Madhwa
maThas
List of
Madhwa maThas
1) Shri palimAru maTha
2) Shri adamAru maTha
3) Shri kRuShNApura maTha
4) Shri puttige maTha
5) Shri shIrUru maTha
6) Shri sOde maTha
7) Shri kANiyUru maTha
8) Shri pEjAvara maTha
9) Shri banDArakEri maTha
10) Shri subrahmaNya maTha
11) Shri sOsale vyAsarAjara maTha
12) Shri rAghavendra swAmi maTha
12) Shri rAghavendra swAmi maTha
13) Shri uttarAdi maTha
14) Shri sAgarakaTTe vyAsarAjara maTha
15) Shri kundApura vyAsarAjara maTha
16) Shri muLabAgilu ShripAdarAjara maTha
17) Shri bhImanakaTTe munivRunda maTha
18) Shri bALigAru Arya akshObhya Teertha maTha
19) Shri kUdli Arya akshObhya Teertha maTha
20) Shri thambehaLLi mAdhava Teertha maTha
21) Shri kaNva maTha
22) Shri kAshi maTha
23) Shri partagALi jeevOttama maTha
24) Shri chitrApura maTha
Udupi
(tauLava or Shivalli) Madhwa maThas
Shriman
Madhwacharyaru initiated 8 shishyas into sanyasa and handed over the
responsibility of performing pooja of Udupi Krishna idol and spreading of
tattvavaada in the tauLava region. Later these 8 sanyasis received assets from
nearby villages, and thus formed 8 maThas with the same names as the names of
the villages. 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 Shri Vadirajaru,
the headquarters was shifted from Kumbhashi to Sode in UK district of
Karnataka)
Shri PalimAru maTha
Website: www.shripalimarumatha.org
Palimaru is
a pretty little village 35 km, from the temple town Udupi. It is just 10 km.
off, the NH 17 highway. The maTha is located in idyllic surroundings, where one
can forget the cares of the mundane world.
There is a
large well-maintained tank, adjacent to the eastern entrance of the maTha.
Right in front of this entrance is the shrine of Anjaneya (MuKhyaPraanNa), in
the sitting posture. The deity, is held in great awe and reverence, as the
protector of Madhwa Siddhaanta.
In the
inner shrine of the maTha is Shri Vedavyaasa – the incarnation of the Supreme
Lord Naaraayana, for imparting Jnaana (True knowledge) to the mortals — in the
yogic posture of YogapaTTaasana.
The MuKhya
PraaNa idol is believed to have been installed by Shri Raghupraveerateertha,
the 24th pontiff, during the 1780s, It is said the idol was discovered by him,
in the tank of the MuKhya PraaNa temple, at Ghatikaachala. He was a ‘Mantra
Siddha’ (a person who has mastered the Mantras and their application). He has
composed three hymns in Sanskrit, lauding the three incarnations of MuKhya
Praana – Hanuma, Bheema and Madhva.
Next to the
shrine of MuKhya Praana is the holy Vrindaavana of Shri Rajaraajeshwarateertha
who was the 7th pontiff. He was an accomplished poet and among his important
works are “Raama Sandesha” and a bunch of 8 benedictory verses known as
“MangalaashTaka”. This is regularly recited at Dawn. The mellifluous sound of
MangalaashTaka fills the air, preparing the residents to start another day of
pious living.
The
Vrindavanas of other pontiffs who presided over the MaTha are nearby. Among
these, particular mention should be made of Shri Raghuvaryateertha, who was the
20th pontiff. He was an unparalleled Vedaantic scholar. His contribution
towards, elucidating the Madhwa philosophy, was considerable.
The 30th
pontiff was H.H. Vidyaamaanyateertha, who was with us till the year 2000. He
was entrusted the responsibility of heading Palimaaru MaTha, in addition to
being the pontiff of Bhandaarkeri MaTha. He was the only pontiff, after H.H.
Vishnuteertha – the brother of Shrimadaachaarya – to be the head of two MaThas
concurrently. He had many path breaking activities to his credit. These are
being in an exclusive write-up on this saint, later.
The present
pontiff, who is the 31st in the lineage is H.H. Vidyaadheeshateertha. We are
all indeed fortunate to be contemporaries of this progressive minded Swaamiji,
with the ready smile. As we go along, we will have more opportunities to
interact and actively collaborate with him in the various programmes, he takes
up.palimarumatha
The MaTha
is amidst lush green, with gently swaying palms. Mother Nature, in all her
glory, invites one and all to come and enjoy pure bliss. The setting is ideal
for spiritual enquiry. It inspires profound thoughts. The words of Rigveda “Let
noble thoughts come to us from all sides” become a reality at Palimaaru MaTha!
Guru
Parampara
1. Shri Ananda Teertha
2. Shri Hrshikesha Teertha
3. Shri Samatmesha Teertha
4. Shri Sambhava Teertha
5. Shri Aparajita Teertha
6. Shri Vidyamurthi Teertha
7. Shri Rajarajeshwara Teertha
8. Shri Shrinidhi Teertha
9. Shri Videsha Teertha
10. Shri Shrivallabha Teertha
11. Shri Jagadbhushana Teertha
12. Shri Ramachandra Teertha
13. Shri Vidyanidhi Teertha
14. Shri Suresha Teertha
15. Shri Raghavendra Teertha
16. Shri Raghunandana Teertha
17. Shri Vidyapati Teertha
18. Shri Raghupati Teertha
19. Shri Raghunatha Teertha
20. Shri Raghuttama Teertha
21. Shri Ramabhadra Teertha
22. Shri Raghuvarya Teertha
23. Shri Raghupungava Teertha
24. Shri Raghuvara Teertha
25. Shri Raghupravira Teertha
26. Shri Raghubhushana Teertha
27. Shri Raghuratna Teertha
28. Shri Raghupriya Teertha
29. Shri Raghumanya Teertha
30. Shri Vidyamanya Teertha
31. Shri Vidyadheesha Teertha
Shri Adamaru
maTha
Website: www.udupiadmarmuth.org
Shri
Narasimha teertha, disciple of Shri Madhwacharya, was the first yati head of
Shri Admaru mutt. Shri Madhwacharya gave Shri Chaturbhuja Kaliya mardana Krishna
idol to Shri Narasimhateertha for worship.
Shri
Narasimhateertha parampare continued and known as Admaru mutt parampare. Shri
Chaturbhuja kaliya mardana Krishna worshipped by all Gurugalu, who came in the
peetha of Shri Admaru mutt. Now, it is being worshipped by Shri VishwapriyaTeertha,
present pontiff of Shri Admaru Mutt.
Shri Admaru
mutt pontiffs have contributed valuable, distinguished and relished gift to the
field of education as well as philosophical/religious field.
Acharya
Madhwa was touring in Adur where the circle of scholors who secured him to
explore treasure of the meaning of "Shri Vishnusahasranama" prayed
that he should accept bhiksha there itself and bless them. The reply he gave
for that revealed another aspect of the subtelet of dharma. There is no temple
for Vishnu here and not to accept the bhiksha in such a place is our vow. The
people realised and prayed Acharya Madhwa to install a Vishnu temple and make a
Vaisnava place. Acharya agreed and installed Lord Vishnu statue with a temple
while explosition of Shri Visnusahasranama become a premanent memorial. The
temple is next to Mahalingeshvara temple and its priest is a pure Vaishnava and
follower of Shri Admaru Matha.
Acharya
Madhwa got Sarvamulagrantha's inscribed on copper plates and made arrangement
so that they might not be destroyed in any manner near the Kattila, Sulya is a
place near Pane Mangaluru. The inscribed copper plates are buried in the pond
called VyasaTeertha and there is mutt near place and therin is a idol of Shri
Gopalakrishna. The place is under the control of Adamaru matha.
Guru
Parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Narasimha Teertha
3.
Shri
Kamalekshana Teertha
4.
Shri
Ramachandra Teertha
5.
Shri
Vidyadhisha Teertha
6.
Shri
Vishvapati Teertha
7.
Shri
Vishvesha Teertha
8.
Shri
Vedanidhi Teertha
9.
Shri
Vedaraja Teertha
10.
Shri
Vidyamurthi Teertha
11.
Shri
Vaikuntharaja Teertha
12.
Shri
Vishvaraja Teertha
13.
Shri
Vedagarbha Teertha
14.
Shri
Hiranyagarbha Teertha
15.
Shri
Vishvadhisha Teertha
16.
Shri
Vishvavallabha Teertha
17.
Shri
Vishvendra Teertha
18.
Shri
Vedapathi Teertha
19.
Shri
Vadindra Teertha
20.
Shri
Vidyapathi Teertha
21.
Shri
Vibudhapati Teertha
22.
Shri
Vedavallabha Teertha
23.
Shri
Vedavandya Teertha
24.
Shri
Vidyesha Teertha
25.
Shri
Vibudhavallabha Teertha
26.
Shri
Vibudhavandya Teertha
27.
Shri
Vibudhavarya Teertha
28.
Shri
Vibudhendra Teertha
29.
Shri
Vibudhadhiraja Teertha
30.
Shri
Vibudhapriya Teertha
31.
Shri
Vibudhamanya Teertha
32.
Shri
Vibudhesha Teertha
33.
Shri
Vishvapriya Teertha
34.
Shri
Ishapriya Teertha
Shri Krishnapura
MaTha
The third
maTha under Udupi aShTa maThas is Shri KrishnApura MaTha. It has its main
branch in the village KrishnApura near Surathkal in DK district, Karnataka. The
first yati of this maTha was Shri Janaardana teertha, a direct disciple of Shri
Madhwacharya.
The icon of
Kaliya mardana Krishna with two hands was gifted to the first yati by Shri Madhwa.
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 Shri Janaardana teertha, Shri Madhwa had also given him another
icon. It is of Shri 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.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Janardana Teertha
3.
Shri
Shrivatsankita Teertha
4.
Shri
Vagisha Teertha
5.
Shri
Lokesha Teertha
6.
Shri
Lokantha Teertha
7.
Shri
Lokapriya Teertha
8.
Shri
Vidyadhiraja Teertha
9.
Shri
Vishvavadiraja Teertha
10.
Shri
Vishvadhisha Teertha
11.
Shri
Vishvesha Teertha
12.
Shri
Vishvavandya Teertha
13.
Shri
Vishvaraja Teertha
14.
Shri
Dharanidhara Teertha
15.
Shri
Dharadhara Teertha
16.
Shri
Prajnamurthi Teertha
17.
Shri
Tapomurthi Teertha
18.
Shri
Suresvara Teertha
19.
Shri
Jagannatha Teertha
20.
Shri
Suresh Teertha
21.
Shri
Vishvapungava Teertha
22.
Shri
Vishvavallabha Teertha
23.
Shri
Vishvabhushana Teertha
24.
Shri
Yadavendra Teertha
25.
Shri
Prajnamurthi Teertha
26.
Shri
Vidyadhiraja Teertha
27.
Shri
Vidyamurthi Teertha
28.
Shri
Vidyavailabha Teertha
29.
Shri
Vidyendra Teertha
30.
Shri
Vidyanidhi Teertha
31.
Shri
Vidyasamudra Teertha
32.
Shri
Vidyapathi Teertha
33.
Shri
Vidyadhisha Teertha
34.
Shri
Vidyapurna Teertha
35.
Shri
Vidyaratna Teertha
36.
Shri
Vidyasagara Teertha (present swamiji)
Shri Putthige
maTha
Website: www.sreeputhige.org
The first
yati head of Puthige maTha was Shri Upendra Teertha. He was very dear to
Acharya Madhva and served him with a lot of devotion. When Acharya and his
disciples were on their second pilgrimage to Badri, they were attacked by a
band of robbers. Under the Acharya’s inspiration and with his blessings, Shri
Upendra Teertha fought with the robbers and single-handedly drove them away!
Such was the power of the grace of Acharya on Sri Upendra Teertha. Acharya gave
Shri Upendra Teertha an icon of Lord Panduranga Vittala.
The lineage
following Sri Upendra Teertha is the one that we today know as Sri Puthige
Matha and the main icon illuminating Sri Puthige Matha is the Lord Panduranga
Vittala given by Acharya Madhwa.
Shri
Upendra Teertha was succeeded by Shri Kavindra Teertha, followed by Shri
Hamsendra Teertha and others. The early part of the twentieth century saw Shri
Sudhindra Teertha. He lived over 100 years, and performed puja to Lord Krishna
in 4 paryaayaas. He started several institutions and is revered even today. He
was followed by Shri Sugnanendra teertha, and later by Shri Sugunendra teertha,
the present pontiff. With the advent of Shri Sugunendra teertha, the 30th
Pontiff, began the golden age of the Puthige Matha.
Yati
parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Upendra Teertha
3.
Shri
Kavindra Teertha
4.
Shri
Hamsendra Teertha
5.
Shri
Yadavendra Teertha
6.
Shri
Dharanidhara Teertha
7.
Shri
Damodara Teertha
8.
Shri
Raghunatha Teertha
9.
Shri
Shrivatsanka Teertha
10.
Shri
Gopinatha Teertha
11.
Shri
Ranganatha Teertha
12.
Shri
Lokanatha Teertha
13.
Shri
Ramanatha Teertha
14.
Shri
Shrivallabha Teertha
15.
Shri
Shrinivasa Teertha
16.
Shri
Shrinidhi Teertha
17.
Shri
Gunanidhi Teertha
18.
Shri
Anandanidhi Teertha
19.
Shri
Taponidhi Teertha
20.
Shri
Yadavendra Teertha
21.
Shri
Kavindra Teertha
22.
Shri
Raghavendra Teertha
23.
Shri
Vibudhendra Teertha
24.
Shri
Surendra Teertha
25.
Shri
Bhuvanendra Teertha
26.
Shri
Yogindra Teertha
27.
Shri
Sumatindra Teertha
28.
Shri
Sudhindra Teertha
29.
Shri
Sujnanendra Teertha
30.
Shri
SugunendraTeertha (present swamiji)
Shri Shiroor
MaTha
Website: www.udupishiroormutt.in
The fifth
maTha among the ashTha maThas of Udupi is Shri Shirur maTha. The main branch of
this maTha is in a village called Shirur in Udupi district. The first yati was
Shri Vaamana teertha, one of the direct disciples of Shriman Madhwacharya. The
main idol worshipped in this maTha is that of Shri ViThala with Shridevi and
Bhudevi, which was presented to the first peeThAdhipati by ShriMadhwa himself.
yati
parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Vamana Teertha
3.
Shri
Vasudeva Teertha
4.
Shri
Punyashloka Teertha
5.
Shri
Vedagamya Teertha
6.
Shri
Vedavyasa Teertha
7.
Shri
Vedavedya Teertha
8.
Shri
Mahesha Teertha
9.
Shri
Krishna Teertha
10.
Shri
Raghava Teertha
11.
Shri
Suresha Teertha
12.
Shri
Vedabhushana Teertha
13.
Shri
Shrinivasa Teertha
14.
Shri
Vedanidhi Teertha
15.
Shri
Shridhara Teertha
16.
Shri
Yadavittama Teertha
17.
Shri
Lakshminarayana Teertha
18.
Shri
Vishvabhushana Teertha
19.
Shri
Trailokyapavana Teertha
20.
Shri
Lakshmikanta Teertha
21.
Shri
Lakshminarayana Teertha
22.
Shri
Lakshmipathi Teertha
23.
Shri
Lakshmidhara Teertha
24.
Shri
Lakshmiramana Teertha
25.
Shri
Lakshmimanohara Teertha
26.
Shri
Lakshmipriya Teertha
27.
Shri
Lakshmivallabha Teertha
28.
Shri
Lakshmisamudra Teertha
29.
Shri
Lakshmindra Teertha
30.
Shri
Lakshmimanojna Teertha
31.
Shri
Lakshmivara Teertha (present swamiji)
Shri Sode
MaTha
Website: www.sondavadirajamutt.org
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 Shri Vishnu teertha and
Shri Vadiraja teertha.
Shri Vishnu
teertha was the first peeThAdhipati of Sode maTha. He was the younger brother
of Shri 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 Tattvavaada philosophy once again, which by
then would have become extinct. For this same purpose Shri Madhwacharya is
believed to have preserved his sarvamoola granthas on copper plates, and buried
them in a place called Kadtila or Setutila. Incidentally, Shri Vishnu teertha
is also the founder of Kukke Subrahmanya maTha.
Shri Sode
maTha is unique amongst the Udupi aShTa maThas in the sense that its
headquarter is situated at a place called Sonda 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. (ShriVadiraja
teertha’s birth place Huvinakere is very near to KumbhAshi.) But during the
time of Shri 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 Shri BhUvarAha, presented to Shr iVishnu teertha by Shri
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
maTha, which was presented by a local goldsmith to Shri Vadiraja.
Yati
parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Vishnu Teertha
3.
Shri
Vedavyasa Teertha
4.
Shri
Vedavedya Teertha
5.
Shri
Vedagarbha Teertha
6.
Shri
Vareesha Teertha
7.
Shri
Vamana Teertha
8.
Shri
Vasudeva Teertha
9.
Shri
Vedavyasa Teertha
10.
Shri
Varaha Teertha
11.
Shri
Vedatma Teertha
12.
Shri
Vishvavandya Teertha
13.
Shri
Ratnagarbha Teertha
14.
Shri
Vedanga Teertha
15.
Shri
Vidyapati Teertha
16.
Shri
Vishvavandya Teertha
17.
Shri
Vishva Teertha
18.
Shri
Vithala Teertha
19.
Shri
Varadaraja Teertha
20.
Shri
Vagisha Teertha
21.
Shri
Vadiraja Teertha
22.
Shri
Vedavedya Teertha
23.
Shri
Vidyanidhi Teertha
24.
Shri
Vedanidhi Teertha
25.
Shri
Varadaraja Teertha
26.
Shri
Vishwadhirajendra Teertha
27.
Shri
Vadivandya Teertha
28.
Shri
Vishwavandya Teertha
29.
Shri
Vibudhaavarya Teertha
30.
Shri
Vishwanidhi Teertha
31.
Shri
Vishwadhisha Teertha
32.
Shri
Vishwesha Teertha
33.
Shri
Vishwapriya Teertha
34.
Shri
Vishwadhisha Teertha
35.
Shri
Vishwendra Teertha
36.
Shri
Vishwottama Teertha
37.
Shri
Vishwavallabha Teertha (present swamiji)
Shri Kaniyooru
maTha
Website: www.kaniyoormatha.org
Shri
Kaniyooru Matha is one among the eight Mathas established by Shri Madhwacharya.
Shri Rama Theertha, a direct disciple of Shri Madhwacharya is the first pontiff
of Kaniyooru matha. Since then, there were 29 pontiffs who ably led Kaniyooru
Matha and added to the glory of Matha. Shri Rama Theertha, the first pontiff of
Kaniyooru Matha was given with idol of Shri Yoganarasimha, which is being
worshipped with atmost respect and divotion as the main deity of Kaniyooru
matha. In addition to this, another Narasimha idol known as “Karala Narasimha”,
worshipped by Shri Madhwacharya and given to Trivikrama Pandithaacharya which
later came to Shri Kaniyooru matha is also being worshipped as “Pattada devaru”
in Kaniyooru Matha. Apart from these two main deities, Garudavaahana
Lakshminarasimha and Acharya Madhwa kararchita Shri Gopalakrishna idols are
being worshipped as “Pattada devaru”. Along with these deities known as
“Pattada Devaru”, Shri Vedavyasa, Shri Vittala, Shri Ramachandra, Shri Kadagolu
Krishna, are also being worshipped.
It is a
matter of pride and honor for Kaniyooru Matha that, a holy place near Udupi,
Pajaka Kshetra, where shri Madhwacharya was born, is managed by Kaniyooru
Matha. There are a few historical monuments at Pajaka Kshetra, like foot prints
of Shri Madhwacharya, the place where Acharya Madhwa killed Manimantha who had
disguised in the form of a snake, the big slabs of stones which Acharya Madhwa
had kept over vessels of milk and curd in his childhood days and the like are
preserved and being worshipped with due respect. During the tenure of Shri
Varijaksha Theertha, a Contemporary of Shri Vadiraja Theertha of Shri Sode
Vadiraja Matha, the idol of Shri Madhwacharya was installed by Shri Vadiraja
Theertha, at Pajaka beside the footprint of Shri Madhwacharya.
Under the
able leadership of Shri Vidyavallabha Theertha Swamiji, Matha has seen
developments in many aspects in the recent past, adding to the glory of Kaniyooru
Matha. Shri Swamiji has shown keen interest to develop the birth place of
Acharya Madhwa with the generous help extended by devotees of Shri
Madhwacharya. Also Shri Swamiji has developed Udupi branch of Matha. There are
many more plans in the mind of Shri Swamiji which are aimed at benefitting the
society.
Yati
parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda teertha
2.
Shri
Rama teertha
3.
Shri
Raghunatha teertha
4.
Shri
Raghupathi teertha
5.
Shri
Raghunandana teertha
6.
Shri
Yadunandana teertha
7.
Shri
Vishwanatha teertha
8.
Shri
Vedagarbha teertha
9.
Shri
Vagisha teertha
10.
Shri
Varadapati teertha
11.
Shri
Vishvapati teertha
12.
Shri
Vishvamoorthy teertha
13.
Shri
Vedapati teertha
14.
Shri
Vedaraja teertha
15.
Shri
Vidyadhisha teertha
16.
Shri
Vibudhesha teertha
17.
Shri
Varijaksha teertha
18.
Shri
Vishvendra teertha
19.
Shri
Vibudhavandya teertha
20.
Shri
Vibudhadhiraja teertha
21.
Shri
Vidyaraja teertha
22.
Shri
Vibudhapriya teertha
23.
Shri
Vidyasagara teertha
24.
Shri
Vasudeva teertha
25.
Shri
Vidyapati teertha
26.
Shri
Vamana teertha
27.
Shri
Vidyanidhi teertha
28.
Shri
Vidyasamudra teertha
29.
Shri
Vidyavarinidhi teertha
30.
Shri
Vidyavallabha teertha (present swamiji)
Shri Pejavara
MaTha
Website: www.vishveshavani.com
Pejavara, is a small village in
Mangalore taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The primary matha of Pejavara
matha, one among Udupi's eight matha is located here. Sri Vittala, given by
Madhvacharya is the throne God here. Sri Adhokshajatheertha was Madhvacharya's
disciple. Since the period of Sri vijayadhvajatheertha, Vibheeshana kararchita
ramadeva has been worshiped along with lord Vittala. Aja Vittala and lord Rama
are retained as the Throne God. According to the tradition, among the disciples
of Sri madhvacharya from eight matha when Sri hrushikeshatheertha (Palimar
Math) stands first, Sri adhokshajatheertha (Pejavara Math) remains the last.
The sixth disciple as per tradition,
Sri Vijaya theertha is the mahathapasvi who wrote the great interpretation for
bhagavatha. He had the qualities of shukumuni. Apart from Udupi, there are
branches in Pejavara, kanvatheertha too. Kaniyuru Matha is the dvandva matha
for Pejavara Matha. The system of dvandva matha of Pejavara matha was
introduced in kaniyoor matha too by Acharya Madhva. The Paryaya which starts
from Palimar Matha ends with paryaya of ashtaka Pejavara Matha. Pejavara Matha
has had 34 yathi's until today.
Till now 30 rounds of ashtaka
paryaya has been conducted. Currently 31st Ashtaka Paryaya is being carried on.
It shall end with Pejavara matha paryaya in 2016 and begin with 32nd Palimaru
matha paryaya.
Guru
parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda teertha
2.
Shri
Adhokshaja teertha
3.
Shri
Kamalaksha teertha
4.
Shri
Pushkaraksha teertha
5.
Shri
Amarendra teertha
6.
Shri
Mahendra teertha
7.
Shri
Vijayadhvaja teertha
8.
Shri
Uttama teertha
9.
Shri
Chintamani teertha
10.
Shri
Damodara teertha
11.
Shri
Vasudeva teertha
12.
Shri
Vadindra teertha
13.
Shri
Vedagarbha teertha
14.
Shri
Vishvaprajna teertha
15.
Shri
Vijaya teertha
16.
Shri
Vishvavijaya teertha
17.
Shri
Vishveshwara teertha
18.
Shri
Vishvabhushana teertha
19.
Shri
Vishvavandya teertha
20.
Shri
Vidyaraja teertha
21.
Shri
Vishvamurthy teertha
22.
Shri
Vishvapathi teertha
23.
Shri
Vishvanidhi teertha
24.
Shri
Vishvadhisha teertha
25.
Shri
Vishvadhiraja teertha
26.
Shri
Vishvabodha teertha
27.
Shri
Vishvavallabha teertha
28.
Shri
Vishvapriya teertha
29.
Shri
Vishvavarya teertha
30.
Shri
Vishvaraja teertha
31.
Shri
Vishvamanohara teertha
32.
Shri
Vishvajna teertha
33.
Shri
Vishvamanya teertha
34.
Shri
Vishvesha teertha (present, senior swamiji)
35.
Shri
Vishvaprasanna teertha (present, junior swamiji)
Shri Bhandarakeri
MaTha
Website: www.vidyeshabhandara.org
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 ShriBandarakeri maTha, which is
headquartered at BARKUR in Udupi district.
Shri Bandarakeri
maTha traces its origin from ShriAchyutha prajna, and then through Shri Madhwacharya
and Shri Sathya teertha. The same maTha is said to have bifurcated into Shri Bheemana
kaTTe maTha (of Theerthahalli taluk).
When Shri
Vadirajaru was the head of Sode MaTha, at that time his poorvashrama younger
brother Shri Surottama Teertha was heading Bhandarakeri MaTha
The 31st
peeThAdhipati Shri Vidyamanya Teertha was a great scholar. Some of his
prominent disciples are:
Shri
Vishwesha teertha (of Pejavar maTha),
Shri
Vidyadeesha teertha (of Palimaru maTha),
Shri
Vishwapriya teertha (of Admaru maTha),
Shri
Sugunendra teertha (of Puttige maTha),
Shri
Vidyesha teertha (of Bhandarakeri maTha)
and Shri
Bannanje Govindacharya (scholar)
Yati
parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda teertha
2.
Shri
Satya teertha
3.
Shri
Satyavrata teertha
4.
Shri
Vishwadeesha teertha
5.
Shri
Gadhadhara teertha
6.
Shri
Vedanta teertha
7.
Shri
Vidyadheesha teertha
8.
Shri
Vishwamurti teertha
9.
Shri
Raghuvedanta teertha
10.
Shri
Raghunatha teertha
11.
Shri
Hiranyagarbha teertha
12.
Shri
Raghuvara teertha
13.
Shri
Damodara teertha
14.
Shri
Raghuvallabha teertha
15.
Shri
Surottama teertha
16.
Shri
Vishwottama teertha
17.
Shri
Rajadhiraja teertha
18.
Shri
Raghavendra teertha
19.
Shri
Raghubhushana teertha
20.
Shri
Raghuvarya teertha
21.
Shri
Raghupungava teertha
22.
Shri
Raghuvarya teertha
23.
Shri
Raghuraja teertha
24.
Shri
Rajavandya teertha
25.
Shri
Vidyaraja teertha
26.
Shri
Vidyadhiraja teertha
27.
Shri
Vidyasagara teertha
28.
Shri
Vidyapati teertha
29.
Shri
Vidyanidhi teertha
30.
Shri
Vidyarnava teertha
31.
Shri
Vidyamanya teertha
32.
Shri
Vidyesha teertha (present yati)
Shri Kukke
Subrahmanya maTha
Website: www.subrahmanyamatha.com
Located on
the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountains and on the banks of Kumara Dhaara river
in Sulya Taluk, the Subrahmanya Matha in Kukke is the home to the Samputa
Narasimha. The story behind the creation and the signficance of the name of the
Kumara Dhaara River is itself very interesting. As legend goes, when King
Indradyumna was performing some Yajnas, Bhoodevi appeared on to earth in the
form of Mahanadhi. This Mahanadhi was later called the Dhaara river. It later
came to be known as Kumara Dhaara because Lord Subrahmanya (also known as
Kumara) was appointed as the Commander in Chief of Gods by anointing him with
the water from this river.
Sri
Madhwacharya gave Sanyasa Initiation to Sri Vishnu Theertharu (his brother) and
made him the head of the Matha. Sri Vishnu Theertharu left behind the Samputa
Narasimha, Vyaasa Mushti, Vithala and Rukmini and Satyabhama, and a smiling
Lakshmi Narasimha to the Matha. Many people believe that Sri Vishnu Theertharu
is still performing prayers and penance in the Siddha Parvatha since no one has
been successful in finding his brindavana. It is also said that initially, Sri
Vishnu Theertharu had carried the Samputa with him, but ended up sending it
back to the Matha via the Kumara Dhaara River at the request of Sri Aniruddha
Theertharu.
When Sri
Aniruddha Theertharu was serving as the first pontiff of this Matha, the then
king (of the local area) Ballalraaya tried to break open the Samputa by placing
it under an elephant's feet. Instead of the Samputa breaking open, the elephant
died on the spot. The apologetic and regretful King realized his mistake and
donated his monetary possessions to the Matha. Sri Madhwacharya gave Sanyasa
Initiation to Sri Vishnu Theertharu (his brother) and made him the head of the
Matha. Sri Vishnu Theertharu left behind the Samputa Narasimha, Vyaasa Mushti,
Vithala and Rukmini and Satyabhama, and a smiling Lakshmi Narasimha to the
Matha. Many people believe that Sri Vishnu Theertharu is still performing
prayers and penance in the Siddha Parvatha since no one has been successful in
finding his brindavana. It is also said that initially, Sri Vishnu Theertharu
had carried the Samputa with him, but ended up sending it back to the Matha via
the Kumara Dhaara River at the request of Sri Aniruddha Theertharu.
Guru
Parampare
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Vishnu Teertha
3.
Shri
Aniruddha Teertha
4.
Shri
Varaaha Teertha
5.
Shri
Vaageesha Teertha
6.
Shri
Vishwesha Teertha
7.
Shri
Venkatesha Teertha
8.
Shri
Vakyadheesha Teertha
9.
Shri
Vidyaapathi Teertha
10.
Shri
Vaasudeva Teertha
11.
Shri
Vaamana Teertha
12.
Shri
Vedavyaasa Teertha
13.
Shri
Vaikuntavallabha Teertha
14.
Shri
Vijnaana Teertha
15.
Shri
Vimalathma Teertha
16.
Shri
Vibhudhesha Teertha
17.
Shri
Vedagarbha Teertha
18.
Shri
Vedapoojya Teertha
19.
Shri
Vedesha Teertha
20.
Shri
Vidyaadhiraaja Teertha
21.
Shri
Varadaraaja Teertha
22.
Shri
Varadesha Teertha
23.
Shri
Vidyaanidhi Teertha
24.
Shri
Vedaanthanidhi Teertha
25.
Shri
Vidyaadhipathi Teertha
26.
Shri
Vishwapooja Teertha
27.
Shri
Vishwavanddya Teertha
28.
Shri
Vishwaadhipathi Teertha
29.
Shri
Vishwapathi Teertha
30.
Shri
Vishwaadheesha Teertha
31.
Shri
Vidhyadheesha Teertha
32.
Shri
Vidhyaavallabha Teertha
33.
Shri
Vedaraaja Teertha
34.
Shri
Vidyaaraaja Teertha
35.
Shri
Vidyaapoorna Teertha
36.
Shri
Vyasa Teertha
37.
Shri
Vishwaanja Teertha
38.
Shri
Vidyaasindhu Teertha
39.
Shri
Vidyabhooshana Teertha
40.
Shri
Vidyaprasanna Teertha (present swamiji)
Deshastha (Non-Taulava) Madhwa MaThas
Shri Sosale
Vyasaraja maTha
Website: www.dashapramati.org/srivyasaraja
The maTha
parampara of Shri Padmanabha Teertharu, the direct disciple of Shri
Madhwacharyaru, was continued by Shri Narahari Teertharu, Shri Madhava
Teertharu, Shri Akshobhya Teertharu, Shri Jaya Teertharu and Shri Vidyadhiraja
Teertharu. Shri Vidyadhirajaru had two sanyasi shishyas. The parampara of the
first disciple Shri Rajendra Teertharu came to be known as Poorvadi MaTha. The
same parampara was then called by the name Shri Vyasaraja MaTha because of the
illustrious Shri Vyasaraja Teertharu who adorned the peeTha.
Shri
Vyasarajaru was the greatest philosopher-statesman in recent history with a
scintillating intellect and multifaceted personality which is not often fully
appreciated. The entire Daasa Koota, with its bevy of great
musician-teacher-reformers, which had the widest reach into common people, came
into being because of thie great yati.
Yati
Parampare
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
PadmanabhaTeertha
3.
Shri
Narahari Teertha
4.
Shri
MadhavaTeertha
5.
Shri
AkshobhyaTeertha
6.
Shri
Jaya Teertha
7.
Shri
Vidyadhiraja Teertha
8.
Shri
Rajendra Teertha
9.
Shri
Jayadvaja Teertha
10.
Shri
Purushottama Teertha
11.
Shri
Brahmanya Teertha
12.
Shri
Vyasa Teertha (Vyasarayaru)
13.
Shri
Shrinivasa Teertha
14.
Shri
Rama Teertha
15.
Shri
Lakshmikantha Teertha
16.
Shri
Shreepati Teertha
17.
Shri
Ramachandra Teertha
18.
Shri
Lakshmivallabha Teertha
19.
Shri
Lakshminatha Teertha
20.
Shri
Lakshmipati Teertha
21.
Shri
Lakshminarayana Teertha
22.
Shri
Raghunatha Teertha
23.
Shri
Jagannatha Teertha
24.
Shri
Shreenatha Teertha
25.
Shri
Vidyanatha Teertha
26.
Shri
Vidyapati Teertha
27.
Shri
Vidyavallabha Teertha
28.
Shri
Vidyakantha Teertha
29.
Shri
Vidyanidhi Teertha
30.
Shri
Vidyapoorna Teertha
31.
Shri
Vidyashreesindhu Teertha
32.
Shri
Vidyashreedhara Teertha
33.
Shri
Vidyashreenivasa Teertha
34.
Shri
Vidyasamudra Teertha
35.
Shri
Vidyaratnakara Teertha
36.
Shri
Vidyavaridhi Teertha
37.
Shri
Vidyaprasanna Teertha
38.
Shri
Vidyapayonidhi Teertha
39.
Shri
Vidyavachaspati Teertha
40.
Shri
Vidyamanohara Teertha (Present Swamiji)
Shri Raghavendra
Swami maTha
Website: www.srsmatha.org
The maTha
parampara of Shri Padmanabha Teertharu, the direct disciple of Shri
Madhwacharyaru, was continued by Shri Narahari Teertharu, Shri Madhava
Teertharu, Shri Akshobhya Teertharu, Shri Jaya Teertharu and Shri Vidyadhiraja
Teertharu. Shri Vidyadhirajaru had two sanyasi shishyas. The parampara of the
second disciple Shri Kaveendra Teertharu later came to be known by the name
Shri Raghavendra Swami MaTha because of the great yati Shri Raghavendra
Teertharu who adorned the peeTha.
It is in
Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, that the Vigraha of Shri MoolaRama, originally
worshipped by Shri Chaturmukha Brahma, the Vigraha of Shri Digvijaya Rama,
originally worshipped by Shri Madhvacharya, the Vigraha of Shri JayaRama,
originally worshipped by Shri Jayateertha, are being worshipped with devotion
and gaiety, by the various Pontiffs, of this Parampara.
Guru
Parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertharu
2.
Shri
Padmanabha Teertharu
3.
Shri
Narahari Teertharu
4.
Shri
Madhava Teertharu
5.
Shri
Akshobhya Teertharu
6.
Shri
Jayateertharu
7.
Shri
Vidyadhiraja Teertharu
8.
Shri
Kaveendra Teertharu
9.
Shri
Vaageesha Teertharu
10.
Shri
Ramachandra Teertharu
11.
Shri
Vibudhendra Teertharu
12.
Shri
Jitamitra Teertharu
13.
Shri
Raghunandana Teertharu
14.
Shri
Surendra Teertharu
15.
Shri
Vijayeendra Teertharu
16.
Shri
Sudheendra Teertharu
17.
Shri
Raghavendra Teertharu (Rayaru)
18.
Shri
Yogeendra Teertharu
19.
Shri
Sooreendra Teertharu
20.
Shri
Sumateendra Teertharu
21.
Shri
Upendra Teeertharu
22.
Shri
Vadeendra Teertharu
23.
Shri
Vasudhendra Teertharu
24.
Shri
Varadendra Teertharu
25.
Shri
Dheerendra Teertharu
26.
Shri
Bhuvanendra Teertharu
27.
Shri
Subodhendra Teertharu
28.
Shri
Sujanendra Teertaru
29.
Shri
Sujnanendra Teertharu
30.
Shri
Sudharmendra Teertharu
31.
Shri
Sugunendra Teertharu
32.
Shri
Suprajnendra Teertharu
33.
Shri
Sukrutheendra Teertharu
34.
Shri
Susheelendra Teertharu
35.
Shri
Suvrateendra Teertharu
36.
Shri
Suyameendra Teertharu
37.
Shri
Sujayeendra Teertharu
38.
Shri
Sushameendra Teertharu
39.
Shri
Suyateendra Teertharu
40.
Shri
Subudhendra Teertharu (Present swamiji)
Shri Uttaradi
MaTha
Website: www.uttaradimath.org
The maTha
parampara of Shri Padmanabha Teertharu, the direct disciple of Shri
Madhwacharyaru, was continued by various illustrious yatis like Shri Narahari
Teertharu, Shri Madhava Teertharu, Shri Akshobhya Teertharu, Shri Jaya
Teertharu, and so on. The tenth yati in the lineage Shri Ramachandra Teertharu,
who is common to both SRS Mutt and Uttaradi Mutt had two sanyasi shishyas namely
Shri Vibudhendra Teertha and Shri Vidyanidhi Teertha. The lineage of Shri
Vibudhendra Teertharu went on to become Shri Raghavendra MaTha, as seen before.
The lineage of Shri Vidyanidhi Teertharu came to be known as Shri Uttaradi
MaTha.
The deities
worshipped in Shri Uttaradi MaTha are Shri Moola Rama, Shri Digvijaya Rama and Shri
Moola Seetadevi.
Guru parampara
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Padmanabha Teertha
3.
Shri
Narahari Teertha
4.
Shri
Madhava Teertha
5.
Shri
Akshobhya Teertha
6.
Shri
Jaya Teertha
7.
Shri
Vidyadhiraja Teertha
8.
Shri
Kavindra Teertha
9.
Shri
Vageesha Teertha
10.
Shri
Ramachandra Teertha
11.
Shri
Vidyanidhi Teertha
12.
Shri
Raghunatha Teertha
13.
Shri
Raghuvarya Teertha
14.
Shri
Raghuttama Teertha
15.
Shri
Vedavyasa Teertha
16.
Shri
Vidyadheesha Teertha
17.
Shri
Vedanidhi Teertha
18.
Shri
Satyavrata Teertha
19.
Shri
Satyanidhi Teertha
20.
Shri
Satyanatha Teertha
21.
Shri
Satyabhinava Teertha
22.
Shri
Satyapoorna Teertha
23.
Shri
Satyavijaya Teertha
24.
Shri
Satyapriya Teertha
25.
Shri
Satyabodha Teertha
26.
Shri
Satyasandha Teertha
27.
Shri
Satyavara Teertha
28.
Shri
Satyadharma Teertha
29.
Shri
Satyasankalpa Teertha
30.
Shri
Satyasantushta Teertha
31.
Shri
Satyaparayana Teertha
32.
Shri
Satyakaama Teertha
33.
Shri
Satyeshata Teertha
34.
Shri
Satyaparakrama Teertha
35.
Shri
Satyaveera Teertha
36.
Shri
Satyadheera Teertha
37.
Shri
Satyajnana Teertha
38.
Shri
Satyadhyana Teertha
39.
Shri
Satyaprajna Teertha
40.
Shri
Satyabhijna Teertha
41.
Shri
Satyapramoda Teertha
42.
Shri
Satyatma Teertha (present swamiji)
Shri Shripadaraja MaTha
Website: http://www.sripadarajamutt.org
The main
maTha parampara of Shri Padmanabha Teertharu, the direct disciple of Shri
Madhwacharyaru, was continued by yatis like Shri Narahari Teertharu, Shri
Madhava Teertharu, Shri Akshobhya Teertharu, Shri Jaya Teertharu, and so on. Shri
Padmanabha Teertharu had initiated another yati by name Shri Lakshmidhara Teertharu.
This lineage continued in parallel to the main maTha parampara, and is known by
the name “Shreepadaraja MaTha” because of the illustrious yati Shreepadarajaru
who adorned the peeTha later.
Guru
parampara:
1.
Shri
Ananda Teertha
2.
Shri
Padmanabha Teertha
3.
Shri
Lakshmidhara Teertha
4.
Shri
Sankarshana Teertha
5.
Shri
Parashurama Teertha
6.
Shri
Adiraja Teertha
7.
Shri
Satyavrata Teertha
8.
Shri
Swarnavarna Teertha
9.
Shri
Shripadaraja Teertha
10. Shri Hayagreeva Teertha
11. Shri Shripati Teertha
12. Shri Shridhara Teertha
13. Shri Gopalaswami Teertha
14. Shri Utthanda Ramachandra Teertha
15. Shri Raghunatha Teertha
16. Shri Lakshmi manohara Teertha
17. Shri Lakshmipati Teertha
18. Shri Lakshminatha Teertha
19. Shri Lakshmi kantha Teertha
20. Shri Shrikantha Teertha
21. Shri Shrinidhi Teertha
22. Shri Vidyanidhi Teertha
23. Shri Jnananidhi Teertha
24. Shri Gunanidhi Teertha
25. Shri Gunasaranidhi Teertha
26. Shri Prajnanidhi Teertha
27. Shri Subodhanidhi Teertha
28. Shri Vairagyanidhi Teertha
29. Shri Sujnananidhi Teertha
30. Shri Sugunanidhi Teertha
31. Shri Sudhinidhi Teertha
32. Shri Medhanidhi Teertha
33. Shri Dayanidhi Teertha
34. Shri Satyanidhi Teertha
35. Shri Vijayanidhi Teertha
36. Shri Vijnananidhi Teertha
37. Shri Keshavanidhi Teertha (present
swamiji)
Shri Partagali Jeevottama MaTha
Website: http://www.gsbkonkani.net/Maths/SHRI%20SAMSTHAN%20GOKARN%20PARTAGALI%20JEEVOTTAM%20MATH.htm
Shri Partagali
Jeevottama maTha is headquartered at Partagali in Canacona (Goa). The presiding
deities are Shri Rama devaru and Shri Veera Vitthala devaru. The maTha was
established by Shri Narayana teertharu on Chaitra shukla dwiteeya in 1475 AD
with the blessings from Shri Ramachandra teertha, the 12th head of Udupi
Palimaru maTha. The maTha came to be known as Jeevottama maTha because of the
third yati Shri Jeevottama teertharu. The maTha has branches in many cities in
Karnataka, Goa and other states of India.
Guru Parampare
1.
Shri
Narayana teertha
2.
Shri
Vasudeva teertha
3.
Shri
Jeevothama teertha
4.
Shri
Purushothama teertha
5.
Shri
Anujeevothama teertha
6.
Shri
Ramachandra teertha
7.
Shri
Digvijaya Ramachandra teertha
8.
Shri
Raghuchandra teertha
9.
Shri
Lakshminarayana teertha
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 teertha
18. Shri Poornaprajna teertha
19. Shri Padmanabha teertha
20. Shri Indirakantha teertha
21. Shri Kamalakantha teertha
22. Shri Dwarakanatha teertha
23. Shri Vidyadhiraja teertha (present
swamiji)
Shri Kashi MaTha
Website: www.kashimath.org
Shri Kashi
MaTha was founded in the year 1542 AD. Before the Mutt came into existance,
most of the Vaishnava Gouda Saraswat Brahmins were the followers of Shri
Raghavendra Swami MaTha. During the time of Shri Surendra Teertharu, the
fourteenth yati of SRS MaTha, his disciple Shri Vijayeendra Teertharu undertook
a Chaturmasya at Kochi during 1539–1540. Here, shreegalu selected Shri Hanumantha
Bhaktha as shishya and gave deeksha to him as Shri Yadavendra Teertha.
Shri Yadavendra
Teertharu founded Shri Kashi Mutt at Varanasi in 1542 AD and became the first
head of the MaTha. SRS MaTha gave two idols of Shri Vedavyasa and Shri Raghupati
to Shri Yadavendra Teertha along with the rights to guide the Gouda Saraswats. Today
Shri Kashi MaTha has branches all over India.
Guru
Parampara
1.
Shri
Yadavendra teertha
2.
Shri
Keshavendra teertha
3.
Shri
Upendra teertha
4.
Shri
Yadavendra teertha - II
5.
Shri
Raghavendra teertha
6.
Shri
Devendra teertha
7.
Shri
Madhavendra teertha
8.
Shri
Jnanendra teertha
9.
Shri
Yadavendra teertha - III
10. Shri Upendra teertha - II
11. Shri Rajendra teertha
12. Shri Vishnu teertha
13. Shri Surendra teertha
14. Shri Vibhudendra teertha
15. Shri Sumateendra teertha
16. Shri Vasudhendra teertha
17. Shri Bhuvanendra teertha
18. Shri Varadendra teertha
19. Shri Sukrateendra teertha
20. Shri Sudheendra teertha
21. Shri Samyameendra teertha (present
swamiji)
Shri Kanva maTha
The first
yati of Shri Kanva MaTha was Shri Madhava Teertharu. His childhood name was
Shri Venkatesha Acharya. Once Shri Shesha devaru came in the dream of Venkateshacharya
and told him that in a few days a yati from a parampara of Madhwacharyaru will
come to your town go to him and request sanyasa from him and preach Hari
sarvottamatva. In a few days Shri Lakshmimanohara teertharu, the 25th yati of Shri
Shiroor maTha came to Surpur. Shreegalu was dumbstruck seeing the glowing face
of Venkateshacharya and understood he is no common man. Shreegalu took him to Udupi
and gave sanyasa to Venkateshacharya. Hence Shri Kanva MaTha came into existence.
Yati
parampara:
1. Shri
Madhava Teertharu
2. Shri
Akshobhya Teertharu
3. Shri Vidyadheesha
Teertharu
4. Shri
Vidyanidhi Teertharu
5. Shri
Vidyasampoorna Teertharu
6. Shri
Vidyadhiraja Teertharu
7. Shri
Vidyaviraja Teertharu
8. Shri
Vidyamanohara Teertharu
9. Shri
Vidyataponidhi Teertharu
10. Shri
Vidyabhooshana Teertharu
11. Shri
Vidhya Bhaskara Teertharu (current swamiji)
To be
continued ….
