Ashta Mathas of Udupi

This article is about the ashta mathas of udupi founded by direct disciples of Madhvacharya. For all the mathas linked to Dvaita philosophy, see Madhva Mathas.

The Tulu Ashta Mathas of Udupi (Template:Lang-kn) are a group of eight mathas or Hindu monasteries established by Madhvacharya, the preceptor of the Dvaita school of Hindu thought with his direct disciples to be the first Swami, head of the matha.

Ashta Mathas of Udupi

Matha	First Sannyasi	Presiding Deity	Reigning Pontiff	Successor
Pejavara	Sri Adhokshaja Teertha	Vitthala with consorts Sri and Bhudevi	Sri Vishvaprasanna Teertha Swamiji
Palimaru	Sri Hrishikesha Teertha	Kodanda Rama with consort Sita and brother Lakshmana	Sri Vidhyadeesha Teertha Swamiji	Sri Vidyarajeshwara theertha Swamiji
Adamaru	Sri Narasimha Teertha	Kaliyamardana Krishna with four arms	Sri Vishvapriya Teertha Swamiji	Sri Eeshapriya Teertha
Puttige	Sri Upendra Teertha	Vitthala with consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama	Sri Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji	Sri Sushreendra Teertha Swamiji
Sodhe	Sri Vishnu Teertha Swamiji	Bhuvaraha	Sri Vishvavallabha Teertha Swamiji
Kaniyooru	Sri Rama Teertha Swamiji	Yoga-Narasimha	Sri Vidyavallabha Teertha Swamiji
Shirur	Sri Vamana Teertha Swamiji	Vitthala (called "Vamana Vitthala" to differentiate from Pejavara icon) with consorts Sri and Bhudevi	Sri Vedavardhana Teertha Swamiji
Krishnapura	Sri Janardhana Teertha Swamiji	Kaliyamardana Krishna	Sri Vidyasagara Teertha Swamiji

The ashta mathas are named after the villages in which they were originally located. Today, the mathas are situated in the temple town of Udupi. The mathas work to propagate the Dvaita philosophy. They also administer the famous Udupi Krishna Temple by way of a formal rotation scheme called Paryaya.

When the ashta mathas were formed, Sri Madhvacharya initiated the Swamijis of the mathas in pairs. Each pair of mathas is called Dwandva (literally, two or dual). In the event the current Paryaya Swamiji has difficulty performing his duties, the Swamiji from the Dwandwa matha takes over the responsibility. The four pairs of mathas are: Palimaru and Adamaru; Krishnapura and Puttige; Shirur and Sodhe; and Kaniyooru and Pejavara.Unmarried Tulu speaking Shivalli Madhva Brahmins male's become Swamiji's or Mathadeesha's (pontiffs) of Ashta mutts of Udipi after taking Sanyasa through religious ceremony. They have to remain bachelor or Sanyasi through out their swamiji life.

• Uttaradi Math
• Madhva Mathas

References

• Udupi Ashta Mathas and other Madhva Mathas
• Around the Car Street
• The Festival of Paryaya Archived 6 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Sri Puthige Matha
• Sri Pejavara Adhokshaja Matha
• Sri Adamaru Matha Archived 14 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Sri Palimaru Matha
• Sri Kaniyooru Matha
• Sri Krishnapura Matha
• Sri Sode Vadiraja Matha