Prathamo Hanuman Nama Dwiteeyo Bheema Eva cha | Poornapragna Treetiyastu Bhagavat Karya Sadhakaha ||

प्रथमो हनुमान् नामा द्वितीयो भीम एव च |

पूर्णप्रज्ञः तृतीयस्तु भगवत्कार्य साधकः ||

Prathamo Hanuman Nama Dwiteeyo Bheema Eva cha |

Poornapragna Treetiyastu Bhagavat Karya Sadhakaha ||

The first Avatar of Sri Vayu is Hanuman, son of Anjana Devi. His wonderful feats and service to Lord Rama are described in the RAMAYANA.

The second Avatar is Sri Bhimasena. In Dwapara Yuga, Sri Vayu Deva appeared as Bhimasena and played the most important part in the destruction of the enemies of God. In the entire Mahabharata, Bhimasena played the most important role. He is the one who never slipped from the path of righteousness and served Sri Krishna.

Thus, he served God as Hanuman in Ramayana, as Bhima in Krishnavatara and, as Madhwa, served Lord Vedavyasa Devaru. He is the greatest spiritual benefactor of mankind. This, in short, is the story of Avtara Traya - the three avatars of Lord Vayu.

Madhvacharya was born at Pajaka near Udupi on the west coast of Karnataka state in 13th-century India. As a teenager, he became a Sanyasi (monk) joining Brahma-sampradaya guru Achyutapreksha.

Madhva studied the classics of Hindu philosophy, and wrote commentaries on the Principal Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras (Prasthanatrayi), and is credited with thirty seven works in Sanskrit.

His writing style was of extreme brevity and condensed expression. His greatest work is considered to be the Anuvyakhyana, a philosophical supplement to his bhasya on the Brahma Sutras composed with a poetic structure. In some of works, he is proclaimed to be an avatar of Vayu, the son of god Vishnu.

Madhva is said to have performed several miracles during his lifetime, including transforming tamarind seeds into gold coins, consuming 4,000 bananas and thirty big pots of milk in one sitting, fighting and winning against robbers and wild animals, crossing the Ganges without getting his clothes wet, and giving light to his students through the nails of his big toes after the lamp went out while they were interpreting a text at night.