MahAbhAshyAchArya VenkatanAtha
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MahAbhAshyAchArya VenkatanAtha |
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VenkaTanAtha went to Kumbhakonam, the seat of learning at the time. There he studied dvaita vEdanta, advanced works on grammar and other shastras under sudhIndra tIrtha. He used to stay awake past midnight to write his own comments and notes on the lessons that had been done. He developed extraordinary mastery over grammar. He engaged in debate and defeated several scholars of opposing doctrines; one of them was Venkatesvara dIkshita, a famous scholar of the Tanjore court in 1620. Pleased with his knowledge and mastery over grammar sudhIndra tIrtha conferred on him the title of "MahAbhAshyAchArya”.
VenkaTanAtha also wrote a commentary on Anu-madhva Vijaya (also known as Prameya navamAlika), a short by Sri Narayana PanditAcharya, the author of Sumadhva Vijaya. (This was the only work that RAyaru authored in his pUrvAshrama. The rumour that he also authored ParimaLa in his pUrvAshrama is totally wrong and baseless).