Vishnu Tirtha (born, Adavi Jayatirthacharya; popularly referred as Madanur Vishnu Tirtha) (1756–1806) was a Hindu seer, scholar, writer, philosopher and exponent of Madhvacharya's works and Dvaita school of thought.
Personal life According to reports, Jayatirthacharya was born in Siddhapur near Savanur and taken sanyasa from his guru, Satyavara Tirtha. Jayatirthacharya was taken so that he could travel on a pilgrimage to Vrindavana and have entered Vrindavana at Madanur, six miles from Koppal, where his Brindavana is also situated.
Notable scholarly works Vishnu Tirtha wrote more than nineteen books and among his works, few noted scholarly works are : Bhagavata-Saroddhara – an anthology of 367 select verses from Bhagavata Ajnapatra Atmasukhabodhini Shodashi – a theological book Caturdashi – a theological book Adhyatma-rasaranjani – a book on stotra
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