The Sumadhva Vijaya (also popularly referred as Sri Madhva Vijaya or simply as Madhva Vijaya) ("The story of the victory of Madhva"), is a hagiographic work about the

Dvaita Dvaita Vedanta (); (originally known as Tattvavada; IAST: ''Tattvavāda''), is a sub-school in the Vedanta ''Vedanta'' (; , ), also known as ''Uttara Mīmāṃsā'', is one of the six orthodox (Āstika and nāstika, ''āstika'') trad ...

philosopher

Madhvacharya Madhvacharya (; ; 1199–1278 CE or 1238–1317 CE), also known as Purna Prajna () and Ānanda Tīrtha, was an Indian philosopher, theologian and the chief proponent of the ''Dvaita'' (dualism) school of Vedanta. Madhva called his philosophy ...

. It was authored by

Narayana Panditacharya Sri Narayana Panditacharya (also referred as Narayana Pandita) (IAST: ''Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍitacārya'') (c. 1290 – c. 1370), is an Indian scholar and philosopher in the Dvaita Vedānta tradition. He was the youngest son of Trivikrama Pand ...

, who was the son of Trivikrama Panditacharya, one of the direct disciples of Madhvacharya. Trivikrama Panditacharya was a famous Advaita exponent of his time, graciously accepted the Madhva tradition after the historical debate with Madhvacharya himself for about 15 days, at Vishnumangala in

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kera ...

. He is also the author of the

Vayu Stuti The ''Vayu Stuti'' () is a ''stuti'' (eulogy) composed by Trivikrama Panditacharya addressed to Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy. The hymn praises Madhvacharya as the third incarnation of the god of the wind, Vayu, af ...

. The Sumadhva Vijaya is a Sanskrit work and is composed of 16 sargas or

canto The canto () is a principal form of division in medieval and modern long poetry. Etymology and equivalent terms The word ''canto'' is derived from the Italian word for "song" or "singing", which comes from the Latin ''cantus'', "song", from th ...

s. It starts with a description of the first two

avatar Avatar (, ; ) is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means . It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes u ...

s of

Vayu Vayu (; ), also known as Vata () and Pavana (), is the Hindu deities, Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the ''Vedic scriptures'', Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra, the king o ...

, namely

Hanuman Hanuman (; , ), also known as Maruti, Bajrangabali, and Anjaneya, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as a divine ''vanara'', and a devoted companion of the deity Rama. Central to the ''Ramayana'', Hanuman is celebrated for his unwavering devotio ...

and

Bhima Bhima (, ), also known as Bhimasena (, ), is a hero and one of the most prominent characters in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. As the second of the five Pandava brothers, Bhima was born to Kunti—the wife of King Pandu—fathered by Vayu, the ...

. It then proceeds to describe the life of

, described to be the third avatar. The Sumadhva Vijaya contains detailed descriptions of various incidents of Madhva's life and is the only authentic source of information about Madhvacharya that exists. The work contains many personal and intimate details of Madhvacharya's daily routine.Dvaadasha Stotra
/ref> The Sumadhva Vijaya is a

mahakavya Mahākāvya (lit. great kāvya, court epic), also known as ''sargabandha'', is a genre of Indian epic poetry in Classical Sanskrit. The genre is characterised by ornate and elaborate descriptions of phenomena such as scenery, love, and battles. T ...

. It has several commentaries written regarding it, such as one by Narayana Panditacarya called the Bhava Prakashika. This work offers Kannada and Tulu names of several persons who are a part of Madhvacharya's biography and lists the places Madhvacharya had visited. The next oldest commentary on the Sumadhva Vijaya is by Vedanga Tirtha, one of the saints of the Sode Matha, called the Padartha Dipika. Another commentary is the Padartha Dipikodbodhika of Vishwapati Tirtha of Pejavara Matha. The Mandopakarini of Chalari Sheshacharya is also quite popular. The Sumadhva Vijaya has also been recited by many artists, such as

Vidyabhushana Vidyabhushana is a vocalist from Karnataka. He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, and carnatic classical music. He has many albums to his credit, mainly devotional songs in Kannada, Tulu and has given concerts all over t ...

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Madhwa Vijaya Audio

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Discourse on Sumadhva Vijaya (Kannada) by Vidwan Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya.

Biographical links to Madhvacharya and other dvaita resources

Madhva and other Dvaita saints text resource

Complete Biography of Sriman Madhvacharya
Dvaita Vedanta

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