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Hindu guru
Satyabodha Tirtha
(
?r? Satya-bodha T?rtha
) (
c.
1710
-
c.
1783
) was an Indian
philosopher
,
scholar
,
yogi
,
mystic
and
saint
. He was the 25th pontiff of
Uttaradi Math
and served the pontificate from March 1744 - 9 March 1783.
Satyabodha Tirtha was a great yogi and was honoured by both Hindu and Muslim rulers of his time.
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Satyabodha Tirtha enjoyed a good fame as a miracle-man. Almost all the princes of the
South India
used to worship him and were his ardent disciples.
Murari Rao
of
Gooty
,
Raghoji Bhosale
and
Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad
, were his great disciples. Satyabodha Tirtha Swamiji's mission of peace has played a prominent role during this time.
He earned a reputation as the greatest of Madhva saints of his time for his un-rivaled scholarship, miraculous achievements and dynamism as the pontiff of the
Uttaradi Math
. So many were his achievements and so well was he liked, admired and respected by people of all castes and creeds, rich and poor, that the Uttaradi Math (where Satyabodha's Brindavana is present) in
Savanur
got the name as Satyabodha Math after him.
Satyabodha Tirtha is believed to be the incarnation of
Markandeya
.
Biography
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Satyabodha Tirtha was born in
Raichur
, which is located between the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers in the
Indian state
of
Karnataka
. Most of the information about his life is derived from the hagiography
Satyabodha Vijaya
written by Kanchi Vadiraj Achar. Born in 1710 into a traditional
Deshastha Madhva Brahmin
household, he was named Ramacharya. His father's name was Hariyacharya and mothers name was Aralabai. He was believed to be an avatar of Markhandeya rishi. He started studying shastras at the age of eight. The name conferred on him when he became the head of the Uttaradi Math monastery was Satyabodha Tirtha.
Upon assuming the pontificate of the Uttaradi Mutt, he built a Brindavana to his guru at Mana Madurai and performed an aradhana in his honour. Satyabodha Tirtha travelled extensively all over India, winning over adversaries in philosophical, scholarly discussions, thereby acquiring shishyas and considerable wealth, landed properties and tamrapatras from kings and nawabs.
Peace treatise between two Kings
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Satyabodha Tirtha has played a prominent part in the history of India. Once it so happened that
Murari Rao
of
Gooty
was occupying the
Fort of Trichanapalli
.
Nizam-ul-mulk
had put a seize to this fort in order to get back this fort. He was unsuccessful though he tried it for 3 months. Then the Nizam was told that if Satyabodha Swami were brought to Trichanappally from Ramanathpur and kept in jail,
Murari Rao
who was an ardent devotee would come out of the fort and yield. Satyabodha Tirtha brought about treaties between these two Warring Kings and established peace in the Country.
In culture
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Satyabodha Vijaya
is a kavya of twentyone sargas written by Kanchi Vadiraj Acharya who was his disciple. The Mahakavya describes Satyabodha's life in detail. He was a saint of marvellous powers, his life is full of thrilling events. Let alone
Hindus
, even Mohammedans worshipped him with great reverence, Nawab of Ramnad,
Nawab of Savanur
and many other
Muslim
princes felt it an honour to be puppets in his hands. There is also another work known as
Guru Katha Kalpa Taru
which also gives details about Satyabodha.
References
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- ^
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 22
. Government Central Press. p. 160.
Bibliography
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- Rao, C. R. (1984).
Srimat Uttaradi Mutt: Moola Maha Samsthana of Srimadjagadguru Madhvacharya
.
- Sharma, B. N. Krishnamurti (2000).
A History of the Dvaita School of Ved?nta and Its Literature, Vol 1. 3rd Edition
. Motilal Banarsidass (2008 Reprint).
ISBN
978-8120815759
.
- Glasenapp, Helmuth von (1992).
Madhva's Philosophy of the Vi??u Faith
. Dvaita Vedanta Studies and Research Foundation.
- Chitnis, Krishnaji Nageshrao (1994),
Glimpses of Maratha Socio-economic History
, Atlantic Publishers & Dist,
ISBN
9788171563470
- Chitnis, Krishnaji Nageshrao (2000),
The Nawabs of Savanur
, Atlantic Publishers & Dist,
ISBN
9788171565214
- Kulakarni, A. R?; Nayeem, M. A. (2000),
History of Modern Deccan, 1720/1724-1948: Political and administrative aspects
, Abul Kalam Azad Oriental Research Institute
- Ritti, P. S. (1961).
Saint of Savanur
.
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