Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya

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Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya is a philosophical and theological commentary on the Mahabharata composed by the Dvaita Vedanta scholar Madhvacharya, interpreting the epic in line with dualistic Hindu thought.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious text
Sanskrit work
philosophical commentary
theological commentary
aim to establish the correct purport of the Mahabharata
to present the Mahabharata as a text glorifying Vishnu
associatedWith Madhva tradition
Madhva Sampradaya
surface form: Udupi school of Dvaita
author Madhvacharya
circulatesIn India
claimsAboutMahabharata presents Mahabharata as the greatest of all scriptures
doctrineEmphasized eternal distinction between God, souls, and matter
supremacy of Vishnu
emphasizes devotion to Vishnu as supreme path
hierarchy among souls (taratamya) as per Dvaita
focusesOn Vishnu
surface form: Bhagavan Vishnu

Krishna
genre itihasa commentary
scriptural exegesis
includes narrative summaries of Mahabharata episodes
theological interpretations of characters and events
influenced later Dvaita commentators on Mahabharata
interpretiveMethod theological exegesis aligned with Dvaita
language Sanskrit
mainWorkCommentedOn Mahabharata
period 13th century
philosophicalOrientation dualism
philosophicalSchool Dvaita
regionOfInfluence Karnataka
relatedWorkByAuthor Bhagavata Tatparya Nirnaya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
religion Hinduism
respectedBy followers of Madhvacharya
script Devanagari (in many printed editions)
scripturalCategoryInTradition itihasa-tatparya text
scripturalStatusInTradition respected text in Dvaita Vedanta
structureFeature organized by episodes of the Mahabharata
studiedIn Dvaita mathas and traditional schools
subject Hindu theology
Vedantic philosophy
interpretation of Mahabharata
textType commentarial treatise
tradition Dvaita
surface form: Dvaita Vedanta
usedFor Hindu scriptural study
teaching Dvaita Vedanta
viewOnMahabharata presents Mahabharata as an exposition of Vedantic truths
treats Mahabharata as an authoritative pramana

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Dvaita importantText Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
Madhvacharya authorOf Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
this entity surface form: Bhagavad Gita Tatparya Nirnaya
Madhvacharya authorOf Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya
Madhva Sampradaya associatedWithText Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya