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the principal object of his devotion at Udipi, which has since continued to be the head quarters of the sect. He resided here for some time himself, and composed, it is said, thirty-seven works'. After some time he went upon a controversial tour, in which he triumphed over various teachers, and amongst others, it is said, over Sankara Áchárya-he finally, in his 79th year, departed to Badarikáśrama, and there continues to reside with Vrása, the compiler of the Vedas and Puránas.
Before his relinquishing charge of the shrine he had established, MADHWACHARYA had very considerably extended his followers, so that he was enabled to establish eight different temples, in addition to the principal temple, or that of Krishna, at Udipi: in these were placed images of different forms of Vishnu, and the superintendance of them was entrusted to the brother of the founder, and eight Sannyasis, who were Brahmans, from the banks of the Godávari. These establishments still exist, and, agreeably to the code of the founder, each Sannyásí, in turn, officiates as superior of the chief station at Udipi for two years,
The principal of these are the Gítá Bháshya, Sútra Bhashya, Rig-bháshya, Daśopanishad Bhashya-Anuvákánunaya Vivarna, Anuvedánta Rasa Prakarana, Bhárata Tátparya Nirnaya, Bhagavata - tátparya, Gitátátparya, Krishnámŕita Mahárnava, Tantra Sára. [See Burnouf, Bhágav. Pur., I, LIX.]
21. Ráma with Sítá.-2. Sítá and Lakshman. - 3. Kálíya Mardana, with two arms.-4. Kálíya Mardana, with four arms.— 5. Suvitala.-6. Sukara.-7. Nŕisinha.-S. Vasanta Vitala.
