Sri Raghavendra

Manthralaya- Sri Raghavendra

Raghavendra-Granthakartharu

Sri Raghavendra

Works of Mantralaya PrabhugaLu ( Sri Raghavendra Theertharu)

• Veda Traya Vivruti
  Commentories on all three vedas
• Mantrartha Manjari
  A commentary on the first 3 Adhyayas (40 Suktas) of the Rig Veda, the same ones covered by Madhvacharya’s Rig Bhasya
• Purushasooktadi Panchasookta Vyakhyana
  Commentaries (short glosses) Purusasookta, Gharma, Samudra, Pavamana, Hiranyagarbha and Ambhrni sooktas. Some of these are not available and there is only an oral tradition that he wrote these.
• Khandarthas (Word by word meaning)
  Lucid expositions on 9 out of 10 Upanishads commented upon by Madhvacharya (except aitareya Upanishad). He was about to write one for the aitareya, as well, but he wanted to give the honor to his disciple, Smrutimuktavali Krishnacharya, who had already completed the work. So he wrote a gloss on only the mantra part of the Upanishad – Aitareya Mantraartha Sangraha
• Geetartha Sangraha
  More popularly known as Geeta-Vivrutti, a lucid original commentary on the gIta
• Prameya Deepika Vyakhya
  Commentary on Madhvacharya’s Geeta Bhashya
• Geeta Tatparya Teeka Vivarana
  Commentary on JayaeeIrtha’s commentary on Acharya Madhva’s Geeta Tatparya
• Tatparya Chandrika
  A learned Vivruti on the Brahma Sutras, explaining earlier works like Nyayasudha, chandrika etc.
• Nyaya Muktavali
  Brief exposition of the Adhikaraaashareeras of the Brahma-Sutra
• Tattva Manjaree
  A detailed exposition of the Anubhashya of Madhvacharya
• Tattvaprakashika Bhavadeepa
  Exposition on Tatvaprakashika, Jayateertha’s commentary on the Brahma Sootra Bhashya of Sri Madhwacharya.
• Nyaya-Sudha-Parimala
  It is one of the most popular commentaries on Nyayasudha of Sri Jayateertha. It is because of this that Rayaru is called Parimalacharya
• Tippani (Notes) on Dasha Prakaranas
  Glosses on six out of the ten Prakaranas of Madhvacharya, omitting the four already commented upon by Vyasa Teertha.
• Rama Chartirya Manjaree
  A short work highlighting the major aspects of Rama Avatara.
• Krishna Charitrya Manjaree
  A short work highlighting the major aspects of Krishna Avatara.
• Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Bhava Sangraha
  a short summary of the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya by Madhvacharya. Rayaru has captured the essence of each Adhyaya in one verse.
• Vadavalee Vyakhya
  Commentary on Vadavali of Shree Jayateertha
• Chandrika Vyakhya
  Commentary on the Tatparya Chandrika of Vyasa Teertha
• Tarkatandava Vyakhya
  Commentary on Tarkatandava of Shree Vyasa teertha
• Pramana Padhati Vyakhya
  Commentary on Pramana padhdhati of ShrI JayatIrtha
• Anu-Madhva Vijaya Vyakhya
  A commentary on Anumadhvavijaya of Shree Narayana Panditacharya.
• Pratah Sankalpa Gadya
  A very inspiring prose to recited in the morning as a resolution to perform the day’s activities.
• Sarva Samarpana Gadya
  A very inspiring prose to recited in the night to submit the day’s activities to the Lord. Goes along with Pratah Sankalpa Gadya.
• Nyaya Deepika
  Not available. Supposed to be a commentary on Madhvacharya’s Geeta Tatparya.
• Bhatta Sangraha
  A Commentary on the Mimamsa Sutras of Jaimini following the Bhatta school. One of the very few works written by Dvaitins on other systems of thought.
• Other short works
  Nadi Taratamya stotra in Sanskrit
  Rajagopala Stotra in Sanskrit
  Dashavatara Stuti in Sanskrit
  Indu yenage govinda – a soul stirring kannada song
  Maruta Ninnaya Mahime – Kannada Suladi