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Madhva nama

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Madhva Nama
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorSripadaraja
LanguageKannada
Period16th century
Chapters32 Shlokass

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

Significance

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

Sections

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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 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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

Phalastuti

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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

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