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{{Short description|Hagiography of Hindu saint Madhvacharya}}
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| name             = Sumadhva Vijaya
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| author           = [[Narayana Panditacharya]]
| period           = 14th century
| language         = [[Sanskrit]]
| religion         = [[Hinduism]]
| verses           =
| chapters            =16 [[canto]]s
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The '''Sumadhva Vijaya''' (also popularly referred as '''Sri Madhva Vijaya''' or simply as '''Madhva Vijaya''') ("The story of the victory of Madhva"), is a [[Hagiography|hagiographic work]] about the [[Dvaita]] philosopher [[Madhvacharya]]. It was authored by [[Narayana Panditacharya]], who was the son of [[Trivikrama Panditacharya]], one of the direct disciples of Madhvacharya. [[Trivikrama Panditacharya]] was a famous [[Advaita Vedanta|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]]. He is also the author of the [[Vayu Stuti]].

The Sumadhva Vijaya is a Sanskrit work and is composed of 16 sargas or [[canto]]s. It starts with a description of the first two [[avatar]]s of [[Vayu]], namely [[Hanuman]] and [[Bhima]]. It then proceeds to describe the life of [[Madhvacharya]], 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.<ref>[http://www.dvaita.org/madhva/dvaadasha.html#notes Dvaadasha Stotra]</ref>

The Sumadhva Vijaya is a [[mahakavya]]. 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]].

==See also==
* [[Digvijaya (conquest)]]
* [[Dvaita]]
* [[Madhvacharya]]
* [[Narayana Panditacharya]]

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027094621/http://geocities.com/Augusta/Fairway/1533/sumadhwa.htm]
* [http://gyanasampat.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=11 Madhwa Vijaya Audio]

== External links ==
* [http://vyasamadhwa.org/upanyasa/SumadhwaVijaya/ Discourse on Sumadhva Vijaya (Kannada) by Vidwan Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya.]
* [http://www.dvaita.org/madhva/index.shtml Biographical links to Madhvacharya and other dvaita resources]
* [http://www.dvaita.net Madhva and other Dvaita saints text resource]
* [http://shivallibrahmins.com/section/english/great-acharyas/shriman-madhvacharya/ Complete Biography of Sriman Madhvacharya]

[[Category:Dvaita Vedanta]]