PLATE FOUR
“Śrīpāda Madhvācārya is the fifth  ācārya  in the disciplic succession bearing his name (the Mādhva-gauḍīya-sampradāya). His devotion to the Lord and his erudite scholarship are known throughout India. After traveling all over India, Madhvācārya went to Badarikāśrama, where he met Vyāsadeva and explained his commentary on  Bhagavad-gītā  before him. Thus he became a great scholar by studying before Vyāsadeva. Aside from his great spiritual power, it is also said that there was no limit to his bodily strength, and he performed many astonishing pastimes testifying to this fact. His disciple Padmanābha Tīrtha followed him in the disciplic succession.” ( pp. 41-44 )