Basics Gender: Male Social identifiers Vaiṣṇava Alternative names Vādirāja Activity First year of activity c. 1571 Related People Known by Veṅkaṭappa Vēdavēdyā Tīrtha Students Vēdavēdyā Tīrtha Madhvakavi Knew Veṅkaṭappa , Vēdavēdyā Tīrtha Patrons Veṅkaṭappa Works Author of Commentary on Jayatīrtha's Upaniṣadbhāṣyaṭīkā Kalpalatā Commentary on Madhva's Kenopaniṣadbhāṣya Commentary on Madhva's Mahābhāratātparyanirṇaya Nyāyaratnāvalī Gurvarthadīpikā on Jayatīrtha's Nyāyasudhā Pāṣaṇḍakhaṇḍana Gurvarthadīpikā on Jayatīrtha's Tattvaprakāśikā Upanyāsaratnamālā Vivaraṇavaraṇa Jainamatakhaṇḍana Commentary on Madhva's Taittirīyopaniṣadbhāṣya Yuktimallikā Commentary on Madhva's Īśopaniṣadbhāṣya Laksālaṃkāra on the Bhagavadgītā Bhugoḷavarṇana Bhedasaurabha Cakramīmāṃsā Rukmiṇiśavijaya Sarasabhāratīvilāsa Tīrthaprabandha Daśāvatārastotra Brahmasūtranibaddhādhikaraṇanāmāvalī Naivedyasamarpaṇaprakāra Resources Scholarship B.N.K.Sharma 1937 , B.N.K.Sharma 1938 , B.N.K.Sharma 1981 , B.Rama Rao 1981 , H.G.Narahari 1952 , K.Narasimha 1984 , Gode 1935-1936 jstor.org Scan encoded Restricted access , P.Nagaraja Rao 1985 , Robert Zydenbos