VIJAYA PURI

He was the maternal uncle of Advaita Acarya, not by blood-relations, but through their residence in the same village. He lived in Navagrama earlier. Advaita called him "Durvasa", while Nabha Devi, Advaita's mother, called Vijaya "brother." He took spiritual initiation from Laksmipati, the guru of Madhavendra Puri. Vijaya used to travel with Madhavendra Puri (Prema-vilasa 24.228)

Haricarana dasa, the author of Advaitamangala heard the biography of Advaita Acarya orally from Vijay Puri at Navagrama in Srihatta and then he wrote this book.

Another book (Advaita Prakasa 4.14) records Vijaya's meeting with Advaita Acarya at Kasi.

Chapter three of Advaitavilasa states that on his arrival at the house of Advaita, Vijaya listened to the interpretation of Srimad Bhagavatam presented by Advaita and on request from the devotees Vijaya narrated the childhood and adolescent sports of Advaita Prabhu.