Sri PadMnabHa TheErtharu
Sri Padmanabha Theertharu (NavaBrundavana - Anegondi) [Karthika Bahula Chaturdasi] https://archive.org/details/padmanabha-theertharu-nava-brindavana Sri Padmanabha Theertharu is foremost among the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharyaru outside Udupi Ashta Matha Yathis; a noble/blessed soul who had the fortune of succeeding Sri MadAachaaryaru to the Sarvajna Peeta. A contemporary disciple of Sri Ananda Theertharu, Sri Padmanabha Theertharu was known as Shobana Bhatta in his poorvaAsrama, a renowned Advaita scholar, who was defeated by SriMadAachaaryaru in a philosophical debate, that has paved the way for his entry into Dvaita Matha accepting Sri Aachaaryaru as his Guru. In this context we find a reference in Sri MadhvaVijaya - Sarga-9 sloka # 17, wherein Sri MadAacharyaru on his way back from Badari Kshethra having met Shobana Batta on the banks of river Godavari in Andhra Desa. Similarly in Sarga 15 (sloka120-126) also we find a reference to Sri Padmanabha Theertharu the wor...