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Part of a series on Dvaita Saints Madhvacharya Padmanabha Tirtha Narahari Tirtha Akshobhya Tirtha Jayatirtha Sripadaraja Vyasatirtha Vadiraja Tirtha Raghuttama Tirtha Vijayindra Tirtha Sudhindra Tirtha Satyanatha Tirtha Raghavendra Tirtha Sumatindra Tirtha Haridasas Purandara Dasa Kanaka Dasa Vijaya Dasa Gopala Dasa Jagannatha Dasa Literature List of works by Madhvacharya List of works by Jayatirtha List of works by Vijayindra Tirtha List of works by Raghuttama Tirtha List of works by Vadiraja Tirtha List of works by Satyanatha Tirtha Mathas Ashta Mathas of Udupi Uttaradi Math Vyasaraja Math Raghavendra Matha Sripadaraja Matha Holy places Mantralayam Pajaka Udupi Tirupati Kumbakonam Nava Brindavana Hinduism portal v t e Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya is a commentary on the Hindu epic Ramayana , birth of Veda Vyasa and Mahabharata by Sri Madhvacharya , the founder of the Dvaita school of philosophy.

Contents [ edit ] The Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya has 32 chapters.

In Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya instead of viewing Mahabharata as a story work, Madhvacharya clearly gives it the status of Nirnayaka grantha.

Sri Madhva also includes Ramayana in this work to show that Mahabharata is a complete work by the divine Sri Veda Vyasa.

This work is an excellent exposition of the Mahabharata.

It explains some finer aspects of the Mahabharata by supplementing it from other classical works such as Harivamsa , Vishnu Purana , Bhagavata Purana and others.

Bheemasena is the clear hero of the Pandavas, in each and every incident this is underlined by giving much proof for each statement.

Reasons [ edit ] In the second chapter "vAkyoddhAraH" Acharya mentions his reasons for writing this work (From Reference 2).

2.3.

In some places (of the Mahabharatha) verses have been interpolated and in others verses have been omitted in some places, the verses have been transposed and in others, different readings have been given out of ignorance or otherwise.

2.4.

Though the works are really indestructible, they must be deemed to be mostly altered.

Mostly all of them have disappeared and not even one crore (out of several crores of slokas) now exists.

2.5 - 2.7.

When the original work itself is so altered, What is there to say of its meaning which is intelligible (even) to the Devas only with difficulty.

When the work had thus become altered in the Kali age, under the direction of Hari for its clear understanding, I shall state the settled truths having known them through His grace, and also having well known the other (extinct) works and all the Vedas through His grace, and also having examined the various editions existing in several places.

2.8 - 2.9.

Just as the all-powerful supreme Lord Vyasa who is no other than Narayana has narrated in the Bharatha and other works, I shall also, with the knowledge imparted by Him, briefly state the essential teachings of all the Sastras, in accordance with the interpretation of Bharatha.

The Bharatha is stated to be the decisive authority on all the Sastras.

2.10.

Formerly when all the Devas headed by Brahma and others and the Rishis had assembled once under the very direction of Vyasa, Bharatha was weighed as against the Vedas and all other Sastras by placing them upon the two scales of a balance, when Bharatha excelled (in weight).

2.11.

This work is called MahaBharatha on account of its greatest weight and highest quality.

He who thus understands its mere definition is released from all sin.

Note—Two objects of equal weight representing the presiding deity of each were weighed.

2.12 - 2.14.

The truth of all the Sastras is indeed established in Bharatha by illustrations.

The dependence of Brahma and others upon Vishnu is also brought out inasmuch as Bheema and others are clearly stated to be under the control of Krishna .

It is also emphasized (therein) that Vishnu is the giver of knowledge and fame to all, inasmuch as He, in the form of Vyasa, promulgated their fame in Bharatha and imparted knowledge to Brahma, Rudra , and others who had incarnated as Suka and others.

Sri MadhvaAcharya has quoted from the various Puranas, Vedas, Mahabharata, BhagvadGita and various other shastras and has presented a clear and complete picture of all the shastras.

Other schools of thought dismiss and omit scriptures that don't "pertain" to their preconceived notions.

In this context, Sri Madhva has clearly shown how the conflicts are resolved and brought out the true meaning in each instance (like fire is hidden in Arani sticks).

Srimad Madhvacharya has quoted from all Puranas and still showing that Sri Hari is supreme.

In fact in TantraSara he shows that each alphabet corresponds to Sri Hari.

Sri Madhva has provided clear explanations to many apparently conflicting ideas presented in the Mahabharata.

Commentaries [ edit ] A commentary on Mahabharata Tatparyanirnaya is made by Raghavendra Tirtha .

The essence of this work of 32 chapters has been captured in a work called Bhava Sangraha by Sri Raghavendra Swamy .

while the first Nine chapters deal with Ramayana Tatprya Nirnaya , the 10th chapter describes the birth Shri Veda Vaysa.

Rest deal with Mahabharath.

In the Bhava Sangraha, there are therefore 32 slokas followed by a concluding sloka.

See also [ edit ] Madhvacharya bibliography References [ edit ] ^ Steven Rosen (2007).

Krishna's Song: A New Look at the Bhagavad Gita .

Greenwood Publishing Group.

p.

38.

ISBN 9780313345531 .

^ Vasudeva Rao (2002).

Living Traditions in Contemporary Contexts: The Madhva Matha of Udupi .

Orient Blackswan.

p.

104.

ISBN 9788125022978 .

^ MBTN - Table of Contents ^ Tattvāloka, Volume 23 .

Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Educational Trust.

2000.

p.

33.

^ Page 5 of the Roman transliteration of the MBTN ^ Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Bhava Sangraha External links [ edit ] Introduction to the Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya in English Translation v t e Mahabharata Traditional author and narrators Vyasa Vaisampayana Ugrashrava Sauti Books ( parva s) Adi Sabha Vana Virata Udyoga Bhishma Bhagavad Gita Drona Karna Shalya Sauptika Stri Shanti Anushasana Ashvamedhika Ashramavasika Mausala Mahaprasthanika Svargarohana Harivamsha Tribes Main tribes Bharata Kauravas Pandavas Yadu Kunti Gandhara Matsya List of tribes Janapadas Mahajanapadas Places Capitals Hastinapur Indraprastha 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra Kurukshetra Jyotisar Panchagrama Indraprastha Pranaprastha Swarnaprastha Tilaprastha Vyagaprastha Events Svayamvara Kurukshetra War Vishvarupa Chakravyūha Characters Abhimanyu Amba Ambika Ambalika Arjuna Ashwatthama Babruvahana Bahlika Balarama Bhagadatta Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhurishravas Chitrāngada Chitrāngadā Damayanti Dhrishtadyumna Dhritarashtra Draupadi Drona Drupada Duhsala Durvasa Duryodhana Dushasana Dushyanta Ekalavya Gandhari Ganga Ghatotkacha Hidimba Hidimbi Iravan Janamejaya Jarasandha Jayadratha Karna Kichaka Kindama Kripa Krishna Role in the Mahabharata Kritavarma Kunti Lomasha Madri Nahusha Nakula Nala Pandu Parashurama Parikshit Purochana Pururavas Rukmi Rukmini Sahadeva Sanjaya Satyaki Satyavati Savitri Shantanu Shakuni Shakuntala Shalya Shikhandi Shishupala Subhadra Sudeshna Ulupi Upapandavas Uttara Uttarā Vichitravirya Vidura Vikarna Virata Vrishaketu Vrishasena Vyasa Yayati Yudhishthira Yuyutsu Related Avatars Kingdoms Vedic era Epic-Puranic chronology Sarasvati River Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahabharata_Tatparya_Nirnaya&oldid=1243125857 "