Sri Vidya Rathnakara Theertharu

Sri Vidya Rathnakara Theertha took Ashrama from Sri Vidya Samudra Theertha and is Thirty Fifth saint from Madhwacharya. Below is his brief introduction.

Period  –  1902-1915

Poorvashrama Name  –  Ahobalacharya

Ashrama guru             –  Sri Vidya Samudra Theertha

Ashrama Shishya         –  Sri Vidya Varidhi Theertha

Aradhana                     – Vaishakha Bahula Navami

Vrundavana Place      – Sosale

He was a great scholar. He was called as Shastra pravachana nidhi, sakalakalaa bhaskara. Sripadaraja matha’s Hariyappachar was showing great regard to swamiji and used to call him as heavenly relative. During his time only in Bangalore, ‘Sri Maddashapramathi darshana prakashini’ sabha was stared. In 1913 that sabha became very famous and created records. He was well expertise in Sanskrit as well as Kannada. He wrote following works in Sanskrit;

Sri Madhwa Vijaya sarasangraha

Sri Vedavyasa Stotra

Sri Hari Guru Mangalashtaka

Vyasaraja yatheesha charitre

Vyasaraja Mangalashtaka

Narasimha Suprabhata

Sheshachandrikacharya Stotra

He also wrote many songs in Kannada like Sri Vyasaraja and Sri Vidyakanta Theertha.

After handing over mahasamsthana to Sri Vidya Varidhi Theertha, he entered Vrundavana at Sosale.

Sri Vidya Rathnakara Theertharu

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