Sri. Madhvacharya’s contribution to the world’s philosophical thought consists in re-instating Vaishnavism as the religion and philosophy of the Vedas on the incontrovertible evidence of Vedic Texts, as interpreted by the Itihasas and Puranas.
ಒಬ್ಬ ಆಚಾರ್ಯನು ದೈವವೇ ಇಲ್ಲವೆಂಬ
ಒಬ್ಬ ಆಚಾರ್ಯನು ದೈವಕೆ ಎಂಟು ಗುಣವೆಂಬ
ಒಬ್ಬ ಆಚಾರ್ಯನು ನಿರ್ಗುಣ ನಿರಾಕಾರ ನಿರೂಹನೆಂದು – ತಾನೆ ದೈವವೆಂಬ
ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರೂ ವೇದಾರ್ಥವರಿತೂ ಅರಿಯರು
ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರೂ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥವರಿತೂ ಅರಿಯರು
ಒಬ್ಬ ಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರೆ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲನೊಬ್ಬನೇ
ಎಂದು ತೋರಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟವರಾಗಿ॥
“Obba acahryanu daivave illavenda
Obba acharyanu daivake ente gunavenda
Obbacharyanu nirguna niraakara
Niravayavanenda, Tane kadeyali daivavenda
Obbaroo Vedarthavinitu ariyaru
Obba Madhvacharyare Purandaravithalana
Obbane daivavendu tori kottaraagi”
ವೈದಿಕ ಮತದಲಿ ನಡೆದೆವೆಂದು ತಾವು ವೈಷ್ಣವವಂಬಿಟ್ಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟರು ಕೆಲವರು ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಮತದಲಿ ನಡೆವೆವೆಂದು ವೈದಿಕವಂ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಟ್ಟರು ಕೆಲವರು ವೈದಿಕ ವೈಷ್ಣವ ಒಂದೇ ಎಂದು ಮಧ್ವಮುನಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿದ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲ ಮೆಚ್ಚ॥
“Madhwa mathave mathavu sakala smurthi sammathavu”
As the line says, madhwa philosphy is the only one which is accepeted by vedas. Being a Madhwa,one should understand the principles of dvaitha philosophy.
Five fundamental, eternal and real differences are described in this system:
Between the individual soul (or jīvatma) and God (Brahmatma īshvara or Vishnu).
Between matter (inanimate, insentient) and God.
Among individual souls (jīvatma)
Between matter and jīva.
Among various types of matter.
Tharathamya or hierarchy among gods:
Vishnu is the Supreme Lord and Lakshmi is His eternal consort. Brahma and Vayu occupy the same next level. Their wives (Saraswati and Bharathi respectively) occupy the next level. Garuda-Sesha-Shiva, Indra-Kamadeva, Surya-Chandra, Varuna, Agni, Ganesha-Kubera and others successively occupy the lower ranks in this hierarchy.
Madhva propounds that life in the world can be divided into two groups: kshara and akshara. Kshara refers to life with destructible bodies, while akshara refers to indestructible bodies. Laxmi is akshara, while others from Brahma and lower are ksharas or jīvas. Possessing no body, Vishnu is exempt from this classification.
Sri vyasarajaru theerhtaru consolidates dvaita (madhwa philosophy in single sloka
Sriman Madhwa Mathe
1 . Harih para tarah – Hari is the Supreme Being.
2 . Satyam Jagat – The world is Real, not Mithya or illusion.
3 . Tatvato Bhedah – Difference is Real.
4 . Jeeva Gana Hare ranu charah – All the Jivas are Hari’s Servants.
5 . Neecho cha bhavam gatah – with gradation among them.
6. Muktirnaija sukhanubhutih – Mukti is the enjoyment of (the soul’s) innate bliss.
7. Amala Bhaktischa tat Sadhanam – pure bhakti is the means of attaining mukti.
8. Akshadi Tritayam pramanam – there are three sources to gain knowledge namely :-
Knowing things through “Eyes and other Indriya Prathyaksha”,
knowing by inference, “Anumana” , and
By Shastras ‘Agama”. Tru Knowledge of the world can be gained by the above three means. It is “Tritayam”.
9. Akhilamnaiyaika Vedyo Harih -Lord Sri Hari can be known by Amna (or, Veda) only.
Dasara padagalu on dvaita philosophy and taratamya