Charama Shloka :
ಭೂದೇವೀತನಯಾಸಕ್ತರಘ್ವೇಶಪದಮಾನಸಃ | ನೃಹರ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಗುರುರ್ಭೂಯಾದಸ್ಮದಿಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥ ಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ|| भूदेवीतनयासक्तरघ्वेशपदमानसः | नृहर्याख्यगुरुर्भूयादस्मदिष्टार्थ सिद्धये || bhūdevītanayāsaktaraghveśapadamānasaḥ | nṛharyākhyagururbhūyādasmadiṣṭārtha siddhaye||
About Śrī Narahari Tīrtha
Though Saint Rāmanuja had introduced Vaiṣṇavism two centuries earlier, Śrī Narahari Tīrtha’s prolonged presence resulted in Ācārya’s Vaiṣṇavism getting a firm following in this region, however in a completely non-interfering and secular manner. It is unfortunate that there doesn’t exist a lineage of his disciplinistic succession, as we have for the other three direct disciples now, while there still exists a sizable population of adherents.
Though Saint Rāmanuja had introduced Vaiṣṇavism two centuries earlier, Śrī Narahari Tīrtha’s prolonged presence resulted in Ācārya’s Vaiṣṇavism getting a firm following in this region, however in a completely non-interfering and secular manner. It is unfortunate that there doesn’t exist a lineage of his disciplinistic succession, as we have for the other three direct disciples now, while there still exists a sizable population of adherents.
On the intellectual front, tradition records that the saint, being a Prācīna Ṭīkākāra, composed commentaries for several of Ācārya Madhva’s works out of which only four are available today. Bhāvaprakāśika on Gītā Bhāṣya, Expositions i.e., Ṭīka, on Yamaka Bhārata, Viṣṇu Tatva Nirṇaya and Karma Nirṇaya.
On the devotional front, tradition records the saint as the first one to have composed Devaranāmās in Kannada. Further, we also understand that the saint was instrumental in propagating two more art forms: Yakṣagāna Bayalāṭa which is a form of dance-drama famous in and around coastal Karnataka. It has to its theme stories of Lord and His devotees as recounted in our sacred epics, and the classical dance form that evolved in Andhra Pradesh famous as Kuchipudi today.
The last and most important task accomplished by the saint as he left Kalinga Dĕśa was acquiring the idols of Śrī Mūla Rāma and Mūla Sīta Ḍevi – sa Sita Mūla Rāmarca worshipped by Caturmukha Brahma and housed in the treasury of the Gajapati kings for eons, Kośe Gajapatĕḥ Sthita, back to Ācārya Madhva for tutelary worship.
Having accomplished this mission, the saint continued his adhyanana with Ācārya Madhva in Udupi, at which time he perhaps completed his commentaries on Ācārya’s works. Shortly after, the saint ordained Śrī Mādhava Tīrtha as his successor to the Pīṭha since he had already been inducted into the fourth order by Ācārya Madhva and attained Haripāda. His Vṛndāvana was consecrated near the rock adjacent to Cakra Tīrtha at Hampi on the bank of river Tungabhadra.