Madhwanama is a special composition on Madhvacharya (kulaguru of madhvas) which is written by Sripadaraja.

Madhva Nama
Information
ReligionHinduism
AuthorSripadaraja
LanguageKannada
Period16th century
Chapters32 Shlokass

Significance edit

Madhvanama tells about the three avataras of our lord Mukyaprana (vayu): Mukhyaprana, Hanuman, Bhima and Madhvacharya

Sections edit

Mukhyaprana edit

He is the moolarupra (main rupa of vayu) and the one who gives support to the entire universe. there are 4 stanzas praising Mukhyaprana in this section.[1]

Hanuman[1] edit

Hanuman is the first Avatara of Mukhyaprana/Vayu. He was born in Treta Yuga and was a great devotee of lord Rama. And helped lord rama till how much he could. There are 7 stanzas praising lord Hanuman in this section.

Bhima[1] edit

Bhima was the strongest of all in Dvapara Yuga. He was one of the pandavas. He killed many bad demons. There are 11 stanzas praising Bhima in this section.

Madhvacharya[1] edit

Lord Vayu took his third avatara as Madhvacharya in Kali Yuga. He is the main and the greatest Guru (teacher) of the madhwas (followers of the dvaita siddhanta). There are 7 stanzas praising Madhvacharya in this section.

Phalastuti edit

This section tells us the virtues (benefits) of reciting Madhva Nama. THe Phalastuti is written by the great poet Jagannatha dasa. there are 3 stanzas in this section

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Sanjeev, Sirnoorkar (19 April 2019). "Madhwanama(ಮಧ್ವನಾಮ) - Sripadaraja". medium.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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