Sri Vishnu teertharu is a free sanyasi, who was Adavi Jayatirthacharya (1756-1806) took sanyasa from Satyavara tirtha of Uttaradi Matha, and is a great writer. who has given great books.. also. His Aradhana is at Madinuru, near Koppal. ( He didn't occupy the seat of Uttaradi Matha due to reasons best known to them ).there is a very interesting incident when Jayatirthacharya heard someone singing ' Govinda Namo Govinda...' which describes ' just be praying Govinda for your betterment and spiritual progrees, nothing else will help you, neither this wife, family or wealth.. instantaneously, he decided to take Sanyasa and live life of a Virakta.
for reasons best known to people who lived then, he was not given Pithadhipatya to rule Uttaradi Mutt, remained as a scholarly writer, saint and philosopher. Stotras composed by him, l authentic interpretations of the great Purana! Bhagavathta Saroddhara, Shodasahi, Chaturdashi and Atmasukha Bodhini, Nyayasudha & Tatvaprakashika glosses. ( tippanis).
rimad Bhagavata Saroddhara of Sri Sri Vishnu Tirtha ( 1756-1816)
Sri Vishnu Tirtha ( Adavi Acharya/ Jayatirthacharya) is known for his Tapas, Sanyasa and utmost dedication to Madhvacharya’s thought. He was a renowned scholar of his times. Born to humble couple, of Shiddapur, near Savanuru, he was reluctant to material world since boyhood. However, his parents got him married, he lead a householder’s life for some time, took care of wife and children.
Later, he took Sanyasa Deeksha from Sri Satyavara Tirtha of Uttaradi Matha under the name of Sri Vishnu Tirtha and did not ascend pItha to keep himself away from Matha Politics of those days. He began writing commentaries in Sanskrit and Kannada.
he had excellent Shastra learning under scholars of repute of his times and turned out as a great scholar himself.
He made an indepth study of Srimad Bhagavatam, contemplated on this great Epic for quite some time, gained insight and selected about 160 verses from it out of 18,000 shlokas, wrote a scholarly, yet simple commentary and named it ‘ Saroddhara’. His Sanskrit commentary is translated by Davanagere Bhima Rao, a committed Madhva, who built a Madhva Sangha- Madhvacharya Seva Samiti, Davanagere and translated some classics like Yukti Mallika, Vishnu Rahasyam, Sattatva ratnamala, a couple of Upanishad Bhashyas into Kannada. He lived up to 1979, and has rendered commendable service to Madhva community.
