Brahman is Visnu (Visnu the God Paramount)

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Under the short term Research Project instituted in the memory of the great Saint, Shri Shri Vidymanya Tirtha Swamiji of Bhandarkeri Math and Palimaru Math, a research monograph ‘Brahman is Visnu’ is prepared by Dr. D.N. Shanbhag, Professor of Sanskrit Karnatak University, Dharwad. We are glad to present this research work on the Dvaita Vedanta to the inquisitive scholars and students of Indian Philosophy, as it embraces a philosophic enquiry into the Dvaita declaration- ‘Brahman is Visnu’ in a logical and comprehensive method.

I have great pleasure in writing this Foreword to Dr. D.N. Shanbhag’s latest book ‘Brahman is Visnu’. I know Dr. Shanbhag since 1955 when he joined the Karnatak College, Dharwad, as M.A. (Sanskrit) student of the karnatak University. The I was teaching Madhva’s Brahmasutrabhasya to M.A. Students. I found him not be very keen and serious In his studies. I still remember how he was asking thought-provoking questions in the class. Sankara’s Brahmasutrabhasya was also prescribed test for him. Very often he used to compare Madhva’s interpretation of crucial sutras with that of Sankara. This comparative study made him believe the validity of Madhva’s interpretation of important sutras.