Shreemad Kamalanatha Teerth
Birth Place : Partagali
Birth Name : Narayan Vaikunth Acharya
Birth Date : Saka 1807 Parthiva Samvatsara Kartik Shukla 6, Friday (13/11/1885)
Sannyasa Deeksha : Saka 1829 Plavanga Samvatsara Vaishakha Krushna Panchami, Friday (31/05/1907) at Partagali Matha
Deeksha Guru : Shri Indirakanta Teerth (20)
Accension : Saka 1864 Chitrabhanu Samvatsara Vaishakha Shukla Truteeya, Saturday (18/04/1942)
Shishya Sweekaar : Shri Dvarakanatha Teerth (22)
Mahanirvana : Saka 1865 Subhanu Samvatsara Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi, Friday (16/04/1943)
Vrundavana : Partagali Matha
Period as Shishya : 34 years, 10 months, 18 days
Period as Guru : 00 years, 11 months, 29 days
Period in service of Matha : 35 years, 10 months, 16 days
Age : 57 years 05 months 05 days
History of Swamiji
कमलानाथपादाब्ज भृमरायितमानसम्।
ममतारहितं वंदे कमलानाथयोगिनम् ।।
- The history of Gokarna Partagali math records the lives of Swamijis leading the Gaud Saraswat Brahman (GSB) society in the path of dharma.
- The GSB society faced harassment and hostile political rulings but overcame these challenges with the guidance of the peethadhipatis.
- Shree Padmanabh Teerth Swamiji established the base for the math.
- Shree Indirakanth Teerth Swamiji led the math to its peak of dharmic activity.
- Under British rule in Karnataka and Portuguese rule in Goa, societal changes required adjustments to dharmashastra rules.
- Shree Indirakanth Teerth Swamiji was sensitive to these changes and successfully solved problems faced by the GSB society.
- The rule that women should be married off by the age of 12 was scrapped.
- Shree Indirakanth Teerth Swamiji appointed Shree Vyasa Rao Acharya as a disciple, who was later named Shree Narahari Teerth.
- Unfortunately, Shree Narahari Teerth passed away within a year of initiation.
- Shree Indirakanth Teerth Swamiji planned a long teertha yatra and appointed Shree Narayan Acharya as a disciple, later named Shree Kamalanatha Teerth.
- Shree Kamalanatha Teerth Swamiji served Guru Shree Indirakanth Teerth for 35 years and as Peethadhipati for 11 months.
- Shree Kamalanatha Teerth Swamiji worked tirelessly to support the initiatives of Guru Shree Indirakanth Teerth.
- The math acquired about 150 properties during Shree Indirakanth Teerth Swamiji’s time.
- Shree Kamalanatha Teerth Swamiji solved internal and external problems faced by the GSB society.
- Shree Kamalanatha Teerth Swamiji’s health was affected, but he recovered with the help of Ayurvedic medicines and prayers.
- The Rama Navami Rathotsava festival was extended to start a day earlier.
- Shree Kamalanatha Teerth Swamiji selected Govind Acharya as a disciple, who was later named Shree Kamalanath Swamiji.
- Shree Kamalanath Swamiji took Samadhi in Partagali after 11 months as Peethadhipati.
- The vrindavan of Shreemad Kamalanath Teerth Swamiji features the third avatar of Mukhyaprana Sriman Madhvacharya holding Brahmasutra Bhashya.