Shankara & Trivikrama Panditacharya
A monk called Padmatirtha arranged for some vile elements to
steal the rare library of the Acharya. Acharya went to
Kasaragodu and defeated him in a debate. The Acharya's arguments
on that occasion were captured by his disciples into a treatise
called Tattvoddyota. Jayasimha, the king of that region, invited
the Acharya to his court and arranged for the return of his
stolen library. He also punished Padma tIrtha.
Trivikrama Panditacharya was the king’s preceptor, and the
brother of Shankara panditAchArya, Acharya’s disciple and his
librarian. He debated with Acharya for fifteen days and lost. He
embraced dvaita and became Acharya’s favorite disciple. He
composed Vayu stuti, extolling Vayu and his three incarnations
in 41 verses. It is extremely popular among mAdhvAs and is
believed to protect those who recite it with devotion from harm
and shower them with happiness and peace. He also wrote
Tattva-dipika, a commentary on Acharya's Brahma-sutra- bhasya.
Trivikrama Panditacharya’s son, NArAyaNa panDitAchArya, wrote
“sumadhva Vijaya”, a great poem that captures the life and
achievements of the Acharya in a full, reliable and accurate
way.
Acharya answered Trivikrama Panditacharya’s request for another
in-depth commentary on the Brahma-sutras by authoring
Anu-vyakhyana. He did this in a manner that had never been done
before. He dictated each of its four chapters to four disciples
simultaneously. He also authored another work on the
Brahma-sutras called Nyayavivarana.
Acharya’s brother had developed total detachment in life and was
longing for sanyAsa. Acharya satisfied his request and initiated
him into sanyAsa with the Ashrama nAma Sri Vishnutirtha. He
became the first pontiff of the present day Sode and Subramanya
mathas.
Acharya composed a literary work called "Krsnamrtamaharnava" for
the benefit of another disciple. This is primarily an extract of
verses from other works, selected by the Acharya for their
spiritual content.
When Acharya was in Ujire he lectured the Brahmins there on the
spiritual aspects of rituals. This discourse was published later
under the title of Karmanimaya.