page_title: Sumatindra Tirtha
hierarchical_section_title: Sumatindra Tirtha
caption_attribution_description: English: The tomb or Brindavana of Sumatindra Tirtha
context_page_description: Sumatindra Tirtha was a Dvaita scholar and the 20th pontiff of the Madhva matha at Kumbakonam. Succeeding Surindra Tirtha in 1692, Sumatindra extended the reach of the matha from Kumbakonam to Thanjavur, Madurai and Srirangam. Through his travels and a close association with the royalty, Sumatindra was able to proliferate the principles of Dvaita in the Tamil region. An accomplished scholar and poet, he has authored numerous works on poetics, drama and music as well as commentaries on Vedanta.
context_section_description: Sumatindra Tirtha (c. 1692 – c. 1725) was a Dvaita scholar and the 20th pontiff of the Madhva matha at Kumbakonam (also known as Raghavendra Matha). Succeeding Surindra Tirtha in 1692, Sumatindra extended the reach of the matha from Kumbakonam to Thanjavur, Madurai and Srirangam. Through his travels and a close association with the royalty, Sumatindra was able to proliferate the principles of Dvaita in the Tamil region.  An accomplished scholar and poet, he has authored numerous works on poetics, drama and music as well as commentaries on Vedanta.
caption: The tomb or Brindavana of Sumatindra Tirtha in Srirangam
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