31. Shri Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Nasik,
Samsthapak : Shreemad Vidyadhiraj Teerth (23)
Shilanyas : Shake 1922 Vikram, Bhadrapad Bahul Dwitiya (15-09-2000)
Inauguration : Shake 1924 Chitrabhanu Samvatsar Phalguna Bahula Saptami (04/04/2002)
300th Punyatithi of Shreemad Laxminarayan Teerth Swamiji (9) Shaka 1624 Chitrabhanu,
Phalguna Bahula Saptami
Pratima : Shri Laxmi Narayan (Marble Idol)
Address : Shri Jeevottam Math, Shri Laxmi Narayan Bhavan, Ward No. 45, Chetana Nagar,
NASIK 422 001 (Maharastra), Ph: 0253 2596556
Total Area : 2500 Sq Meters
Built up Area : 610 Sq Meters
Building Details : Gurubhavan, Sabhabhavan, Kitchen.
Sabhabhavan : Shri Laxminarayan Bhavan
Chaturmas : 34th Chaturmas of Shreemad Vidyadhiraj Teerth Swamiji in the Year 2000
History of Math
- Shreemad Lakshminarayana Teerth Swamiji successfully renovated the Varanasi Math and was returning to Partagali to celebrate the Ramanavami festival.
- Many disciples eagerly prepared to attend the celebrations after not seeing their Guru for eight years.
- On his journey back, Shreemad Lakshminarayana Teerth Swamiji attained Samadhi on the banks of the Godavari River at Nasik.
- This tragic event occurred on Shake 1624, Dundubhi Samvatsara, Phalguna Vadya Saptami.
- Shreemad Lakshmikantha Teerth, his disciple, was devastated upon receiving the news.
- Despite the sorrow, Shreemad Lakshmikantha Teerth instructed the disciples to construct a Vrindavana for his Guru at Nasik.
- Shreemad Lakshmikantha Teerth himself attained Samadhi at Honnavar seven years later.
- Contact with the Vrindavana at Nasik was lost over the decades.
- The 22nd Peethadhipati, Shreemad Dwarakanath Teerth Swamiji, attempted to locate the Samadhi but the matter remained unresolved.
- Shreemad Vidyadhiraj Teerth Swamiji continued the search for his Guru’s Vrindavana and aimed to fulfill the Guru’s wish to build a temple in his memory.
- Swamiji observed Chaturmasa of Shake 1922 at Nasik, 300 years after the Samadhi of Shreemad Lakshminarayana Teerth.
- Swamiji found records of a landholding in Nasik registered under the name of Gokarn Math.
- The land had been used for bridge construction, and the then Peethadhipati had refused monetary compensation, insisting on alternative land.
- Swamiji acquired a new site near the National Highway at Chetan Nagar, Nasik.
- The foundation stone for the Nasik Shakha Math was laid on 15.09.2000.
- Shreemad Vidyadhiraj Teerth Swamiji inaugurated the “Shri Lakshminarayana Bhavana” on 04.04.2002.
- A Vrindavana was built in memory of Shreemad Lakshminarayana Teerth Swamiji.
- A beautiful Chandrakanta Shila Vigraha of Shri Lakshminarayan Deva was installed.
- This journey stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of the Guru-Shishya tradition and the blessings of the Parampara.