

His son, Lakshminarayana, wrote “Rigartha manjari.”

His “Mantrartha manjari” elucidates Madhwacharya’s Rig Bhashya. He is credited with having written more than forty works, including commentaries on Vyasa Raja’s Chandrika, Vedas and the Prakarnas of Madhwacharya. He is also called fondly as the Madhwa Mathambodhi Chandra (The moon shining from the ocean of the Madhwa Siddhantha or the Madhwa Principles). His works are undoubtedly a critical component of the Madhwa pantheon and ecosystem. This was his ways of ensuring that the Classics, the Scriptures, Vedas, Scholarly Texts and the ways of the Lord reaches the maximum number of people. He was a great Orator and also conducted many discourses, in a language and methodology which appealed to the common man. Raghavendra Swamy had diverse strengths and capabilities – he was a great scholar, a wonderful orator, a classical musician playing the Veena, a highly accomplished writer, an ardent preacher of Vaishnavism and above all, a great soul that expounded the values of Humanitarianism and the importance of Spiritual Living.ĭuring his lifetime, under the pseudonym of Dheera Venugopala, he composed many Stotras and Keerthanas on Lord Sri Krishna. He was a devout follower and a staunch believer in the miracles of Lord Sri Krishna. Raghavendra Swamy is considered one of India’s greatest Saints of his times.

Raghavendra Swamy’s works – A Gateway to Bhakti
