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Hanuman and Lord Bheemasena. He is the chief proponent of TattvavAda, popularly known as

Dvaita. He was born on Vijayadashami day of 1238 CE at Paajaka Kshetra, a small village near

Udupi. He is the 22nd commentator on the Brahma sutras of Lord Sri Veda Vyasa.

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Madhwa maThas

Madhwa maThas(Compiled by Balachandra)

List of Madhwa maThas (not in any specific order!)

1) palimAru maTha

2) adamAru maTha

3) kRuShNApura maTha

4) puttige maTha

5) shIrUru maTha

6) sOde maTha7) kANiyUru maTha

8) pEjAvara maTha

9) banDArakEri maTha

10) subrahmaNya maTha

11) rAghavendra swAmi maTha

12) uttarAdi maTha

13) sOsale vyAsarAjara maTha

14) sAgarakaTTe vyAsarAjara maTha

15) kundApura vyAsarAjara maTha16) muLabAgilu srIpAdarAjara maTha

17) bhImanakaTTe munivRunda maTha

18) bALigAru Arya akshObhya tIrtha maTha

19) kUdli Arya akshObhya tIrtha maTha
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20) thambehaLLi mAdhava tIrtha maTha

21) kaNva maTha

22) kAshi maTha

23) partagALi jeevOttama maTha

24) chitrApura maTha

Udupi (tauLava or Shivalli) Madhwa maThas

Acharya Madhva established eight maThas in Udupi and handed over the responsibility of

performing pooja of Udupi Krishna idol and spreading of tatvavaada in the tauLava region. The

maThas were named in accordance with the names of the nearby villages where the maThas had

the most assets. Thus Palimaru, Adamaru, Krishnapura, Puttige, Shiruru, Sode, Kaniyuru and

Pejavara maThas came to be known as the ashTa-maThas of Udupi.

(Note: Sode maTha was earlier known as KumbhAshi maTha. During the time of Sri Vadiraja

teertha, the headquarters was shifted to Sode in UK district of Karnataka)

During Acharya Madhvas time the organization of the maThas was slightly different than now.There were three swamijis in each maTha. The oldest swami, was not involved in the

administration of the maThas affairs. Instead, he concentrated on teaching the youngest swami

as well as spent his time in meditation. The younger (middle) swami was in-charge of the daily

affairs of the maTha as well as performed other obligatory functions for the spiritual uplift of the

society in general. The youngest swami was usually a mere boy, being indoctrinated to ascend to

the higher position.

Many palm leaf scrolls belonging to 14th century onwards are preserved in various maThas in

Udupi. They are both in the Kannada and Tulu scripts. Many have been lost because of poor

preservation techniques. Some have made it to the modern print media and have been

published.

Researcher Sri Bannanje Govindacharya has had the privilege of seeing many of the preserved

texts from the maThas. With his immense knowledge and interest, Govindacharya, who is

proficient in Sanskrit, old Kannada and Tulu scripts, has been able to read these palm leaf

documents and translate many into Kannada.

Recently Dr Mukund of Rochester University accomplished a commendable mission of capturing

the images of palm leaf documents containing Sarvamoola granthas in a gold coated silicon

wafer, thus safely preserving them for the future generations.

Sri PalimAru maTha

The chief branch of Palimaru maTha is in the village Palimaru, which is about 7 km from

Padubidri, near Udupi. The maTha is located on the banks of river Shaambhavi. The main deity is

Sri Kodanda Rama with Seeta and Lakshmana, gifted by Acharya Madhva to the first yati.

Sri Hrishikesha teertha (1250-1330 AD) is the first yati of this maTha. He was also the first one

to be ordained into sanyaasa by Acharya Madhva. That is why the cycle of paryaya system for

Krishna pooje begins with this maTha. Sumadhwavijaya mentions that Sri Hrishikesha teertha

was one of the favorite disciples of Acharya Madhva. He used to read out the verses ofBhagavatha during discourses by his preceptor.

He has written Sampradaya paddati and Anumadhvacharita dealing with the early life and

works of Madhva. He has personally made a copy of sarvamoola granthas in Tulu script on palm

leaves, which is being carefully preserved in the maTha. (Same was copied on to silicon wafer,


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as already said).

Yati parampare:

1. Sri Hrshikesha Teertha

2. Sri Samatmesha Teertha

3. Sri Aparajita Teertha

4. Sri Vidyamurthi Teertha

5. Sri Rajarajeshwara Teertha6. Sri Srinidhi Teertha

7. Sri Videsha Teertha

8. Sri Srivallabha Teertha

9. Sri Jagadbhushana Teertha

10. Sri Ramachandra Teertha

11. Sri Vidyanidhi Teertha

12. Sri Suresha Teertha

13. Sri Raghavendra Teertha

14. Sri Raghunandana Teertha15. Sri Vidyapati Teertha

16. Sri Raghupati Teertha

17. Sri Raghuttama Teertha

18. Sri Ramabhadra Teertha

19. Sri Raghuvarya Teertha

20. Sri Raghupungava Teertha

21. Sri Raghuvara Teertha

22. Sri Raghupravira Teertha

23. Sri Raghubhushana Teertha

24. Sri Raghuratna Teertha

25. Sri Raghupriya Teertha

26. Sri Raghumanya Teertha

27. Sri Raghuvallabha Teertha

28. Sri Vidyamanya Teertha

29. Sri Vidyadheesha Teertha (present swamiji)

Shri Vidyadheesha teertha:

Born: 13-5-1956

Purvashrama name: Ramesha Tantri

Father: Shibaruru Hayagreeva Tantri

Mother: Kasturi amma

Sanyaasa: 10-6-1979

Guru: Sri Vidyamanya teertha

Sri Vidyadeesha teertha swamiji has toured many places along with devotees and given

discourses on tatvavaada. He has translated Acharyas Yamaka Bharatha into Kannada, and

written a book on Sundara Kaanda, also in Kannada. His scholarly discourses are highly rated by

devotees, and can be heard online at http://www.madhvaradio.org/login.asp

(username and password: harivayu)

Sri Adamaru maTha
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Sri Adamaru maTha is second in the hierarchy

of aShTa maThas. The name is derived from

the village Adamaru in Udupi district, where

there is a branch of this MaTha. The first

pontiff of this maTha is Sri Narasimha Teertha

(also called Narahari Teertha), one of the

direct disciples of Sri Madhwacharya.

The deity worshiped in this maTha isKaleeyamardana Sri Krishna with four hands.

The icon depicts Lord Krishna with one leg on

the serpent and with the other leg lifted up in

a dancing pose. One hand is bent in a dancing

pose and the other is holding the tail of the

serpent. The other two hands hold the conch

and the chakra.

Yati parampare:1. Sri Narasimha (Narahari) Teertha

2. Sri Kamalekshana Teertha


4. Sri Vidyadhisha Teertha

5. Sri Vishvapati Teertha

6. Sri Vishvesha Teertha

7. Sri Vedanidhi Teertha

8. Sri Vedaraja Teertha

9. Sri Vidyamurthi Teertha

10. Sri Vaikuntharaja Teertha

11. Sri Vishvaraja Teertha

12. Sri Vedagarbha Teertha

13. Sri Hiranyagarbha Teertha

14. Sri Vishvadhisha Teertha

15. Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha

16. Sri Vishvendra Teertha

17. Sri Vidyapathi Teertha

18. Sri Vibudhapati Teertha

19. Sri Vedavallabha Teertha

20. Sri Vedavandya Teertha

21. Sri Vidyesha Teertha

22. Sri Vibudhavallabha Teertha

23. Sri Vibudhavandya Teertha

24. Sri Vibudhavarya Teertha

25. Sri Vibudhendra Teertha

26. Sri Vibudhadhiraja Teertha

27. Sri Vibudhapriya Teertha

28. Sri VibudhamanyaTeertha29. Sri Vibudhesha Teertha

30. Sri VishwapriyaTeertha (present swamiji)

Present yati Sri Vishwapriya Teertha:
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Born: 30 June 1958

Place: Putthige

Purvashrama name: Raghavendra Mucchinttaya

Father: Gururaj Mucchinttaya

Mother: Lakshmi

Upanayana: at Tirumala in 1966.

Sanyaasa: 1 June 1972

Guru: Sri Vibudhesha Teertha and Sri Vidyamanya Teertha

Sri Krishnapura MaThaThe third maTha under Udupi aShTa maThas is

Sri KrishnApura MaTha. It has its main branch

in the village KrishnApura near Surathkal in

DK district, Karnataka. The first yati of this

maTha was Sri Janaardana teertha, a direct

disciple of Sri Madhwacharya.The icon of Kaliya mardana Krishna with two

hands was gifted to the first yati by Sri

Madhva. The icon is in the attractive pose of

Krishna as a child with one leg on the serpent

Kaliya and the other leg lifted up. He is

holding the tail of the serpent in his left hand.

His right hand is in the mudra of abhaya to

those who are afraid of the poison.

At the request of Sri Janaardana teertha, Sri

Madhva had also given him another icon. It is

of Sri Ugra Narasimha who is in the pose of holding Hiranyakashipu on his lap and tearing away

his stomach with two hands. The remaining six hands hold various weapons. At the foot of this

eight handed ferocious Narasimha is the tiny Prahlada standing with folded hands.

Yati parampare:

1. Sri Janardana Teertha

2. Sri Srivatsankita Teertha

3. Sri Vagisha Teertha

4. Sri Lokesha Teertha

5. Sri Lokantha Teertha

6. Sri Lokapriya Teertha

7. Sri Vidyadhiraja Teertha

8. Sri Vishvavadiraja Teertha

9. Sri Vishvadhisha Teertha

10. Sri Vishvesha Teertha

11. Sri Vishvavandya Teertha

12. Sri Vishvaraja Teertha

13. Sri Dharanidhara Teertha14. Sri Dharadhara Teertha

15. Sri Prajnamurthi Teertha

16. Sri Tapomurthi Teertha

17. Sri Suresvara Teertha
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18. Sri Jagannatha Teertha

19. Sri Suresh Teertha

20. Sri Vishvapungava Teertha

21. Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha

22. Sri Vishvabhushana Teertha

23. Sri Yadavendra Teertha

24. Sri Prajnamurthi Teertha

25. Sri Vidyadhiraja Teertha26. Sri Vidyamurthi Teertha

27. Sri Vidyavailabha Teertha

28. Sri Vidyendra Teertha

29. Sri Vidyanidhi Teertha

30. Sri Vidyasamudra Teertha

31. Sri Vidyapathi Teertha

32. Sri Vidyadhisha Teertha

33. Sri Vidyapurna Teertha

34. Sri Vidyaratna Teertha35. Sri Vidyasagara Teertha (present swamiji)

The present peeThAdhipati Sri Vidyasaagara teertha:

Born: March 15, 1958

Original name: Sri Ramaapati Tantri

Father: Sri. Sripati Tantri

Mother: Smt. Janaki

Upanayana: in his ninth year

Sanyaasa deeksha: June 3, 1971 by Sri Sujnanendra teertha of Puttige MaTha

Guru: Sri Vishwottama teertha Swamiji of Sode MaTha

Sri Vidyasagara teertha is a scholar who shuns publicity. Apart from various renovation works of

the Udupi Krishna temple during 74-75, 90-91 and 2006-2007 paryaya, swamiji has started a

polytechnic college and donated 10 acres of land for the same. During his last paryaya he has

offered diamond kavacha to Sri Mukhyaprana idol at Udupi.

Sri Putthige maTha

The main branch of Putthige maTha is in a village called Putthige in Puttur taluk, Daskhina

Kannada district, Karnataka. Sri Upendra teertha, one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya

was the first peeThAdhipati of this maTha. Sri Madhvacharya gifted the main deities Sri ViThala

with Rukmini and Satyabhama to the first yati. The ViThala icon has a smiling face, conch in one

hand, and other hand with abhaya mudra on the waist.

Yati parampara:

1. Sri Upendra Teertha

2. Sri Kavindra Teertha

3. Sri Hamsendra Teertha4. Sri Yadavendra Teertha

5. Sri Dharanidhara Teertha

6. Sri Damodara Teertha

7. Sri Raghunatha Teertha


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8. Sri Srivatsanka Teertha

9. Sri Gopinatha Teertha

10. Sri Ranganatha Teertha

11. Sri Lokanatha Teertha

12. Sri Ramanatha Teertha

13. Sri Srivallabha Teertha

14. Sri Srinivasa Teertha

15. Sri Srinidhi Teertha16. Sri Gunanidhi Teertha

17. Sri Anandanidhi Teertha

18. Sri Taponidhi Teertha

19. Sri Yadavendra Teertha


21. Sri Raghavendra Teertha

22. Sri Vibudhendra Teertha

23. Sri Surendra Teertha

24. Sri Bhuvanendra Teertha25. Sri Yogindra Teertha

26. Sri Sumatindra Teertha

27. Sri Sudhindra Teertha

28. Sri Sujnanendra Teertha

29. Sri SugunendraTeertha (present swamiji)

Present swamiji Shri Sugunendra teertha

Born: 1961

Purvashrama name: Hayavadana

Birth place: Maniyuru near Udupi

Father: Govinda Acharya

Mother: Kamalamma

Initiated to sanyasa: 8 April 1974 at the age of 13 years

Guru: Sri Vidyamanya teertha of Bandarakeri maTha

Paryaya: 1976-77, 1992-93, 2008-2009

Sri Sugunendra teertha swamiji established Suguna Trust which is now publishing two periodicals

Sugunamaala in Kannada and Suguna Digest in English. He also established Sri Putthige Vidya

PeeTha to produce full-fledged priests to perform various religious rituals.

During his second paryaya he built Geeta Mandira in Udupi which contained Dhyana mandir,

Madhwa mandir and Akshara mandir. All the sholkas of Bhagavad geeta and Vishnu

Sahasranaama are inscribed on black granite and fixed on the inside walls of this mandir. This

architectural masterpiece was inaugurated by the then King of Nepal Sri Bir Bikram Shahdev in

December 1993.

In 1997 Swamiji was invited by the NRI members of Cyber Madhwa Sangha and Venkateshwara

Temple in Pittsburg to pay a visit to USA which, the swamiji accepted. He toured the length and

breadth of USA and gave discourses, conducted seminars and attended philosophical conferences

at many places. He also addressed the students of Arizona State University and other

universities. He received honours from the Mayors of Oklahama City and other cities. ShriSwamiji established Vishwa Madhwa Sangha for the propagation of spirituality and Tatvavaada

far and wide. He was elected the President of World Conference on Religion and Peace for a

team of five years.

In 1999 Swamiji paid second visit to USA and got involved in various religious, educational and
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cultural activities. There he met the US President George Bush and Russias Vladimir Putin.

Swamiji was able to inspire the NRIs to establish three Hindu temples at cities of Phoenix, New

Jersy and Los Angeles, and assured that all the prescribed rituals were conducted regularly. The

world famous Daily, The Washington Post highlighted Swamijis personality and achievements

and paid him rich tributes. He also addressed the World Conference on Religion and peace held

art Amman, Jordan.

Back home, his third paryaya had a controversial beginning with a section of Madhwas objecting

about he ascending the PeeTha and touching the Krishna idol at Udupi. After timely interventionand pressure by other yatis, he finally decided to perform Krishna pooja without physically

touching the idol. The alankara pooja, abhisheka, etc. were performed by other AshTha maThas

yatis.

Sri Shiroor MaTha

The fifth maTha among the ashTa maThas of Udupi is Sri Shirur

maTha. The main branch of this maTha is in a village calledShirur in Udupi district. The first yati was Sri Vaamana teertha,

one of the direct disciples of Sriman Madhwacharya. The main

idol worshipped in this maTha is that of Sri ViThala with Sridevi

and Bhudevi, which was presented to the first peeThAdhipati by

Sri Madhva himself.

yati parampara:

1. Sri Vamana Tirtha

2. Sri Vasudeva Tirtha

3. Sri Punyashloka Tirtha

4. Sri Vedagamya Tirtha

5. Sri Vedavyasa Tirtha

6. Sri Vedavedya Tirtha

7. Sri Mahesha Tirtha

8. Sri Krishna Tirtha

9. Sri Raghava Tirtha

10. Sri Suresha Tirtha

11. Sri Vedabhushana Tirtha

12. Sri Srinivasa Tirtha

13. Sri Vedanidhi Tirtha

14. Sri Sridhara Tirtha

15. Sri Yadavittama Tirtha

16. Sri Lakshminarayana Tirtha

17. Sri Vishvabhushana Tirtha

18. Sri Trailokyapavana Tirtha

19. Sri Lakshmikanta Tirtha

20. Sri Lakshminarayana Tirtha

21. Sri Lakshmipathi Tirtha22. Sri Lakshmidhara Tirtha

23. Sri Lakshmiramana Tirtha

24. Sri Lakshmimanohara Tirtha

25. Sri Lakshmipriya Tirtha
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26. Sri Lakshmivallabha Tirtha

27. Sri Lakshmisamudra Tirtha

28. Sri Lakshmindra Tirtha

29. Sri Lakshmivara Tirtha (present swamiji)

The present piiThAdhipati in the lineage, Sri Lakshmivara teertha, is the present chief of this

maTha. He was initiated at the age of 8 years in June 1971. Srigalu has completed three

paryayas in the years 1978-79, 1994-95, 2010-11. Srigalu is famous for beautifully andartistically decorating the Udupi Krishna idol both during his paryaya and that of others.

Sri Sode MaTha

The 6th maTha among the Udupi aShTa

maThas is the Sode maTha. Two great yatis of

all times have adorned the peeTha of this

maTha. They are Sri Vishnu teertha and SriVadiraja teertha.

Sri Vishnu teertha was the first peeThAdhipati

of Sode maTha. He was the younger brother of

Sri Madhwacharya in poorvAshrama. He is still

said to be alive and performing tapasya at the

Kumaradri hills near Kukke Subrahmanya. In

distant future he is supposed to revive the

Tatvavaada philosophy once again, which by

then would have become extinct. For this

same purpose Sri Madhwacharya is believed to

have preserved his sarvamoola granthas on

copper plates, and buried them in a place called Kadtila or Setutila. Incidentally, Sri Vishnu

teertha is alsothe founder of Kukke

Subrahmanya maTha.

Sri Sode maTha is unique amongst the Udupi

aShTa maThas in the sense that its

headquarter is situated at a place called Sode

in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, whereas

all the remaining 7 maThas have their

headquarters in Udupi district itself.

Interestingly, this maTha was originally known

by the name KumbhAshi maTha, with main

branch at KumbhAshi near Udupi. (Sri Vadiraja

teerthas birth place Huvinakere is very near

to KumbhAshi.) But during the time of Sri

Vadiraja, the main branch of this maTha got

shifted to Sode, and then onwards it came to

be known as Sode maTha.The main deity of Sode maTha is Sri

BhUvarAha, presented to Sri Vishnu teertha by Sri Madhwacharya himself. This idol is known for

its beautiful iconography with one thigh of VarAha supporting BhUdEvi, and another leg on the

hood of a serpent. Along with this idol, the idol of Lord Hayagreeva is also worshiped in this
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maTha, which was presented by a local goldsmith to Sri Vadiraja.

Yati parampara:

1. Sri Vishnu Tirtha



4. Sri Vedagarbha Tirtha

5. Sri Vareesha Tirtha6. Sri Vamana Tirtha

7. Sri Vasudeva Tirtha


9. Sri Varaha Tirtha

10. Sri Vedatma Tirtha

11. Sri Vishvavandya Tirtha

12. Sri Ratnagarbha Tirtha

13. Sri Vedanga Tirtha

14. Sri Vidyapati Tirtha15. Sri Vishvavandya Tirtha

16. Sri Vishva Tirtha

17. Sri Vithala Tirtha

18. Sri Varadaraja Tirtha

19. Sri Vagisha Tirtha

20. Sri Vadiraja Tirtha


22. Sri Vidyanidhi Tirtha

23. Sri Vedanidhi Tirtha

24. Sri Varadaraja Tirtha

25. Sri Vishvadhirajendra Tirtha

26. Sri Vadivandya Tirtha

27. Sri Vishvavandya Tirtha

28. Sri Vibudhaavarya Tirtha

29. Sri Vishvanidhi Tirtha

30. Sri Vishvadhisha Tirtha

31. Sri Vishvesha Tirtha

32. Sri Vishvapriya Tirtha

33. Sri Vishvadhisha Tirtha

34. Sri Vishvendra Tirtha

35. Sri Vishvottama Tirtha

36. Sri Vishvavallabha Tirtha (present swamiji)

35th yati Sri Vishwottama teertha swamiji

Birth: 1934 (Pushya bahula trayodashi) at Udyavar in Udupi taluk

Parents: Krishnacharya and Krishnaveni

Poorvashrama name: Madhava Acharya.Initiation into sanyasa: 1943,( Bhadrapada shuddha chaturthi of Swabhanu Samvatsara) by his

Guru Sri Vishwendra Tirtha.

Following this incident he studied all scriptures including Vedanta under the tutelage of Sri

Vidyaasamudra Tirtha of Sri Kaniyur Mata. He was an embodiment of docility, piety and


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righteousness. As he had a thorough mastery over the scriptures, he taught them to the pontiff

of Sri Krishnaapura Mata and many others. His method of teaching was very impressive and

unsurpassed.

Words cannot describe his politeness and courtesy in matters of tradition and convention. He

bowed down with humbleness at the mention of Sri Vadiraja's glory and greatness.

The Swamiji's Sadhana involving meditation, views and teachings had a miraculous impact on the

society. He was very fond of solitude and reading holy books. Collecting ancient manuscripts was

his favourite pastime.The Swamiji's achievements:

1. He published Sri Vadiraja's works as also the works of other eminent scholars.

2. He renovated the Puja Mandira and the Vrundaavana of Sri Vadiraaja and its surroundings

at the holy place of Sondaa.

3. The Swamiji successfully completed four Paryayas in the divine presence of Lord Krishna

and bagged the coveted Yadukula Tilaka award.

4. He executed the works connected with the renovation of the branches of the Mata at

Kumbhasi, Hoovinakere, Naaraala, Naddenthaadi, Beelagi, Kenchagaaru and other places.

5. He established the 'Vrundaavanaakhyaana Silaalekhana Mandira'at Sri Sondaa.

6. During his third Paryaya he celebrated the fifth centenary festival of Sri Vadiraja's birth

and in 2000, the fourth Aaraadhanotsava of Sri Vadiraja in a grand and splendid manner.

7. He further organized during his third Paryaya the all-India level Harikathaa competition

most successfully.

8. He established the 'Bhavi Sameera Gurukula' at the holy place of Sri Sondaa.

9. A 'Goshaala' was got constructed by him at Hoovinakere.

10. He implemented the works connected with the educational institutions at Innanje and

opened the science wing at the pre-university college there although no grant was received

from the government.

11. He collected a good number of rare palm-leaf manuscripts and opened a special library for

their preservation at Panjimaaru Mata.

12. With the convenience of the pilgrims coming to Sri Sondaa in view, he got constructed

Trivikrama Dhama there.

13. Similarly, in order to solve the accommodation problem confronted by the pilgrims flooding

the temple town of Udupi, he built the Sri Bhoovaraaha guest house at Udupi.

14. The construction of Vadiraja Mandira was also taken up during his fourth Paryaya.

15. Sri Bhootaraaja shrine was renovated and a Gopura was built at Sri Sode Mata, Udupi.

It was the period of the annual Chaturmasa observance in 2007. On the auspicious day of 18-08-

2007, (Shravana Shuddha Panchami Sthiravaasara) the Swamiji completed his daily Puja and

gave Teertha-prasaada to the devotees assembled there, participated in the congregation at

Raajaangna and blessed the audience. Following this, Sri Vishwottama Swamiji blessed all the

devotees with Phalamantraakshate. Chanting 'Raama, Raama, Raama clearly and with a cheerful

smile blossoming on his face, the Swamiji left for his heavenly abode

Present peeThAdhipati Sri Vishwa Vallabha teertha swamiji

Birth: 4th March 1991

Father: Vedamoorthi Padigaru Srinivasa Tantri

Mother: Srimathi Vedavathi

Poorvashrama name: Raghava Tantri

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Swamiji

Soon after the initiation, the young Swamiji mastered the regulations governing the performance

of worship and the Nitya Naimittikas at the Matha under the able guidance of his Guru, Sri

Vishwottama Tirtha Swamiji, assisted by Vedamurthi Konandur Sri Gopala Acharya. His Holiness

Sri Sri Vidyaasaagara Tirtha, head of Sri Krishnapura Mata taught him Vedanta and all

scriptures. While Udayakumar Saralatthaya taught him the Vedapaathas, Raghavendra Puranik

trained him in Vyakarana.

Sri Sri Vishwa Vallabha Tirtha Swamijis unprecedented achievements in the field of

education and administration:

Swamiji paid special attention to the educational institutions established by his great Guru, at

Innanje, Udupi. These institutions ranging from Pre-primary class to high school and Pre-

university college are functioning successfully. A new building has been constructed to

accommodate the students studying in standards 8 to 10. A high school with English as the

medium of instruction has been established for the benefit of the students of rural areas.

To him goes the credit of establishing at record time the Sriman Vadiraja Technological andManagement Institute. Swamiji evinced great interest and initiated the completion of several

developmental works started by his Guru, at the original Mata at Sode.

In addition to the above achievements, Swamiji constructed a new 'Goshala', and enhanced the

beauty of the place by constructing Vrundavanas, gardens and parks. The birth place of Sri

Vadiraja's mother was Renjaala. The branch of the historic Mata in Renjala was in a very

dilapidated condition, realizing the unique importance of the place, Swamiji renovated the

building. In accordance with the fond wish of his Guru, Swamiji took over the administration of

the Vishnumoorthi temple at Undaaru.

With a view to promoting literature and disseminating Sri Madhwa's philosophy, he startedpublishing a quarterly magazine called 'Tatwa Mallika.' Additional accommodation was one of the

crying needs experienced by the pilgrims who went to Sode. The Swamiji mitigated their

hardships by constructing Rajadhama lodges.

Sri Kaniyooru maTha

The seventh maTha among Udupi maThas is

Sri kANiyUru maTha. It derives its name from

the village of Kaniyuru where we can find the

main branch of this maTha. The first

peeThAdhipati of this maTha was Sri Rama

teertha who was one of the direct disciples of

Acharya Madhva. Sri Madhva bestowed on him

the icon of Yoga Narasimha to worship. This

icon has four hands and is seated on a

swastika symbol. In His two hands, He holds

the shankha and chakra and his other two

hands are held on his lap.

Yati parampara:
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1. Sri Rama teertha

2. Sri Raghunatha teertha

3. Sri Raghupathi teertha

4. Sri Raghunandana teertha

5. Sri Yadunandana teertha

6. Sri Vishvatma teertha

7. Sri Vishvanatha teertha

8. Sri Vedagarbha teertha9. Sri Vagisha teertha

10. Sri Varadapati teertha

11. Sri Vishvapati teertha

12. Sri Vishvamula teertha

13. Sri Vedapati teertha

14. Sri Vedaraja teertha

15. Sri Vidyadhisha teertha

16. Sri Vibudhesha teertha

17. Sri Varijaksha teertha18. Sri Vishvendra teertha

19. Sri Vibudhavandya teertha

20. Sri Vibudhadhiraja teertha

21. Sri Vidyaraja teertha

22. Sri Vibudhapriya teertha

23. Sri Vidyasagara teertha

24. Sri Vasudeva teertha

25. Sri Vidyapati teertha

26. Sri Vamana teertha

27. Sri Vidyanidhi teertha

28. Sri Vidyasamudra teertha

29. Sri Vidyavarinidhi teertha

30. Sri Vidyavallabha teertha (present swamiji)

Sri Vidyavallabha teertha is the current peeThAdhipati of this maTha. He is mainly involved in

the maintenance and improvements of Sri Pajaka Kshetra, the birth place of Madhwacharya. He

also runs a gurukula known as Anandateertha gurukula in Pajaka.

Sri Pejavara MaTha

Sri Pejavara maTha is the last in the list of Udupi aShTa maThas. It derives its name from the

village Pejavara where there is the original branch of this maTha.

The first peeThAdhipati of this maTha is Sri Adhokshaja teertha who was one of the direct

disciples of Acharya Madhwa. He received the icon of Sri ViThala with SridEvi and BhUdEvi from

Madhwacharya. An icon of Sri Rama is also worshipped here along with the main icon. This

tradition was started by Sri Vijayadhwaja teertha.

PeeThAdhipatis:

1. Sri Adhokshaja teertha

2. Sri Kamalaksha teertha

3. Sri Pushkaraksha teertha


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4. Sri Amarendra teertha

5. Sri Mahendra teertha

6. Sri Vijayadhvaja teertha

7. Sri Uttama teertha

8. Sri Chintamani teertha

9. Sri Damodara teertha

10. Sri Vasudeva teertha

11. Sri Vadindra teertha12. Sri Vedagarbha teertha

13. Sri Vishvaprajna teertha

14. Sri Vijaya teertha

15. Sri Vishvavijaya teertha

16. Sri Vishveshwara teertha

17. Sri Vishvabhushana teertha

18. Sri Vishvavandya teertha


20. Sri Vishvamurthy teertha21. Sri Vishvapathi teertha

22. Sri Vishvanidhi teertha

23. Sri Vishvadhisha teertha

24. Sri Vishvadhiraja teertha

25. Sri Vishvabodha teertha

26. Sri Vishvavallabha teertha

27. Sri Vishvapriya teertha

28. Sri Vishvavarya teertha

29. Sri Vishvaraja teertha

30. Sri Vishvamanohara teertha

31. Sri Vishvajna teertha

32. Sri Vishvamanya teertha

33. Sri Vishvesha teertha (present, senior)

34. Sri Vishvaprasanna teertha (present, junior)

Sri Bandarakeri MaTha

Besides the 8 maThas of Udupi, there are two more maThas coming under the category of

tauLava maThas (from the tulu-speaking belt). One is Sri Bandarakeri maTha, which is

headquartered at BARKUR in Udupi district.

Sri Bandarakeri maTha traces its origin from Sri Achyutha prajna, and then through Sri

Madhwacharya and Sri Sathya teertha. The same maTha is said to have bifurcated into Sri

Bheemana kaTTe maTha (of Theerthahalli taluk).

Yati parampara:

Sri Achyuta prajna

Sri Poorna prajna1. Sri Satya teertha

2. Sri Satyavrata teertha

3. Sri Vishwadeesha teertha

4. Sri Gadhadhara teertha
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5. Sri Vedanta teertha

6. Sri Vidyadheesha teertha

7. Sri Vishwamurti teertha

8. Sri Raghuvedanta teertha


10. Sri Hiranyagarbha teertha

11. Sri Raghuvara teertha

12. Sri Damodara teertha13. Sri Raghuvallabha teertha

14. Sri Surottama teertha

15. Sri Vishwottama teertha

16. Sri Rajadhiraja teertha

17. Sri Raghavendra teertha

18. Sri Raghubhushana teertha

19. Sri Raghuvarya teertha

20. Sri Raghupungava teertha

21. Sri Raghuvarya teertha22. Sri Raghuraja teertha

23. Sri Rajavandya teertha


25. Sri Vidyadhiraja teertha

26. Sri Vidyasagara teertha

27. Sri Vidyapati teertha

28. Sri Vidyanidhi teertha

29. Sri Vidyarnava teertha

30. Sri Vidyamanya teertha (succeeded to Sri Palimar mutt)

31. Sri Vidyesha teertha (present yati)

The 30th peeThAdhipati Sri Vidyamanya teertharu was a great scholar. Some of his disciples are

:

Sri Vishwesha teertha (of Pejavar maTha),

Sri Vidyadeesha teertha (of Palimaru maTha),

Sri Vishwapriya teertha (of Admaru maTha),

Sri Sugunendra teertha (of Puttige maTha),

Sri Vidyesha teertha (of Bandarakeri maTha)

and Sri Bannanje Govindacharya.

Sri Kukke Subrahmanya maTha

Sri Subrahmanya maTha (also called sampuTa narasimha maTha) is situated to the southeast of

the outer quadrangle of Kukke Subrahmanya Temple (Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka).

This maTha was established by Sri Madhwacharya himself. He appointed his poorvashrama

younger brother Sri Vishnu teertha as the first peeThAdhipati of this maTha.

SampuTa Narasimha

When Sri Madhvacharya visited Badarinath, he was presented eight saligrama shilas known as

'Vyasa mushti', by Sri Vedavyasa devaru. Six of these saligramas are presently being

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Along with the Vyasamushtis, Sri Vedavyasa devaru also

gave Madhva a Narasimha saligrama, which is said to be

very powerful. Madhvacharya placed this Narasimha

saligrama in a box (sampuTa), along with 22 Lakshmi

Narayana shilas and 5 Vyasamushti shilas. (only one

Vyasamushti shila is worshipped outside the box)

Although the Narasimha saligrama is worshipped daily, it

is always kept inside the box, except for bathing. Only themaThAdhipati of this maTha can open this box and touch

the saligrama inside. Nobody else is allowed to see this

Deity. If the peeThAdhipati of the maTha becomes sick,

then on those days only the pooja rights of this saligrama

goes to the swamiji of Sri Pejavara maTha in Udupi.

The first maThAdhipati Sri Vishnu teertha is said to be still

residing in the forests in Kumara hills nearby where he is

performing tapas. He sometimes returns to the maTha to

perform puja to the Samputa Narasimha. Many devoteeshave heard the sound of bells inside the garbha-griha late at night when the temple is locked !

The second maThAdhipati of this maTha was Sri Aniruddha teertha (also a direct disciple of Sri

Madhwacharya). During his time, King Ballala Raya of the Hoysala Dynasty stole the box

containing the Narasimha saligrama.

Desiring to see the Deity, he hired four blacksmiths to forcibly open the box. Unfortunately,

when they tried, they all died on the spot. The king also tried to open the box by having an

elephant stand on it - the result was that the elephant also died immediately.

Because of this great offense, King Ballala Raya felt a great burning sensation within his body,

and it was only when he returned the Samputa Narasimha to Sri Aniruddha teertha and obtained

his blessings that he was relieved from his malady.

(In the compound of the Subrahmanya temple there is a statue of King Ballala Raya which

commemorates this incident. Pilgrims offer him cotton, mustard, butter and pumpkin to cool his

body down.)

It is also believed that Sri Vishnu teertha had in fact carried the Samputa Narasimha saligrama

(with the box) along with him to the forests, and sent back the same through the Kumara Dhaara

river, upon request by Sri Aniruddha teertha.

Along with the saligamas, there are a number of other Deities, which belonged to previous

pontiffs of the maTha, including a Laksmi-Narasimha Deity and Deities of Vittala, Rukmini and

Satyabhama.

The present maThAdhipati is Sri Vidyaprasanna teertha swamiji, and he runs an educational

institution at a place called biLinele.

Parampare:

1. Shri Vishnu teertharu

2. Shri Aniruddha teertharu

3. Shri Varaaha teertharu

4. Shri Vaageesha teertharu

5. Shri Vishwesha teertharu6. Shri Venkatesha teertharu

7. Shri Vakyadheesha teertharu

8. Shri Vidyaapathi teertharu

9. Shri Vaasudeva teertharu
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10. Shri Vaamana teertharu

11. Shri Vedavyaasa teertharu

12. Shri Vaikuntavallabha teertharu

13. Shri Vijnaana teertharu

14. Shri Vimalathma teertharu

15. Shri Vibhudhesha teertharu

16. Shri Vedagarbha teertharu

17. Shri Vedapoojya teertharu18. Shri Vedesha teertharu

19. Shri Vidyaadhiraaja teertharu

20. Shri Varadaraaja teertharu

21. Shri Varadesha teertharu

22. Shri Vidyaanidhi teertharu

23. Shri Vedaanthanidhi teertharu

24. Shri Vidyaadhipathi teertharu

25. Shri Vishwapooja teertharu

26. Shri Vishwavanddya teertharu27. Shri Vishwaadhipathi teertharu

28. Shri Vishwapathi teertharu

29. Shri Vishwaadheesha teertharu

30. Shri Vidhyadheesha teertharu

31. Shri Vidhyaavallabha teertharu

32. Shri Vedaraaja teertharu

33. Shri Vidyaaraaja teertharu

34. Shri Vidyaapoorna teertharu

35. Shri Vyasa teertharu

36. Shri Vishwaanja teertharu

37. Shri Vidyaasindhu teertharu

38. Shri Vidyabhooshana teertharu

39. Shri Vidyaprasanna teertharu (present peeThAdhipati)

Sri Raghavendra Swami maTha

.Sri Raghavendra Swami maTha has its headquarters at

Mantralaya and devotees all around the world. The name

Raghavendra maTha came into being after Sri

Raghavendra teertha (or Rayaru) adorned the peeTha of

this maTha. The main deities worshiped in the maTha

are Sri Moola Rama and Digvijaya Rama devaru, both

gifted by Sri Madhwacharya to Sri Padmanabha teertha.

History:

In the history of this maTha, one notable incident has

taken place, because of which, even now there is contention between this maTha and Uttaradi maTha.

Sri Ramachandra teertharu was the 9th peeThAdhipati of this maTha, starting from Sri Padmanabha
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teertha. He ordained Sri Vibudhendra teertha as the next pontiff of the maTha. One day Sri

Ramachandra teertha, who was old, was feeling unwell and he realized that his end was nearing.

Unfortunately at that time his junior Sri Vibudhendraru was on sanchaara and he could not be

reached, as his whereabouts were not known.

After passing away of the senior swamiji, the maTha officials and the elders of Yaragola town buried

the "devara peTTige" underground and waited for the return of Sri Vibudhendraru to pull out the

devara peTTige and ascend the peeTha. Even after long time Sri Vibudhendraru did not return fromsanchara. So, the maTha officials and the elders of Yaragola town made Sri Vidyanidhi teertha, who

was from the Tulu-speaking region, as the peeThAdhipati of the maTha.

Finally one day Sri Vibudhendraru returned from sanchara and came to know about the new

arrangements. He was not allowed to ascend to the peeTha even though the senior yati had ordained

him only to be the successor. So he established his maTha at Kumbhakonam and gathered many

disciples to spread the teachings of Madhwacharya in the south. The maTha gained more prominence

after Sri Raghavendra teertha adorned the peeTha. Later it came to be known by the name

Raghavendra maTha.

Names of peeThAdhipatis

1. Sri Padmanabha teertha

2. Sri Narahari Teertha

3. Sri Madhava Teertha

4. Sri Akshobhya Teertha

5. Sri Jaya Teertha

6. Sri Vidyadhiraja Teertha


8. Sri Vageesha Teertha


10. Sri Vibudhendra teertha

11. Sri Jitamitra teertha

12. Sri Raghunandana teertha

13. Sri Surendra teertha

14. Sri Vijayeendra teertha15. Sri Sudheendra teertha


17. Sri Yogeendra teertha

18. Sri Sureendra teertha

19. Sri Sumateendra teertha

20. Sri Upendra teertha

21. Sri Vadeendra teertha

22. Sri Vasudhendra teertha

23. Sri Varadendra teertha24. Sri Dheerendra teertha

25. Sri Bhuvanendra teertha

26. Sri Subodhendra teertha

27. Sri Sujanendra teertha


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28. Sri Sujnanendra teertha

29. Sri Sudharmendra teertha

30. Sri Sugunendra teertha

31. Sri Suprajnendra teertha

32. Sri Sukruteendra teertha

33. Sri Susheelendra teertha

34. Sri Suvrateendra teertha

35. Sri Suyameendra teertha36. Sri Sujayeendra teertha

37. Sri Sushameendra teertha

38. Sri Suyateendra teertha (present peeThAdhipati)

Sri Uttaradi MaThadharmO rakShati rakShitaH

"Protect the Dharma it will protect you", proclaims our

ancient lore. Uttaradi Math, abides by this dictum in all

circumstances. Its chief mission is to practice, protect,

preach and propagate the ancient Vedic dharma. Since the

time of its origin, till to date, Sri Uttaradi Math (UM), has

been and continuing to be the strong propounder of the

true Vedic Dharma. All the great AchAryAs who

successively adorned the seat of UM, are well known for

their eagerness and commitment to protect this Dharma.

nAnA janasya shushrUShA kartavya karavAnmitEH

Service to mankind is an obligation for all. UM follows this

aphorism very closely. The Math is very much committed

in extending service to mankind in all spheres of life like

Medical care, Education, Disaster/Calamities/War etc. UM

has been blessed with great scholars from centuries. To name a few, Sri Padmanabha teertha,

Sri Jayateertha, Sri Raghuttama teertha, etc.

Sri Padmanabha Tirtha is foremost among the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya. He was a

distinguished scholar and was recognized and honored by people of those times. He has the

greatest honor of lecturing on the Vedas before an assembly of great scholars and was

acclaimed to be a master in expounding the meanings of the Vedas. He is known for his learning,

intelligence, ever lasting devotion, and detachment to worldly affairs, service to his guru, etc. He

was accredited to be the first to write a commentary, on the great Bhashya of Sri Madhva, which

ably brings out the true meaning of the Bhashya. With all these extraordinary qualities, he has

rightly succeeded Sri Madhva in the pontificial seat of Sri UM. He was pontiff of the maTha for 6

years and 10 months Shri Jayateertha is believed to be an avatar of Indra with Aavesha of

Shesha and blessed by goddess Durga ( Shri Mahalaxmi) with a writing instrument and a piece ofareca nut the former to write with the commentaries on Madhva original works on palm leaves

and the latter to smear the writing to make it permanent.

Sri Jayateertha, a name to conjure with, renounced the world at a very young age and devoted

himself to the service of all round spread of madhva's philosophy and within a short time he was
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"a prodigy of learning, a living encyclopedia, a lynx eyed logician, an infallible penman, a

supreme stylist, a dispassionate debater, a redoubtable dialectician, an unrivalled orator, a

balanced critic, an un-excelled poet, a monarch of philosophers, a saint of the first order, a

Karma-yogi par-excellence, the embodiment of purest devotion, renunciation incarnate, highly

matured mystic, last but not least , superman in the best sense of the word - these along with

even several other high-flown phrases bring out the in fathomable greatness of Shri Jayateertha,

popularly known as Teekacharya".

The great Jayateertha was the pontiff of UM for 22 years and 7 months.Similarly Sri Raghuttama teertha was also a great scholar who adorned the sacred peeTha of

UM for 38 years and 7 months.

UM has more than 20 centres in Karnataka, 10 in AP, 5 in TN, 2 in MH, and many more in other

parts of the country.

The following social service activities are undertaken by the Math:

Free Eye-Camps, Free Heart Surgeries, Free Training Classes, Prayers, Donations during

Calamities, Donations during War, Free Scholarships, Honorariums to scholars, Awards to

Scholars, Old-Age Homes, Homas/Japas for the overall welfare of mankind, Blood Donation

Camps, Matrimonial Centers, Assistance in marriage for poor people, Assistance in last rites,Ambulance Service, Campaigning against distortion or insult of our sanskriti in Media, Self-

enterpreneurship for poor women and widows, Hostel for Brahmin Students, etc.

Yati parampara:

1. Shri Padmanabha Teertharu

2. Shri Narahari Teertharu

3. Shri Madhava Teertharu

4. Shri Akshobhya Teertharu

5. Shri Jaya Teertharu

6. Shri Vidyadhiraja Teertharu

7. Shri Kavindra Teertharu

8. Shri Vageesha Teertharu

9. Shri Ramachandra Teertharu

10. Shri Vidyanidhi Teertharu

11. Shri Raghunatha Teertharu

12. Shri Raghuvarya Teertharu

13. Shri Raghuttama Teertharu

14. Shri Vedavyasa Teertharu

15. Shri Vidyadheesha Teertharu

16. Shri Vedanidhi Teertharu

17. Shri Satyavrata Teertharu

18. Shri Satyanidhi Teertharu

19. Shri Satyanatha Teertharu

20. Shri Satyabhinava Teertharu

21. Shri Satyapoorna Teertharu

22. Shri Satyavijaya Teertharu

23. Shri Satyapriya Teertharu

24. Shri Satyabodha Teertharu25. Shri Satyasandha Teertharu

26. Shri Satyavara Teertharu

27. Shri Satyadharma Teertharu

28. Shri Satyasankalpa Teertharu


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29. Shri Satyasantushta Teertharu

30. Shri Satyaparayana Teertharu

31. Shri Satyakaama Teertharu

32. Shri Satyeshata Teertharu

33. Shri Satyaparakrama Teertharu

34. Shri Satyaveera Teertharu

35. Shri Satyadheera Teertharu

36. Shri Satyajnana Teertharu37. Shri Satyadhyana Teertharu

38. Shri Satyaprajna Teertharu

39. Shri Satyabhijna Teertharu

40. Shri Satyapramoda Teertharu

41. Shri Satyatma Teertharu (present swamiji)

Shri Satyatma Teertha, the present pontiff of UM

Born: 1973

Birth place: MumbaiPoorvashrama name: Sarvajnacharya Guttal

Father: Sri Rangacharya Guttal (poorvashrama son of Shri Satyapramoda teertharu, and

Kulapathi of Sri Jayateertha VidyapeeTha, Bengaluru)

Mother: Smt. K S Rukmabai (daughter of Mahuli Gopalachar)

Initiation to sanyasa: 24-4-1996 at Tirukoilur by Sri Satyapramoda teertharu

At the young age of 24 he joined the group of great peethadhipatis of the UM who had the

privilege of accepting Sanyasa directly after Brahmacharya. (Generally the PeeThadhipatis at the

UM are previously 'Grahasthashramis'.)

After inducting him to Sansyasashrama, Shri Satyapramoda teertharu passed on to him the

heavenly knowledge, the secrets of the Vedanta philosophy, the nectar that continuously flowed

in this great parampara from ages and also the necessary strength to lead a Math of this stature.

He transformed him into a great saint, capable of protecting the Hindu dharma and leading the

future generations in the light of the Philosophy of Madhvacharya.

Sri Sosale Vyasaraja muttThe sixth peeThAdhipati of UM, Sri Vidyadhiraja teertharu gave

deeksha to two yatis to continue the preachings of Sri

Madhwacharya. The first one was Sri Rajendra teertha and the

second one was Sri Kavindra teertha. After Si Vidyadhirajaru

attained Haripaada, Sri Kavindraru became the peeThAdhipati

of UM. Sri Rajendraru established a new maTha known as

PoorvAdi maTha. It was later renamed as Sri Vyasaraja maTha,

named after the great yati who adorned the peeTha.

After Sri Brahmanya Tirtha, Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha became the head of the Poorvadi maTha in the

year 1476. He was born around the year 1460 A.D. to Sri Rallanna Sumati & Smt. Akkamma of

Strotriya, Kashyapa gotra family and at Bannur, a village north of Sosale in Mysore District ofKarnataka.

Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha did his studies in philosophy at Kanchi and also under Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha

at Mulabagal. Under the direction of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha, the Saluva king Narasimha honored

Sri Vyasa Tirtha and made him Rajaguru. Thereafter, he came to be known as Sri Vyasaraja
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Tirtha.

But, Sri Vyasarayas deekshe (sainthood) was given by Sri Brahmanya Thirtha. Sri Brahamanya

Thirtha had his own lineage and Brahmanya thirtha mutt was called as Abbur Mutt. It is also

called as Kundapur Vyasaraya Mutt. His works are a) Chandrika Treatise on Nyayasudha, b)

Nyamaruta and c) Tarkatandava.

Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha was known as Chandrikacharya for having authored an epic Grantha

Chandrika. Through his compositions (considered divine), which is full of love for the SriHari,

Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha spread SriHari Bhakthi. Sri Purandaradasa and Sri Kanakadasa (twoperipatetic saints of the Dasakuta) were disciples of Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha. During his glorious

pontific beneficence, Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha constructed several temples, including 732 Hanuman

temples, spread all over South India.

Vyasaraja Thirtha left for the heavenly abode on 8th of March 1539. His Brindavana (final resting

place - grave) is at Nava Brindavana on river Tungabhadra, very close to Hampi.

After 214 years of attaining Brindavan of Sri Raghunatha Thirtha, Sri Vidhyapayonidhi thirtha, the

38th Pontiff, restructured the place at Tiramakudlu, close to Sosale, and made Nava Vrindavana

of Saints on the lines of Hampis Nava brindavana, and thus making this place more holy and

also known as the Navabrindavanas - the nine (9) Brindavanas (where saints are laid to rest)of saints Sri Sri Raghunatha Thirtha, Sri Sri Vyasaraj Thirtha, Sripathi Thirtha, Sri Payonidhi

Thirtha, Sri Raghavendra Thirtha (mruthika), etc.

Yati Parampare

1. Sri Rajendra teertha

2. Sri Jayadhwaja teertha

3. Sri Purushottama teertha

4. Sri Brahmanya teertha

5. Sri Vyasa teertha

6. Sri Srinivasa teertha

7. Sri Rama teertha

8. Sri Lakshmikantha teertha

9. Sri Sripathi teertha

10. Sri Ramachandra teertha

11. Sri Lakshmivallabha teertha

12. Sri Lakshminatha teertha

13. Sri Lakshmipathi teertha

14. Sri Lakshminarayana teertha


16. Sri Jagannatha teertha

17. Sri Srinatha teertha

18. Sri Vidya Natha teertha

19. Sri Vidya Pati teertha

20. Sri Vidya Vallabha teertha

21. Sri Vidya Kantha teertha

22. Sri Vidya Nidhi teertha

23. Sri Vidya Poorna teertha

24. Sri Vidya Sindhu teertha25. Sri Vidya Sridhara teertha

26. Sri Vidya Srinivasa teertha

27. Sri Vidya Samudra teertha

28. Sri Vidya Ratnakara teertha


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29. Sri Vidya Varidhi teertha

30. Sri Vidya Prasanna teertha

31. Sri Vidya Payonidhi teertha

32. Sri Sri Vidya Vachaspati teertha

33. Sri Vidya Manohara teertha [present peeThAdhipati]

Sri Kashi MaTha

The Kashi Mutt was founded in the year 1542 AD.

Before the Kashi Mutt came up, most of the

Vaishnava Gouda Saraswat Brahmins were followers

of Shri Uttaradi Mutt.

In 15th century, Sri Ramachandra Tirtha of Uttaradi

Mutt initiated two to sanyasa - Sri Vibhudendra

Tirtha and Sri Vidhyanidhi Tirtha. The latter becamehead of Uttaradi Mutt and Sri Vibhudendra Tirtha

founded a new Mutt at Kumbhakonam which came to

be known as Purvadi Mutt (later became

Raghavendra Swamy Mutt since the great saint

Raghavendra of Mantralaya fame belonged to this

Mutt). Because of its proximity to South Kanara and

Kerala, the Gowda Saraswats were transferred to

this Mutt.

Later when Sri Surendra Tirtha became the head of the Mutt at Kumbhakonam,

one of his disciples, Vijayindra Tirtha undertook a Chaturmasya at Cochin in

15391540. Here, he selected Sri Hanumantha Bhaktha and was given deeksha

as Sri Yadavendra Tirtha.

Yadavendra Tirtha went on to become head of the new Kashi Mutt at Varanasi

established in 1542 AD. Shri Kumbhakonam Math gave two idols of Shri Vyasa

and Shri Raghupati to Shrimat Yadavendra Tirtha along with the rights to guide

the Gouda Saraswats.

Branches of Kashi maTha

The Mutt has branches and establishments at Prayag, Haridwar, Bhatkal, Basrur,

Hemmady, Bantwal, Dhahisar (Mumbai), Panambur (Suratkal), Manjeshwar,

Rameshwaram, Kalpi, Karkala, Kota, Nayampalli near Udupi, Bhagamandala

(Kodagu), Bandora (Goa),Walkeshwar (Mumbai), Ambalamugal (Kochi-Kerala),

Pallipuram (Kerala), Manchakal, Naravi, Alleppey(Kerala), Konchady,

Hangarakatte, Tirupathi, Bangalore, Calicut and Nagpur

Guru Parampara

1. Sri Yadavendra teertha
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2. Sri Keshavendra teertha

3. Sri Upendra teertha

4. Sri Yadavendra teertha - II


6. Sri Devendra teertha

7. Sri Madhavendra teertha

8. Sri Jnanendra teertha

9. Sri Yadavendra teertha - III10. Sri Upendra teertha - II

11. Sri Rajendra teertha

12. Sri Vishnu teertha

13. Sri Surendra teertha

14. Sri Vibhudendra teertha

15. Sri Sumateendra teertha

16. Sri Vasudhendra teertha

17. Sri Bhuvanendra teertha

18. Sri Varadendra teertha19. Sri Sukrateendra teertha

20. Sri Sudheendra teertha (present swamiji)

21. Sri Samyameendra teertha (junior)

Sri Partagali Jeevottama MaTha

Gokarna Partagali Jeevottama maTha is headquartered at

Partagali in Canacona (Goa). The presiding deities are Sri

Rama devaru and Veera Vitthala devaru. The maTha was

established by Sri Narayana teertha on Chaitra shukla

dwiteeya in 1475 AD with the blessings from Sri

Ramachandra teertha, the 10th head of Udupi Palimaru

maTha. The maTha came to be known as Jeevottama

maTha because of the third yati Sri Jeevottama teertha.

The maTha has branches in many cities in Karnataka,

Goa and other states of India.

Parampare

1. Shri Narayana teertha

2. Shri Vasudeva teertha

3. Shri Jeevothama teertha

4. Shri Purushothama teertha

5. Shri Anujeevothama teertha

6. Shri Ramachandra teertha7. Shri Digvijaya Ramachandra teertha

8. Shri Raghuchandra teertha

9. Shri Lakshminarayana teertha
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10. Shri Lakshmikantha teertha

11. Shri Ramaakantha teertha

12. Shri Kamalakantha teertha

13. Shri Shrikantha teertha

14. Shri Bhuvijaya Ramachandra teertha

15. Shri Ramaanatha teertha

16. Shri Lakshminaatha teertha

17. Shri Ananda teertha18. Shri Poornaprajna teertha

19. Shri Padmanabha teertha

20. Shri Indirakantha teertha

21. Shri Kamalakantha teertha

22. Shri Dwarakanatha teertha

23. Shri Vidhyadhiraja teertha (present swamiji)

The present swamiji Shrimad Vidyadhiraja SwamijiPoorvashram Name: Shri Raghavendra Acharya

Native Place: Basrur, in the present Udupi District

Sanyas Deeksha on 26th Feb,1967 in Shri Ram Mandir Wadala, Mumbai by his

illustrious preceptor, Shrimat Dwarakanath Teerth Swamiji, who brought Shri

Gokarn Math to Mumbai as earlier there was no branch of the matha in the city.

Shri Swamiji ascended to gurupeetha on 5th April, 1973 and thereafter

tirelessly working for the spiritual upliftment of the followers, the prime duty cast

on the maths. Under his leadership quite a few old temples and math branches

were renovated and rebuilt and Shri Swamiji revived in a big way the ancient-

most mode of worship by yagas and yajnas and also by undertaking pilgrimages

to holy places, including the ones in the remote part of the Himalayas.

Sri Kanva maTha

Basically the disciples of kanva matha are followers of shukla yajurveda

system propounded by yajnavalkya maharshi. the h.q. of kanva matha is

in hunsihole in surpur taluk of gulbarga district. the first yati to sit on the

peetha of kanva matha was shri madhava thirtharu whose mula

brindavana is in buddhini in lingasguru taluk.

shri madhava thirtharu's purvashrama name was shri

venkateshacharyaru.from childhood only shri venketeshacharyaru had a special of shri shesha

devaru and in a very young gained a mastery over vedas and shastras. once shri shesha devaru

came in the dream of venkateshacharyaru and told him that in a few days a yati from the

parampara of madhwacharyaru will come to your town go to him and request sanyasa from him

and preach hari sarvottamatva. and at the same time sesha devaru had also come in the dreamof peethadipathi of shirror matha shri lakshmimanohara thirtharu and told him that in surpur a

person will come to u and request sanyasa from you and you give him sanyasa.
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Thus, shri venkateshacharyaru were waiting for the yati to come. in a few days shri

lakshmimanohara thirtharu of shiroor martha came to surpur and while adrressing the gathering

told to the people of the strange dream and shri venkateshachrayaru stood up from gathering

and told he too had a similar dream. lakshmimanohara thirtaru were dumbstruck seeing the

glowing face and understood he is no common man. and immediatly shrigalu took

venkateshacharyaru along with him to udupi.. at udupi shri lakshmimanohara thirtharu gave

sanyasa to venkateshacharyaru in divine presence of all yatis of udupi ashta mathas. and the

matha that came down from him came to be known as kanva matha...

The present peethadipathi is shri vidyabhaskra thirtharu he is the 11th yati to ascend the peetha

of kanva matha. vidyabhaskara thirtharu in his purvashrama days was a wellknown lawyer in

raichur. he took over the reins of kanva matha in 1993

1. Shri Madhava Theertharu

2. Shri Vamana Theertharu

3. Shri Vishnupriya Theertharu

4. Shri Akshobhya Theertharu5. Shri Vidyadheesha Theertharu

6. Shri Krishnadvaipayana Theertharu

7. Shri Vidyanidhi Theertharu

8. Shri Vidyasampoorna Theertharu

9. Shri Vidyadhiraja Theertharu

10. Shri Vidyaviraja Theertharu

11. Shri Vidyavijaya Theertharu

12. Shri Vidyamanohara Theertharu

13. Shri Vidyataponidhi Theertharu

14. Shri Vidyabhooshana Theertharu

15. Shri Vidhya Bhaskara Theertharu (current peeThAdhipati)

(To be continued ...)

Sri Sripadarajara maTha

Sri BheemanakaTTe Munivrunda maTha

Sri sAgarakaTTe vyAsarAjara maTha

Sri kundApura vyAsarAjara maTha

Sri bALigAru Arya akshObhya tIrtha maTha

Sri kUdli Arya akshObhya tIrtha maTha

Sri thambehaLLi mAdhava tIrtha maTha

Sri chitrApura maTha

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