Kashi Math is a matha (monastery) and a spiritual organisation followed by the Madhva section of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins,who are also referred as Madhwa Saraswat Brahmins or Vaishnava Saraswat Brahmins. It dates back to the 16th century. With its headquarters in Brahma Ghat,Varanasi. Kashi Math has followers all over the Konkan belt,prominently in Mumbai,Goa,Udupi,Mangalore,Kochi and other parts of Karnataka and Kerala.
Bannanje Govindacharya was an Indian philosopher and Sanskrit scholar versed in Veda Bhashya,Upanishad Bhashya,Mahabharata,Puranas and Ramayana. He wrote Bhashyas (commentaries) on Veda Suktas,Upanishads,Shata Rudriya,Brahma Sutra Bhashya,Gita Bhashya and was an orator. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2009.
Shree Samsthana Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math or Partagali Math is the first Gaud Saraswat Mathas of the Dvaita order,a system established by Jagadguru Madhvacharya in the 13th century AD. This matha also called Partagali Jivottama and is headquartered in Partagali,a small town in South Goa,on the banks of the river Kushavati.
Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi(originally,Harish Sharma),is an Indian religious guru and the present maṭhadhis (Guru) of Shri Ramachandrapura Mutt,Hosanagara in Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. He is the 36th maṭhadhis of Shri Ramachandrapura Math. He took sannyasa from Jagadguru Sri Ragavendra Bharati Mahaswamiji the previous maṭhadhis,in April 1994. He is a follower of Advaita Vedanta.
The Chitrapur Guru Parampara or Guru Heritage of the Chitrāpur Sāraswat Brahmins is the lineage of spiritual teachers (gurus),also known as Mathadhipatis who have led the community throughout its history.
Swami Parijnanashram I,or Adi Parijnanashram,was the first guru and Mathadhipati,or head of a matha,of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins. He is said to have been ordained by Lord Bhavanishankar in 1708 to guide the Chitrapur Saraswat community.
Swami Shankarashram I was the second guru and Mathādhipati of the Chitrāpur Sāraswats. He was ordained as the Mathādhipati in 1720 and served as the head till his death in 1757. He was the shishya (disciple) of Swami Parijñānāshram I.
Swami Parijnanashram II was the third Guru and Mathādhipati of the Chitrāpur Sāraswats whose reign was between 1757 and 1770. He was ordained as the guru by the elders of the community after Swami Shankarāshram I died without selecting a shishya (disciple). Normally it is the shishya who ordained by the guru,who succeeds as the guru of the community.
Swami Shankarāshram II was the fourth head guru or Mathādhipati of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community. He reigned from 1770 to 1785.
Swami Keshavashram was the fifth guru of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community,that is,the Fifth Mathādhipati(head of the Chitrāpur Matha) of the community. His reign was from 1785 to 1823,a period of 38 years. He became the head of the community after his teacher (guru) Swami Shankarāshram died in 1785.
Swami Vāmanāshram,also called Swamiji,was the sixth guru of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community. He reigned for 16 years from 1823 to 1839.
Swami Pāndurangāshram( Devanagari:पाण्डुरङगाश्रम्,Pan.du.ran.gā.śram) was the eighth guru of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community(Head of the community) for 52 years,from 1863 to 1915. He had succeeded his teacher Swami Krishnāshram after the latter attained Mahā-Samādhi(died) in 1857.
Swami Ānandāshram was the ninth guru and the Head of the community of the Chitrapur Saraswats. He succeeded his guru Swami Pandurangashram in 1915. He remained the Head of the community for a period of 51 years until he died in 1966.
Swami Parijnanashram III was the tenth guru of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community. He succeeded his teacher Swami Ānandāshram in 1966 after the latter died.
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math,also known as Kavaḷēmaṭha,located in Kavale,Ponda,Goa,is the oldest matha of the Smarthan Saraswat Brahman Samaj. It was founded by Gauḍapāda around 740 AD,whose student was Govinda Bhagavatpada,the guru of Adi Shankara,a highly influential figure in Hinduism. There is also a belief that Gauḍapāda himself established the Shri Gaudapadacharya matha when he lived in Gomantak (Goa). Thus,the matha came to be known as Shri Saunstan Gaudapadacharya matha. Unlike other mathas,Shri Gaudapadacharya matha is not a polemical center established to influence the faith of all Hindus,its jurisdiction is limited to only Dakshinatya Saraswat Brahmins. The Peetadhipathi "head monk" is ŚrīGauḍapadācārya. Smartist Goud Saraswat Brahman Samaj and Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin are its main disciples.
Shrimad Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji,also referred to as Shrimad Sudhindra Thirtha Swamiji,was the legal and spiritual head (mathadipathi) of the Kashi Math and the twentieth successive person called the swamiji of guru parampara.
Ramachandrapura Math (monastery) is a Hindu monastery located in Hosanagara taluk of Shimoga,Karnataka. The Matha is followed mainly by the Havyaka Brahmins in Uttara Kannada,Dakshina Kannada,Udupi,Shimoga districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala. It was established by Adi Shankaracharya originally near Gokarna,a holy town on the west coast of India. The matha was initially known as Raghuthama Matha. The Swami of the matha is a celibate (brahmacharya) and a Havyaka by birth. He adds the title Bharati to his name. The present guru is Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Raghaveshwara Bharathi MahaSwamiji. He was initiated sanyasa by his guru Jagadguru Shankaracharya shri Ragavendra Bharati mahaswamiji the 35th Pontiff of Shri Ramachandrapura Mutt.
Sukrathindra Thirta,also referred to as Shri Sukrathindra Thirtha Swamiji,was the legal and spiritual head (mathadipathi) of the Kashi Math and the nineteenth successive person called the swamiji of guru parampara. Born as Srinivasa Mallya,he was aligned towards spirituality since a young age since his family had close relations with CTD,Cochin. The seer was initiated into Sanyasa when he was a minor,which led to a lot of administrative difficulties.
Satyabodha Tirtha was an Indian philosopher,scholar,yogi,mystic and saint. He was the 25th pontiff of Uttaradi Math and served the pontificate from March 1744 - 9 March 1783. Satyabodha Tirtha was a great yogi and was honoured by both Hindu and Muslim rulers of his time. Satyabodha Tirtha enjoyed a good fame as a miracle-man. Almost all the princes of the South India used to worship him and were his ardent disciples. Murari Rao of Gooty,Raghoji Bhosale and Fateh Singh Rao Gaekwad,were his great disciples. Satyabodha Tirtha Swamiji's mission of peace has played a prominent role during this time. He earned a reputation as the greatest of Madhva saints of his time for his un-rivaled scholarship,miraculous achievements and dynamism as the pontiff of the Uttaradi Math. So many were his achievements and so well was he liked,admired and respected by people of all castes and creeds,rich and poor,that the Uttaradi Math in Savanur got the name as Satyabodha Math after him. Satyabodha Tirtha is believed to be the incarnation of Markandeya.
Sadguru Brahmeshanand Acharya Swami is an Indian spiritual guru. Referred to as "Sadguruji" or "Sadgurudev",he received Atmadnyan diksha and advaita vedanta as per guru–shishya tradition of Datta Padmanabh Peeth from Sadguru Brahmanandacharya Swami.
