When Sri Madhvacharya visited Badarinath, he was presented eight saligrama shilas known as ‘Vyasa mushti’, by Sri Vedavyasa devaru. Six of these saligramas are presently being worshipped in this maTha.

Along with the Vyasamushtis, Sri Vedavyasa devaru also gave Madhva a Narasimha saligrama, which is said to be very powerful. Madhvacharya placed this Narasimha saligrama in a box (sampuTa), along with 22 Lakshmi Narayana shilas and 5 Vyasamushti shilas. (only one Vyasamushti shila is worshipped outside the box)

Although the Narasimha saligrama is worshipped daily, it is always kept inside the box, except for bathing. Only the maThAdhipati of this maTha can open this box and touch the saligrama inside. Nobody else is allowed to see this Deity. If the peeThAdhipati of the maTha becomes sick, then on those days only the pooja rights of this saligrama goes to the swamiji of Sri Pejavara maTha in Udupi.

The first maThAdhipati Sri Vishnu teertha is said to be still residing in the forests in Kumara hills nearby where he is performing tapas. He sometimes returns to the maTha to perform puja to the Samputa Narasimha. Many devotees have heard the sound of bells inside the garbha-griha late at night when the temple is locked !

The second maThAdhipati of this maTha was Sri Aniruddha teertha (also a direct disciple of Sri Madhwacharya). During his time, King Ballala Raya of the Hoysala Dynasty stole the box containing the Narasimha saligrama.

Desiring to see the Deity, he hired four blacksmiths to forcibly open the box. Unfortunately, when they tried, they all died on the spot. The king also tried to open the box by having an elephant stand on it – the result was that the elephant also died immediately.

Because of this great offense, King Ballala Raya felt a great burning sensation within his body, and it was only when he returned the Samputa Narasimha to Sri Aniruddha teertha and obtained his blessings that he was relieved from his malady.

(In the compound of the Subrahmanya temple there is a statue of King Ballala Raya which commemorates this incident. Pilgrims offer him cotton, mustard, butter and pumpkin to cool his body down.)

It is also believed that Sri Vishnu teertha had in fact carried the Samputa Narasimha saligrama (with the box) along with him to the forests, and sent back the same through the Kumara Dhaara river, upon request by Sri Aniruddha teertha.

Along with the saligamas, there are a number of other Deities, which belonged to previous pontiffs of the maTha, including a Laksmi-Narasimha Deity and Deities of Vittala, Rukmini and Satyabhama.

The present maThAdhipati is Sri Vidyaprasanna teertha swamiji, and he runs an educational institution at a place called biLinele.

Parampare:

1. Sri Vishnu Teertharu
2. Sri Aniruddha Teertharu
3. Sri Varaaha Teertharu
4. Sri Vaageesha Teertharu
5. Sri Vishwesha Teertharu
6. Sri Venkatesha Teertharu
7. Sri Vakyadheesha Teertharu
8. Sri Vidyaapathi Teertharu
9. Sri Vaasudeva Teertharu
10. Sri Vaamana Teertharu
11. Sri Vedavyaasa Teertharu
12. Sri Vaikuntavallabha Teertharu
13. Sri Vijnaana Teertharu
14. Sri Vimalathma Teertharu
15. Sri Vibhudhesha Teertharu
16. Sri Vedagarbha Teertharu
17. Sri Vedapoojya Teertharu
18. Sri Vedesha Teertharu
19. Sri Vidyaadhiraaja Teertharu
20. Sri Varadaraaja Teertharu
21. Sri Varadesha Teertharu
22. Sri Vidyaanidhi Teertharu
23. Sri Vedaanthanidhi Teertharu
24. Sri Vidyaadhipathi Teertharu
25. Sri Vishwapooja Teertharu
26. Sri Vishwavanddya Teertharu
27. Sri Vishwaadhipathi Teertharu
28. Sri Vishwapathi Teertharu
29. Sri Vishwaadheesha Teertharu
30. Sri Vidhyadheesha Teertharu
31. Sri Vidhyaavallabha Teertharu
32. Sri Vedaraaja Teertharu
33. Sri Vidyaaraaja Teertharu
34. Sri Vidyaapoorna Teertharu
35. Sri Vyasa Teertharu
36. Sri Vishwaanja Teertharu
37. Sri Vidyaasindhu Teertharu
38. Sri Vidhyabhooshana Teertharu
39. Sri Vidyaaprasanna Teertharu

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Sri Bandarakeri maTha traces its origin from Sri Achyutha prajna, and then through Sri Madhwacharya and Sri Sathya teertha. The same maTha is said to have bifurcated into Sri Bheemana kaTTe maTha (of Theerthahalli taluk).

Yati parampara:

1. Sri Achyuta prajna
2. Sri Poorna prajna
3. Sri Satya teertha
4. Sri Satyavrata teertha
5. Sri Vishwadeesha teertha
6. Sri Gadhadhara teertha
7. Sri Vedanta teertha
8. Sri Vidyadheesha teertha
9. Sri Vishwamurti teertha
10. Sri Raghuvedanta teertha
11. Sri Raghunatha teertha
12. Sri Hiranyagarbha teertha
13. Sri Raghuvara teertha
14. Sri Damodara teertha
15. Sri Raghuvallabha teertha
16. Sri Surottama teertha
17. Sri Vishwottama teertha
18. Sri Rajadhiraja teertha
19. Sri Raghavendra teertha
20. Sri Raghubhushana teertha
21. Sri Raghuvarya teertha
22. Sri Raghupungava teertha
23. Sri Raghuvarya teertha
24. Sri Raghuraja teertha
25. Sri Rajavandya teertha
26. Sri Vidyaraja teertha
27. Sri Vidyadhiraja teertha
28. Sri Vidyasagara teertha
29. Sri Vidyapati teertha
30. Sri Vidyanidhi teertha
31. Sri Vidyarnava teertha
32. Sri Vidyamanya teertha (succeeded to Sri Palimar mutt)
33. Sri Vidyesha teertha (present yati)

The 32nd peeThAdhipati Sri Vidyamanya Teertharu was a great scholar. He is the Guru of:-

1. Sri Vishwesha teertha (of Pejavar maTha),
2. Sri Vidyadeesha teertha (of Palimaru maTha),
3. Sri Vishwapriya teertha (of Admaru maTha),
4. Sri Sugunendra teertha (of Puttige maTha),
5. Sri Vidyesha teertha (of Bandarakeri maTha)
6. Sri Bannanje Govindacharya.

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The chief branch of Palimaru maTha is in the village Palimaru, which is about 7 km from Padubidri, near Udupi. The maTha is located on the banks of river Shaambhavi. The main deity is Sri Kodanda Rama with Seeta and Lakshmana, gifted by Acharya Madhva to the first yati.

Sri Hrishikesha teertha (1250-1330 AD) is the first yati of this maTha. He was also the first one to be ordained into sanyaasa by Acharya Madhva. That is why the cycle of paryaya system for Krishna pooje begins with this maTha. Sumadhwavijaya mentions that Sri Hrishikesha teertha was one of the favorite disciples of Acharya Madhva. He used to read out the verses of Bhagavatha during discourses by his preceptor.

He has written “Sampradaya paddati” and “Anumadhvacharita” dealing with the early life and works of Madhva. He has personally made a copy of sarvamoola granthas in Tulu script on palm leaves, which is being carefully preserved in the maTha. (Same was copied on to silicon wafer, as already said).

Yati parampare:

1. Hrshikesha Teertha
2. Samatmesha Teertha
3. Aparajita Teertha
4. Vidyamurthi Teertha
5. Rajarajeshwara Teertha
6. Srinidhi Teertha
7. Videsha Teertha
8. Srivallabha Teertha
9. Jagadbhushana Teertha
10. Ramachandra Teertha
11. Vidyanidhi Teertha
12. Suresha Teertha
13. Raghavendra Teertha
14. Raghunandana Teertha
15. Vidyapati Teertha
16. Raghupati Teertha
17. Raghuttama Teertha
18. Ramabhadra Teertha
19. Raghuvarya Teertha
20. Raghupungava Teertha
21. Raghuvara Teertha
22. Raghupravira Teertha
23. Raghubhushana Teertha
24. Raghuratna Teertha
25. Raghupriya Teertha
26. Raghumanya Teertha
27. Raghuvallabha Teertha
28. Vidyamanya Teertha
29. Vidyadheesha Teertha (present swamiji)

Shri Vidyadheesha teertha:

Born: 13-5-1956
Purvashrama name: Ramesha Tantri
Father: Shibaruru Hayagreeva Tantri
Mother: Kasturi amma
Sanyaasa: 10-6-1979
Guru: Sri Vidyamanya teertha

Sri Vidyadeesha teertha swamiji has toured many places along with devotees and given discourses on tatvavaada. He has translated Acharya’s Yamaka Bharatha into Kannada, and written a book on Sundara Kaanda, also in Kannada. His scholarly discourses are highly rated by devotees, and can be heard online at http://www.livepravachana.com

Official website: http://palimarumatha.org

Address:

Jagadguru Shri Madhwacharya MoolaMahaSamsthanam
Shri Hrishikesha Peetam, Shri Palimaru Matha,
Ratha Beedi,
Udupi (Karnataka)
Phone No: 0820 – 2523402
info@palimarumatha.org

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