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Shreemad Narayana Teerth

Deekshaguru : Shreemad Ramchandra Teerth (10) Palimaru Math – Udupi.

Sannyasa Diksha : Shree Shake 1397 Manmath Samvatsar Chaitra Shukla-2,   

                                       Matsajayanti (Thursday 18/03/1475)

Deeksha Place : Devabhoomi Himalaya, Badrikashram (ChamOli District 

  Uttarakhand)

Shishya Sweekar : Shreemad Vasudeva Teerth (2)

Mahanirvana :Shrishake 1439 Ishwar Samvatsar Chaitra Amavasya (Monday 30/04/1517

Vrindavan : Gopi River Bank, Bhatkal (Uttara Kannada)

Duration on Gurupeetha 42 years 01 month 12 days

Establishment of Maths : 

  1. Sri Laxminarayan Temple (Panchganga Ghat Varanasi) 

(Panchdhatu Laxminarayan statue)

  1. Vader Math Bhatkal Shri Vithal Shila Vigraha (Original Math)

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History of Swamiji

वडेरपदवीधारं नारायणपरायणम् ।

नारायणयतिं गौडसारस्वतगुरुं भजे ||

  • The 10th Peethadhipati of Palimaru Math, one of the Udupi Maths, was on a pilgrimage to Badari Kshetra.
  • Swamiji was sick and felt the need to initiate a disciple into sanyasa.
  • Young Madhava, a Gauda Saraswata Brahmana, was the only qualified person nearby to become a sanyasi.
  • Following a vision in a dream where Sri Rama advised Swamiji, Sri Ramachandra Teerth initiated Madhava into sanyasa in Srisaka 1397 Manmatha Samvatsara, Chaitra Shukla Dviteeya, and named him Sriman Narayana Teertha, conferring all the required rights.
  • The establishment of Shree Math, renowned as the Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math, coincidentally took place in the Himalayas at Badrikashram on Chaitra Shukla 2, Saka 1397 (1475 A.D.).
  • Sriman Madhvacharya (a.k.a. Srimat Ananda Teerth Bhagavatpadacharya) had established Ashtamathas (eight maths) at Udupi to disseminate the Dvaita philosophy of the Madhva sect.
  • Palimaru Math, one of the Ashtamathas, was the first of the eight maths initiated and is known as Ashtotkarsha.
  • The Gaud Saraswat community along the Western Coast of India, following the Vaishnava sect’s philosophy, accepted the spiritual guidance of Palimaru Math.
  • After being initiated into renunciation, Shree Narayan Teerth resolved to complete his pilgrimage to the sacred spots and shrines of North India.
  • He visited places like Kurukshetra, Brahmavarta, and Brahmahruda, finally arriving at Varanasi.
  • Varanasi is considered the abode of rest of Lord Madhava and holds significant importance during the holy month of Kartik.
  • Shree Swamiji was aware of the significance of the sacred dip at the Panchaganga Ghat during Kartik.
  • The Ramayana mentions that Lord Ram had a year-long sojourn at Varanasi on the way to his vanavas.

तथा चकार रामोऽपि घट्टबंधनमुत्तमम् ।

दृश्यते प्रत्यहं यत्र काश्यां रामः ससीतया ॥

चकार पंचगंगायां कर्तीकस्नानमुत्तमम् ।

काशीवासं वर्षमेकं चकार धर्मतत्परः ॥

                                                              (आनंद रामायण ३/६/३७/३८)

  • Shree Swamiji was attracted to the peaceful surroundings of Varanasi and recalled a verse from Ananda Ramayana.
  • During Kartik, Shree Swamiji was meditating at Panchaganga Ghat when a princess lost her diamond bangles.
  • The attendants searched for the bangles and disturbed Swamiji’s meditation.
  • Swamiji explained that he had renounced worldly attachments and had no use for diamond bangles.
  • The bangles were later found in the riverbed, and the King of Kashi apologized to Swamiji for the trouble caused.
  • Shree Narayan Teerth expressed his desire to establish a Math at Panchaganga Ghat for the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin community.
  • The King of Kashi helped construct a modest Math premises facing Shree Bindu Madhav temple.
  • The first Math of the Gauda Saraswata Brahmana Vaishnava community was founded in Srisaka 1397 Manmatha Samvatsara (A.D. 1475).
  • Shree Narayan Teerth established the Head Math in Varanasi to provide shelter to pilgrims and raise the banner of the Vaishnav sect of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins.
  • After establishing the Math at Kashi, Shree Narayan Teerth returned to Udupi.
  • Shree Ramachandra Teerth Swamiji initiated Shree Vidyanidhi Theertha to carry on the parampara at Udupi Palimaru Math and blessed Shree Narayan Teerth to head the Gauda Saraswat Brahmana Vaishnava community.
  • Shree Narayan Teerth organized the Saraswat Brahmin community and created a Math at Bhatkal.
  • The Math was established 75 years before the Portuguese missionaries started conversions in Goa.
  • The Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math is considered the emblem of Saraswat identity and has a history of 550 years.
  • The Math has had an unhindered lineage of 24 Swamijis and has grown like a mighty banyan tree.
  • Sriman Narayana Teertha attained Haripada on Chaitra Amavasya, Srisaka 1439, and his Vrindavana is near Gopi River in Bhatkal.