Shiroor Math
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Shiroor Matha is a Hindu monastery and one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi. It was founded by Sri Vamana Tirtha at Shiroor village on the banks of the Suvarna River in Udupi, Karnataka[1] He was a direct disciple of Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. The latest swami, Lakshmivara Teertha, died on Thursday 19, July 2018. The new Swamiji (Mathadeesha) Shri Vedavardhana Thirtha (Purvashrama nama: Aniruddha Saralatthaya)[2] was anointed on 14 May 2021 after traditional religious rituals as per Madhva tradition by H. H. Shre Vishwavallabha Theertha Swamiji of Sode Matha.[3]
The Lineage - Guru Parampara - of Shiroor Matha
[edit]- Sri Madhvacharya
- Sri Vamana Teertha
- Sri Vasudeva Teertha
- Sri Punyasloka Teertha
- Sri Vedagamya Teertha
- Sri Vedavyasa Teertha
- Sri Vedavedya Teertha
- Sri Mahesha Teertha
- Sri Krishna Teertha
- Sri Raghava Teertha
- Sri Suresha Teertha
- Sri Vedabhushana Teertha
- Sri Srinivasa Teertha
- Sri Vedanidhi Teertha
- Sri Sridhara Teertha
- Sri Yadavottama Teertha
- Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha I
- Sri Vishwabhushana Teertha
- Sri Trailokyapavana Teertha
- Sri Lakshmikantha Teertha
- Sri Lakshminarayana Teertha II
- Sri Lakshmipathi Teertha
- Sri Lakshmidhara Teertha
- Sri Lakshmiramana Teertha
- Sri Lakshmimanohara Teertha
- Sri Lakshmipriya Teertha
- Sri Lakshmivallabha Teertha
- Sri Lakshmisamudra Teertha
- Sri Lakshmeendra Teertha(1926-1963)
- Sri Lakshmimanojna Teertha(1963-1971)(He renounced the peetha in 1971)
- Sri Lakshmivara Teertha(1971-2018)
- Sri Vedavardhana Teertha(2021)
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mutt, Shiroor. "Details". udipikrishnamutt. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Udupi Shiroor mutt successor chosen, 16-year-old Aniruddha to be anointed on May 14". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Sri Vedavardhan Theertha Swamiji Anointed New Successor of Shiroor Math". Mangalorean, news portal. Retrieved 2 October 2023.