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Sri Vadivandya Theertha

Sri Vadivandya Theertha is the 26th saint after Sri Vishnu Theertha in the guru parampare of Sode mutt.

Poorvashrama Name :

Ashrama Guru : Sri Viswadhirajendra Theertha

Ashrama Shishya : Sri Viswavandya Theertha

Aradhana : Asweeja Shudha Shashti

Vrundavana : Sode

Sri Vadivandya Theertha took Ashrama from Sri Viswadhirajendra Theertha and ruled the Peeta for 18 years. He was a great scholar. He did Sudha paata for many times. He has written ‘Vadiraja Ashtaka’. He is also believed to have written Vadiraja stuti, Jayastotra, Sri Vadiraja dhyanaprakara etc. He did paryaya in 1692-93.

After handing over Peeta to Sri Vadivandya Theertha he entered Vrundavana at Sode. His Vrundavana is besides Sri Vedanidhi Theertha.

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Sri Vadivandyatirtha was well recognised as distinguished scholar. He taught Nyaya-sudha and other major Vedantic works many times. The tradition records that Vadivandyatirtha organised scholarly discourse and debate at Paryaya period in Udupi and vindicated the Siddhanta stand point on solid grounds. He defeated Shamashastry, a staunch Shaivadvaita scholar on Mithyatva concept in debate. Some works written by Sri Vadivandyatirtha are available. Mention may be made about Sri Vadirajastuti, Sri Vadirajashtaka, Jayastotra and Vadirajadhyanaprakara. He might have written few more works but that are unfound. He did his Paryaya in the year 1692-93. He entombed in the year 1706. The holy Vrindavana of Sri Vadivandyatirtha is at Sode besides the Vrindavana of Sri Vedanidhitirtha. The period of pontificial incharge was 18 years.

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