Padmanabha Tirtha
The Samadhi or Brindavana of Padmanabha Tirtha in Anegundi, Hampi
Personal
Born	Shobhana Bhatta Puntamba (Present-day Rahata taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra)[1]
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Order	Vedanta
Philosophy	Dvaita Vedanta
Religious career
Guru	Madhvacharya
Disciples Narahari Tirtha

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Padmanabha Tirtha was an Indian Dvaita philosopher, scholar and the disciple of Madhvacharya. Ascending the pontifical seat after Madhva, 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.^[2] Padmanabha is also credited with disseminating the philosophy of Dvaita outside the Tulunadu.^[3]

Life

According to Narayana Pandita's Madhva Vijaya, Padmanabha, born Shobhanabhatta, a Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin, was an accomplished scholar and logician. Shobhana Bhatta was native of Puntamba, a town on the bank of the river Godavari in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.^[4][5] After being won over by Madhva in a debate, he adopted Dvaita and was subsequently tasked by Madhva to disseminate the nascent philosophy across the subcontinent.^[3] After his death, he was entombed at Nava Brindavana near Hampi. His disciple Narahari Tirtha succeeded him as the pontiff.

Works

15 extant-works have been ascribed to him, most of which are commentaries on the works of Madhva. His notable works include Nyayaratnavali, a commentary on Madhva's Vishnu Tattva Vinirnaya, Sattarkadipavali a gloss on Bramha Sutra Bhashya and Sannyayaratnavali on Anu Vyakhyana. Sharma notes "dignity, elegance, clearness, brevity and avoidance of digression and controversies mark his style".^[6] Though Jayatirtha later diverges from Padmanabha's views, he eulogies the latter's pioneering work in his Nyaya Sudha and acknowledges his influence. Padmanabha's influence is also acknowledged by Vyasatirtha, who attempts, in his Tatparya Chandrika, to reconcile Jayatritha and Padmanabha's views.