Krishnamruta Maharnava is one of the 37 (main) works composed by Sri Madhwacharya. It is part of what is known as the "Sarvamoola Granthas".
This work contains more than 220 shlokas and is mainly a collation of vaishnava shlokas from various Puranas. The shlokas reaffirm various practices mandated for a vaishnava. They also elucidate the importance of being a vaishnava, the chief duties and the benefits of vaishnavatva.
The work contains important instructions on following ekadashi, the importance of worshipping shaligrama and chakranika, the greatness of gopichandana and various other topics. It is an important source of information for any Madhwa and in fact any vaishnava.
The Sumadhwavijaya gives some details about the circumstances behind the composition of the Krishnamruta Maharnava. Towards the end of his appearance on earth, Sri Madhwa once visited a Dhanvantari kshetra known as Kokkada in Dakshina Kannada. Here, he was welcomed and worshipped by a brahmana known as Idepaditthaya. Since he belonged to the bhagavatha sampradaya which followed the panchayatana mode of worship, Sri Idepaditthaya had numerous questions about the accuracy of the Madhwa mode of worship and interpretation of scriptures. Hence he requested Sri Madhwa to provide him, and his family, guidance on the same.
In order to assuage the concerns of his devotee, and also to ensure no vaishnava sustains any doubt in future, Sri Madhwa composed the Krishnamruta Maharnava which was, by design, a collection of Purana shlokas. Since the Puranas are a valid pramana, there could never be any doubt about the validity of what is given in the same.
Thus, Sri Madhwa blessed the followers of the Dvaita sampradaya and vaishnavas in general with yet another masterpiece of a work to aid them on their path to sadhana and eventually moksha.
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