Kaniyooru Matha - Sri Narasimha

The seventh maTha among Udupi maThas is Sri kANiyUru maTha. It derives its name from the village of Kaniyuru where we can find the main branch of this maTha. The first peeThAdhipati of this maTha was Sri Rama teertha who was one of the direct disciples of Acharya Madhva. Sri Madhva bestowed on him the icon of Yoga Narasimha to worship. This icon has four hands and is seated on a swastika symbol. In His two hands, He holds the shankha and chakra and his other two hands are held on his lap.

Yati parampara:

1. Sri Rama teertha
2. Sri Raghunatha teertha
3. Sri Raghupathi teertha
4. Sri Raghunandana teertha
5. Sri Yadunandana teertha
6. Sri Vishvatma teertha
7. Sri Vishvanatha teertha
8. Sri Vedagarbha teertha
9. Sri Vagisha teertha
10. Sri Varadapati teertha
11. Sri Vishvapati teertha
12. Sri Vishvamula teertha
13. Sri Vedapati teertha
14. Sri Vedaraja teertha
15. Sri Vidyadhisha teertha
16. Sri Vibudhesha teertha
17. Sri Varijaksha teertha
18. Sri Vishvendra teertha
19. Sri Vibudhavandya teertha
20. Sri Vibudhadhiraja teertha
21. Sri Vidyaraja teertha
22. Sri Vibudhapriya teertha
23. Sri Vidyasagara teertha
24. Sri Vasudeva teertha
25. Sri Vidyapati teertha
26. Sri Vamana teertha
27. Sri Vidyanidhi teertha
28. Sri Vidyasamudra teertha
29. Sri Vidyavarinidhi teertha
30. Sri Vidyavallabha teertha

Sri Vidyavallabha teertha is the current peeThAdhipati of this maTha. He is mainly involved in the maintenance and improvements of Sri Pajaka Kshetra, the birth place of Madhwacharya. He also runs a gurukula known as Anandateertha gurukula in Pajaka.