam ityaadinam Bedaparatva samarthanam
Eashavasyopanishad bhashya Teeka Tippani
Geeksharaartha:
Geetabhashya prameyadeepika vyakya
Geethatatparya nyaayadeepika vyakyanam
Kathalakshana teeka vyakhya
Karma Nirnaya Teeka Tippani
KaTakopanishad bhashya Vyakya
Kenopanishad bhashya Teeka
Kuchodya kutharah
Lingamoolanveshana khandanam
Madhwadhwa kantakoddharah
Madhwa siddhantha sarodharah
Mandookopanishad bhashya vyakya
Mayavada Kandana Teeka Tippani
Meemasa nyaaya koumudee
Mityatvanumanu Kandana Teeka Tippani
Mundakopanishat Bhashya Vyakya
Narasimha stutih
Narayana shabdartha Nirvachanam
Nyayadeepika tippani
Nyayavivarana tippani
Nyaayamrutha Gurvamoda
Nyaayadhwa Deepika
Nyaayamrutha Nyayarathnamala
Nyaayamruta Madhyamamodha
Nyayamrutaamoda
Nyaaya moukthikamala
Nyayamala (Chandrikavyakhya)
Nyaya champakamala
Nyayamruthodahruitha Jaimineeya Nyayamala
Nyayasudha vyaakyaa bindu:
Nyayamukurah
Nayanamanjaree
Omkara vaadaartha
Paapavimochana stotram (Duritapahara stotra)
Padartha sangrahah
Pancha sanskara deepika
Parameyadeepika tippani
Paratattva prakashika
Pramana paddhathi vyakhya
Pramana lakshana teeka vyakhya
Pranava darpana khandanam
Pishtapashu Meemamsa
Panchasamskara deepika
Ramanuja matha reethya Sootrartah
Rugbhashya Tippani
Sarva siddhantha saraasaara vivekah
Sanmarga deepika
Shruthi taatparya Koumudee
Shruti Tatva prakashika
Shruthyartha saara:
Shaivasarvasva khandanam
Siddhantha saraasara vivechanam
Shatprashnopanishad bhashya Teeka Tippani
Sripadarajashtakam
Shravana Vidhivilaasa:
Sri Vyasaraja Stotram
Subhadra Dhananjayah (Kavya)
Sootraartha sangraha
Taittareeyopanishad bhashya Teeka
Tattvamanikya petika (Tattvaprakashika tippani)
Tureeya Shivakhandanam
Tattvasankhyana teekavyakhya
Tattvodyotha goodhabhava prakashah
Tatparya Chandrika Vyakya
Tatparya Chandrika bhooshanam
Tatparya Chandrika Kuchodya KuTara
Upasamhara vijayah
Ubhayagrasta Rahoodayah (Play)
Upadhikandana Teeka Tippani
Vaadamalika
Vagvaikharee
Virodhoddharah
Vishnu Stuti Vyakyana
Vishnu tattva nirnaya teeka
Vyasaraja vijayah ( Kavyaa)
Yukti ratnakara (tarkatandava vyakya)

Vadiraja Tirtha

Rukminishavijaya
Yukti Mallika
Mahabharata Prasthana which includes two important works 1) Mahabharata Lakshalamkara and 2) Commentary on Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya of Madhvacarya
Svapna Vrundavanakhyana
Gurvartha Dipika a sub-commentary on Sri Jayatirtha's Nyaya Sudha & Tatva Prakashika
Dashavatara Stuti
Krishna Stuti
Hayagriva Sampada Stotra
Nava Graha Stotra
Thirtha prabandha

Raghuttama Tirtha

Viṣṇutattvanirṇayaṭikā Bhavabodha
Tattvaprakāśikā Bhavabodha
Nyāyavivaranaṭikā Bhavabodha
Nyāyaratna-Sambandhadipikā
Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad Bhasya Bhavabodha
Vivaraṇoddharā Bhavabodha
Gītābhāṣya Prameyadīpikā Bhavabodha
Sanyayavivruthi Bhavabodha
Anuvyakyana Nyāyamāla Brahma Sutra Sambandhapradīpā
Tāratamya Stotram
Taittirīya Vinirnaya

Raghavendra Tirtha

Dasha Prakaranas
Nyaya Muktavali
Tantra Dipika
Nyayasudhaa Parimala
Mantrartha Manjari
Prameya Dipika
Gita Vivrutti
Pratahsankalpa Gadya

Satyanatha Tirtha

Purandara Dasa

Thousands of Devaranamas (devotional songs)

Kanaka Dasa

Nala Charitre
Hari Bhakti Sara
Rama Dhanya Charitre
Mohana Tarangini

Satyapriya Tirtha

Mahābhāṣya Vivarana
Chandrika Bindu

Satyadharma Tirtha

Tattvasaṁkhyāna Tippani
Namaka Chamaka Vyakhyana
Shreemadbhagavata Tippani
Viratparva Tippani
Udyoga Parva Tippani
Ramayana Tippani
Virahimodasudhavyakhyan
Vishnutatvanirnaya Teeka tippani

Satyadhyana Tirtha

Gitasarasangraha
Gitapradhipadarthachadrika
Bheda Paranyeva Khalu Brahma Sutrani
Chandrikamandanam
Gita Vimarsha
Brahma Sutra Vimarsha
Advaita Branti Prakasha
Gita Lekhana Mala
Bhasma Dharana Nisheda tathaa Urdvapundra Dharanam
Sudarshana Mahatmya
Sabhasara Sangraha Part I (civil suit), II and III (Kannada)
Geethopanyasagalu (Kannada)

Important references for Dvaita philosophy

References

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