
He is probably the only scholar in recent years who had gone through the manuscripts of Ashta Mutts of Udupi for which he was called the ‘encyclopaedia of manuscripts’,” one of his followers said. “Govindacharya’s life took a spiritual turn after his father asked him to look for answers from within. His father was a well-known scholar and a teacher to matadhipathis of Ashta Mutts. Govindacharya was born on August 3, 1936, in a Madhwa Shivalli family. Several scholars have stayed at his home for months to learn Sanskrit. His online discourses were followed by many enthusiasts from across the world. He had written screenplay for films ‘Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Adi Shankaracharya’ and ‘ Madhvacharya’. He had written commentaries on Vedas, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavata and Puranas. He had done extensive research on Madhwa philosophy, besides authoring over 100 books and 4,000 pages in Sanskrit on the subject. Besides sons, the scholar has four daughters. On doctors’ advice, we were preparing to shift him to a hospital when he passed away,” his son Vinaya Bhushana Acharya said. Upset over the death of my brother, he had not slept for two days. bhagavad gita in kannada od bannanje govindacharya. Govindacharya breathed his last at 11am while attending the ritual of his youngest son, who died a few days ago. bhagavad gita kannada videa a amp sri bhagwat geeta adhyay s puran sloka saar. MANGALURU: Sanskrit and Kannada scholar Vidyavachaspati Bannanje Govindacharya, 84, passed away at his residence in Ambalpady, Udupi, due to age-related ailments on Sunday.
