The Vishnu Sahasranama is a Sanskrit hymn containing a list of the 1,000 names of Vishnu, one of the main deities in Hinduism and the Supreme God in Vaishnavism. It is one of the most sacred and popular stotras in Hinduism. The most popular version of the Vishnu Sahasranama is featured in the Anushasana Parva of the epic Mahabharata. Other versions exist in the Padma Purana, the Skanda Purana, and the Garuda Purana. There is also a Sikh version of the Vishnu Sahasranama found in the work Sundar Gutka.
Raghavendra Tirtha, also referred as Raghavendra Swami, was a Vaishnava scholar, theologian, and saint. He was also known as Sudha Parimalacharya. His diverse oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhva, Jayatirtha, and Vyasatirtha, interpretation of the Principal Upanishads from the standpoint of Dvaita and a treatise on Purva Mimamsa. He served as the pontiff of the matha at Kumbakonam from 1621 to 1671. Raghavendra Tirtha was also an accomplished player of the veena and he composed several songs under the name of Venu Gopala. His memorial at Mantralayam attracts lakhs of visitors every year.
Baladeva Vidyabhushana was an Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya.
Jiva Goswami was an Indian philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition, producing a great number of philosophical works on the theology and practice of Bhakti yoga, Vaishnava Vedanta and associated disciplines. He is known as one of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan and was the nephew of the two leading figures, Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami.
Vyāsatīrtha, also called Vyasaraja or Chandrikacharya, was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, polemicist, commentator and poet belonging to the Madhwacharya's Dvaita order of Vedanta. As the rajaguru of Vijayanagara Empire, Vyasatirtha was at the forefront of a golden age in Dvaita which saw new developments in dialectical thought, growth of the Haridasa literature under bards like Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa and an increased spread of Dvaita across the subcontinent. He himself composed many kīrtanas in Kannada and Sanskrit.
Jayatirtha, also known asTeekacharya, was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and the sixth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha from. He is considered to be one of the important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought on account of his sound elucidations of the works of Madhvacharya. He structured the philosophical aspects of Dvaita and through his polemical works, elevating it to an equal footing with the contemporary schools of thought. Along with Madhva and Vyasatirtha, he is venerated as one of the three great spiritual sages, or munitraya of Dvaita. Jayatirtha is considered an incarnation of Indra with avesha of Adi Sesha in the Madhva Parampara.
Prasthanatrayi, literally, three sources , refers to the three canonical texts of theology having epistemic authority, especially of the Vedanta schools. It consists of:
- The Upanishads, known as Upadeśa Prasthāna, and the Śruti Prasthāna, especially the Principal Upanishads.
- The Bhagavad Gita, known as Sādhana Prasthāna, and the Smṛti Prasthāna
- The Brahma Sutras, known as Sūtra Prasthāna or Nyāya Prasthāna or Yukti Prasthāna
Adi Shankara, a Hindu philosopher of the Advaita Vedanta school, composed a number of commentarial works. Due to his later influence, a large body of works that is central to the Advaita Vedanta interpretation of the Prasthanatrayi, the canonical texts consisting of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras, is also attributed to him. While his own works mainly consist of commentaries, the later works summarize various doctrines of the Advaita Vedanta tradition, including doctrines that diverge from those of Adi Shankara.
Bannanje Govindacharya was an Indian philosopher and Sanskrit scholar versed in Veda Bhashya, Upanishad Bhashya, Mahabharata, Puranas and Ramayana. He wrote Bhashyas (commentaries) on Veda Suktas, Upanishads, Shata Rudriya, Brahma Sutra Bhashya, Gita Bhashya and was an orator. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009.
Sri Narayana Panditacharya, is an Indian scholar and philosopher in the Dvaita Vedānta tradition. He was the youngest son of Trivikrama Panditacharya, one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhva He is the author of Sri Madhva Vijaya, a metrical biography of the rejuvenator of the Dvaita school of philosophy, Sri Madhvacharya. Indologist B. N. K. Sharma writes, "Narayana has earned a lasting fame for himself by his great metrical biography of Madhva".
Padmanabha Tirtha was an Indian Dvaita philosopher, scholar and the disciple of Madhvacharya. Ascending the pontifical seat after Madhvacharya, he served as the primary commentator of his works and in doing so, significantly elucidated Madhva's terse and laconic style of writing. His pioneering efforts in expanding upon the Dvaita texts to uncover the underlying metaphysical intricacies was taken forward by the 14th Century philosopher, Jayatirtha. Padmanabha is also credited with disseminating the philosophy of Dvaita outside the Tulunadu.
Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya is a commentary on the Hindu epic Ramayana, birth of Veda Vyasa and Mahabharata by Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy.
This is a list of works by Bhaktivinoda Thakur (1838–1914), a Gaudiya Vaishnava theologian and reformer. This list includes his original works, commentaries on canonical Vaishnava texts, and articles in periodical Sajjana-toshani.
- Hari-katha: Topics of Lord Hari, 1850
- Sumbha-Nisumbha-yuddha, 1851
- Poriade, 1857–58
- Mathas of Orissa, 1860
- Vijana-grama, 1863
- Sannyasi, 1863
- Our Wants, 1863
- Valide Rejishtri, 1866
- Speech on Gautama, 1866
- The Bhagavat: Its Philosophy, Its Ethics, and Its Theology, 1869
- Garbha-stotra-vyakhya, 1870
- Reflections, 1871
- Thakura Haridasa, 1871
- The Temple of Jagannatha at Puri, 1871
- The Monasteries of Puri, 1871
- The Personality of Godhead, 1871
- A Beacon of Light, 1871
- Saragrahi Vaishnava, 1871
- To Love God, 1871
- The Atibadis of Orissa, 1871
- The Marriage System of Bengal, 1871
- Vedantadhikarana-mala, 1872
- Datta-kaustubham, 1874
- Dutta Vansa Mala, 1875 & 1899
- Bauddha-vijaya-kavyam, 1878
- Sri Krishna-samhita, 1879
- Sri Sajjana-toshani, 1881
- Kalyana-kalpataru, 1881
- Review of Nitya-rupa-samsthapanam, 1883
- Visva-Vaishnava-Kalpatari, 1885
- Dasopanishad-curnika, 1886
- Bhavavali (commentary), 1886
- Rasika-ranjana, 1886
- Sri Caitanya-sikshamrita, 1886
- Prema-pradipa, 1886
- Published Sri Vishnu-sahasra-nama, 1886
- Bhajana-darpana-tika(translation and commentary of Manah siksa), 1886
- Sri Caitanya-Upanishad (commentary), 1887
- Sri Krishna-vijaya (published), 1887
- Vaishnava-siddhanta-mala, 1888
- Sri Amnaya-sutram, 1890
- Siddhanta-darpanam, 1890
- Sri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, 1890
- Sri Godruma-kalpatari, 1891
- Vidvad-ranjana, 1891
- Sri Harinama, 1892
- Sri Nama, 1892
- Sri Nama-tattva-siksastaka, 1892
- Sri Nama-mahima, 1892
- Sri Nama-pracara, 1892
- Sriman Mahaprabhura Siksa, 1892
- Tattva-vivekah or Sri Saccidanandanubhutih, 1893
- Saranagati, 1893
- Gitavali, 1893
- Gitamala, 1893
- Soka-satana, 1893
- Nama-bhajana, 1893
- Bhaktyaloka
- Tattva-sutram, 1894
- Vedarka-didhiti, 1894
- Tattva-muktavali or Mayavada-satadushani,, 1894
- Amrita-pravaha-bhashya, 1895
- Svalikhita-Jivani,
- Sri Gauranga-lila-smarana-mangala-stotram, 1896
- Sri Ramanuja-upadesa, 1896
- Jaiva-Dharma, 1896
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His Life and Precepts, 1896
- Prakshini, 1897
- Sri Goloka-mahatmya, 1898
- Sri Krishna-karnamritam (translation), 1898
- Piyusha-varshini-vritti, 1898
- Asvada-vistarini-bhasa, 1899
- Sri Navadvipa-bhava-taranga, 1899
- The Hindu Idols, 1899
- Sri Harinama-cintamani, 1900
- Sri Bhagavata Arka-marici-mala, 1901
- Sri Sankalpa-kalpadruma, 1901
- Sri Bhajana-rahasya, 1902
- Sri Prema-vivarta (published), 1906
- Svaniyama-dvadasakam, 1907
Raghuttama Tirtha ; IAST:Śrī Raghūttama Tīrtha), was an Indian philosopher, scholar, theologian and saint. He was also known as Bhavabodhacharya. His oeuvre include commentaries on the works of Madhvacharya and Jayatirtha. He served as the fourteenth pontiff of Madhvacharya Peetha - Uttaradi Math from 1557 to 1595, which he occupied for thirty-nine years. He is considered to be one of the important seers in the history of Dvaita school of thought. His shrine at Manampoondi attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Satyapriya Tirtha was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru, scholar, yogi, mystic and the pontiff of Uttaradi Math, a math dedicated to Dvaita philosophy. He was the successor of Satyavijaya Tirtha and the 24th pontiff of Uttaradi Math from 1737—1744.
Satyanatha Tirtha ; IAST:Śrī Satyanātha Tīrtha), also called Abhinava Vyasaraja, was a Hindu philosopher, scholar, theologian, logician and dialectician belonging to the Dvaita order of Vedanta. He served as the twentieth pontiff of Uttaradi Math from 1660 to 1673. He was a fiery and prolific writer and very ambitious of the glory of Dvaita Vedanta. He is considered to be one of the stalwarts in the history of the Dvaita school of thought, on account of his sound elucidations of the works of Madhvacharya, Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha. Three of his polemically themed doxographical works are reminiscent of "Vyasatraya". His refutation work Abhinava Gada is a devastating criticism of Appayya's Madhvamathamukhamardhana. His independent treatise Abhinava Chandrika is considered a brilliant work relating to the Brahma Sūtras, being a commentary on Jayatirtha's Tattvaprakashika. His work Abhinava Tarka Tandava refuted the works of rival systems, especially those of Prabhākara of Mimamsa, Ramanuja's Visistadvaita, and Gangesha Upadhyaya, Raghunatha Siromani of the Nyaya school, on the same lines as Vyasatirtha's Tarka Tandava. Indologist B.N.K.Sharma wrote, "His energy and determination to crush out the rivalry of Monism is reflected even in the choice of the titles of some of his works, four of which go by the name "Paraśus" ".
Krishnacharya Tamanacharya Pandurangi, also known by the pen name Viswamangala, was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and a notable Indologist. Pandurangi was unique among contemporary Sanskrit scholars, being simultaneously at home among both traditional and modern systems of education. In 1989, the Government of India honoured him with the Rashtrapati Award for his contributions to literature and research.
Chalari Narasimahacharya was an Indian Hindu scholar in the Dvaita Vedānta tradition. He is the follower of Uttaradi Math and the disciple of Satyanatha Tirtha.
