Sri Vijaya Dasaru 1682--1755 A.D

Jala Kashta Shaila Gagana Nela Pavaka Vayutaru

Phala Pushpa Balligalavalage Hari Vyaptanenaritavage!

Ananada Ananda mate Paramananda ----- Vijayadasaru


Sri Vijaya Dasaru is one of the most renowned scholars and philosophers in Dvaita philosophy as well Dasaru Sahitya. He is revered as the spiritual heir of Sri Purandara Dasaru. He is regarded as the reincarnation of Brigu Muni.

He was born in a very poor Brahmin family in Chekalaparvi of Manwi Taluk in Raichur District. His parents were Sri Srinivasappa and Kusamma. He went to Kashi (Varanasi) for four years for studies and later returned to his native land.

He married Aralamma at the age of 16 and had a troubled domestic life because of poverty. He went back to Kashi (Varanasi) after his parents' death. He became a renowned sanskrit scholar

One day he had a dream in which Sri Purandara Dasaru appeared, initiated him into the Dasa Deeksha and gave him the Ankitha Nama of 'Vijay Vittala'. From then on, he was known as Vijaya Dasa. He woke up from his profound dream in ecstasy and started praying Lord Hari. From that moment life turned upside down for him. No more Dasappa, he became Sri Vijaya Dasa. Whatever he spoke became a sahitya. All his devarunamas and other compositions carried the ankita of “Vijaya Vittala”. People started thronging where he was and fell at his feet. The King of Benares sent his palanquin and many rich gifts. Sri Vijaya Dasaru understood what was happening. It was all Lord Hari’s grace. It was at this time that he sang, his most famous song,

A tradition of rendering philosophical verses and singing them all along to the tune of a Thamburi. These verses are known as Keeerthans.

He spent the rest of his life popularizing Dwaita concepts, the works of Srimadacharya and Hari dasa's. He has written about 25,000 Padya Sulyadi In Kannada sahitya his literary works are regarded as second only to those of Sri Purandara Dasa. He is affectionately called Dasa Shreshta, for his personality, knowledge and the brilliant disciples he left behind

Sri Vijaya Dasa composed many songs and Suladis. His style is very scholarly and full of words from Sanskrit. His thorough grasp of the Sastras is very evident in his works. His compositions are simple and lucid, replete with telling phrases and similies, like those of his master Sri Purandara Dasaru. He was an ardent Vaisnava, true Madhva as the Saviour of mankind.


Vijaya Rayara pada nijavagi nambalu,

Ajana pitha thane oliva,

"Vi" yendu nudiyalu, Vishnu Dasanaguvanu,

"Ja" yenalu Janana hani

"Ya"yendu kondade Yama Bhataru Oduvaru

"Raya" nendenalu hari kava, vara veeva