Shri Gaudapadacharya Math
(Brief History and facts)
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math
(Sanskrit: श्री संस्थान गौडपदाचार्य मठ, Śrī
Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha), also known as Kavaḷē maṭha (कवळे मठ)
located in Kavale, Ponda, Goa is the oldest matha of the South Indian Saraswat
Brahmins. 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 Śrī Gauḍapadācārya.
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins and Smartist Goud Saraswat Brahmins are its main
disciples.
History
Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya
Maṭha was founded in 740 AD at Kushasthali near Keloshi (Quelshim)
in Goa by
Shri Vivaranananda Saraswati, who along with Adi Shankara was a disciple
of Govinda Bhagavatpada, who
in turn was Gaudapada's disciple. There is also belief among people that the
matha was established by Gaudapada.
During the Portuguese rule in Goa in 15th and 16th
century, Hindus were forcibly converted to Christianity, and many Hindu
temples and mathas were destroyed. In 1564, the Gaudapadacharya matha
at Keloshi was
destroyed by the Portuguese. Challenged by the Portuguese atrocities, to
safeguard the tradition, legacy of the matha and the Sanatan Dharma, 57th guru
Shrimat Purnananda Saraswati Swami Gowdapadacharya had to leave Goa and find
shelter at the Golvan matha
ashram. 58th Guru Shrimat Sahajananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya and 59th
Guru Shrimat Vidyananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya also stayed at the
Golvan matha. 60th Guru Shrimat Ramananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
stayed in Chinder matha. 61st Guru Shrimat Sadananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
left for Varanasi along with his disciple the 62nd Guru
Shrimat Bhavananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya, as the hostile situation in
Goa did not improve for Hindus.
Later as the peace returned to
Goa, Shri Vittal Shyama Sharma Shenavi Ranganekar of Kaundinya Gotra from
Kushasthali along with a group of Saraswats went to Varanasi to persuade the
62nd Guru to return to Goa from Varanasi. During those times, it used to take 6
months or more to reach Varanasi and return to Goa. The guru listened to the
plea's to return to Goa, but politely refused to oblige due to his old age and
his desire to spend his remaining life in sacred place of Varanasi, abode of
god Shiva. This
forced the group of people to return to Goa; however, Ranganekar decided to
remain with the guru and serve him in order to get some more time to persuade
him to return to Goa. Unrelenting, Ranganekar later one day threatened to go
on fast-unto-death if the guru would not
return to Goa. When several requests of the guru to Ranganekar to reverse his
decision did not yield any results, in presence of several important Hindu
religious leaders and Sants and Sadhus of Varanasi, performed the religious
rituals and gave Sanyasa deeksha to
Ranganekar and made him his disciple and renamed him Shrimat Sachidananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya.
After giving diksha, Shri
Bhavananda Saraswati ordered Shri Sachidananda Saraswati to return to Goa and
perform the duties of dharma guru of
Saraswats according to the Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha’s tradition. In
his journey, on the way to Goa Shri Sachidananda Saraswati Swamiji was
felicitated and assisted to make his journey comfortable by the kings and
general public. Mean time news of Ranganekar taking sannyasa diksha
spread among Saraswat Brahmins in Goa, but some people refused to believe that
as truth which led to division of Saraswat Brahmins into 2 groups.
There was couple of reasons
why people refused to believe because as per the tradition, only a brahmacharin can
take sannyasa diksha and Ranganekar was a Grihastha and
the sannyasa diksa was not performed in presence of the disciples from Goa. So
some people believed that Ranganekar is trying to enjoy the special status and
power of being Peetadipathi and thereby own the property of the matha.
Moreover, Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya was not carrying
any documents signed by Shri Bhavananda Saraswati authenticating his new
status.
All these developments forced
Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati swami Gauḍapādāchārya to return to Varanasi in
mid-way and appraised Shrimat Bhavananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya about
the situation. Then Shrimat Bhavananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya invited
the religious leaders of Varanasi to a gathering at Mukthi Mantap to discuss
the matter and wrote a letter stating that Shri Sachidananda Saraswati swamij
Gauḍapādāchārya was indeed his disciple and Uttaradhikari of Shri Saunstan Gauḍapādāchārya
matha in Goa and he would be the spiritual guru of Saraswat Brahmins of
Gomantak region and which was signed along with other religious leaders
gathered there and handed over to Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya.
Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya then decided to stay few more days with his guru Shrimat
Bhavananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya in Varanasi and later returns to Goa
where a grand welcome awaited him and he stayed in Sonavade Matha in Ratnagiri.
As peace prevailed in Goa
region, in 1630 new Matha building was built in Kavale, Ponda, Goa, which in those days
was a part of Sonde Kingdom, under Hindu rule. The land for this matha was
gifted by then ruler Shri Basavalinga Soundha. After the Math building
was built, Shrimat Satchidananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya who was
staying in Sonavade matha moved to this new matha and became the first Peetadhipathi to
stay in this matha and it was made the headquarters of the Shri Saunstan Gauḍapādāchārya
Matha.
Other Saraswat mathas
Smartha Saraswats who
flourished on the banks of the River Saraswati in the Himalayan region, north
of Kurukshetra were forced to migrate southward initially because of the drying
up of the sacred river and subsequently due to the repeated assaults made by
Muslim invaders. The elders of this group of Smartha Saraswats offered penance
at the banks of the Kotiteerth in Gokarna and were blessed with a Guru - Pujya
Parijnanashram I and founded the Shri Chitrapur Math in 1708.
Since the matha was
established, all Dakshinatya or southern Saraswat Brahmins were the
disciples of this matha and all Saraswat Brahmins were followers of Smartism. In
the 12th century A.D. Madhvacharya propagated
the Dvaita philosophy
and promoted Bhakti movement
centred around god Krishna which
gave fillip to Vaishnava sect
and a large section of Saraswat Brahmins converted to Vaishnavism. Later
in 1476 A.D. Gokarna Math and
in 1542 A.D. Kashi Math was
founded under Vaishnava sampradaya and those Saraswat Brahmin converts to
Vaishnavism started following these new mathas.
Gaudapadacharya
In Kali Yuga Sri
Gaudapadcharya is the first preceptor to imbibe the Vedanta Wisdom and imparted
it to his disciples, thus he is the first historical exponent of Advaita
Vedanta. He is the guru of Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya (the guru
of Adi Shankaracharya), thus he is the Parama Guru
(Grand Guru) of Adi Shankaracharya.
Gauḍapādāchārya
authored Ma-n.d.ukya Ka-rika- which is known by several names such
as Gaud.apa-da Ka-rika-, Mandookya Vartika, Mandukopanishad Gaudapada
Vakyan, Aagama Granth, Upadesha Granth and also by the name A-gama S'a-stra a
commentary on Mandukya Upanishad. Gauḍapādāchārya describes
the subtle meanings locked in the mantras of Mandukya Upanishad, one of the shortest but
most profound Upanishads, or mystical Vedas, consisting of just 13 prose
sentences. Although it is a small book by its length, its philosophical
contents are very profound and far reaching, and it is considered one of the
greatest works of fundamental philosophy by all scholars. Gaud.apa-da Ka-rika-
is an example of the rational epistemics of
ultimate reality and it is the earliest known systematic exposition of Advaita
Vedanta. That is why this book is also known as 'Vedanta Moola' meaning the
basis of Vedanta philosophy.
He explained the illusionary nature (maya)
of the world and the reality of the Parabhrahman.
Gaudapadcharya wrote
commentary on Sāṁkhya Kārikā of Iśvarakṛṣṇa (3rd century), and his other works
included Anurgeeta-bhasya, Uttargeeta-bhasya, Chidananda Kelivilas.
Adi Shankaracharya at the end
of his famous commentary to the Gaud.apa-da Ka-rika- addresses the
following salutation to Gauḍapādāchārya as his 'Parama Guru' (grand teacher)
and compliments him for recovering Advaita
Vedanta from Vedas. That verse in Sanskrit goes
like this:
Prajnā-vaishākha-vaighashrubhit-Jalanidhe-vaidn-āmnontarastam |
Bhutānyālokya magnānya-virat-janan-agrahdhore samudre |
Karuna-yadudhrdh-dharamrat-amidam-marairdhurlabham bhuthetoho |
Yastam poojyābhipujyam paramaguru-mamun pādpatairnimāmi ||
In English it means: 'I
prostrate before the Master of my Master (ParamaGuru), the most venerable among
the venerable who, seeing the beings immersed in the ocean of this world, ocean
infested by frightening sharks such as birth and death, has given, out of
compassion towards all beings, this nectar difficult to drink even by the gods
and that is hidden in the depths of the great sea of the Vedas, Vedas that he
reveals by the power of his enlightened intellect'.
Though there is not much
written details about Gaudapadcharya's past life, according to a
legend, Gaudapadacharya was born to Shri Vishnudatta and Gunavathi in a
devout Saraswat Brahmin family at Bhupalam near Vitta in the present district
of Sangli, and his name was Shukadatt. He renounced his life at a very
younger age and went to the nearby hill forest in quest of spiritual wisdom.
There he was instructed by God through Nabhovani (inner
voice) to march towards North to fulfill his spiritual wisdom. Dattadeva
received the wisdom of Vedanta through the grace of Lord Narayana and the
blessings of Shri Vedavyasa at Badrikashrama.
Shri Govinda
Bhagavatpadaacharya
Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya (IAST Govinda
Bhagavatpāda) was the Guru of the Advaita philosopher, Adi Shankara,
and it is mentioned in all the traditional accounts (Shankara
Vijayams). He is also mentioned in the very first verse of Shri Adi
Shankaracharya's Prakaraņa grantha (treatise) Viveka
Chudamani. Shri Adi Guru Gaudapadacharya was his Guru(Teacher).
In around 780 AD, Adi
Guru Shri Gauḍapādāchārya was
on a pilgrimage to Kashi (Varanasi) with his Sishya Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya, and they
stayed at a tapovan where
he established an ashram inside a cave on the banks of the Narmada River.
At the same time, a boy called Shankara who was in search of a Guru, learnt from people about Shri Gauḍapādāchārya as
a great Yogi living
in a cave on the river bank in deep meditation. Shankara soon reached the ashram
and stood before the entrance of the cave singing some verses. Hearing the
verses Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya asks
from the cave who was standing near the cave and Shankara reples in the form of
10 slokas ending with the refrain "Sivahkevaloham". These ten slokas constitute
the famous Dasasloki of the Acharya. After some conversations Shankara
expressed his desire to be initiated into Sanyasand Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya conveyed
it to his Guru Shri Gauḍapādāchārya.
Shri Gauḍapādāchārya from
his power of Tapasya found out that this Shri Shankra was an
incarnation of Lord Shiva and born to uplift the Vedas and thus Sanatana Dharma
and instructs his Sishya Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya to
give deeksha to
Shri Shankara and later Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya initiated
Shri shankara into Sanyasa and named him as Shri Shankara
Bhagavatpadacharya. After giving deeksha, Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya instructed Shri
Shankarachaya to write a commentary on the Brahma Sutras and
propagate the Advaita philosophy. Shri
Shankarachaya stays with his Guru for some more years and
mastered the Vedanta.
Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya also
gave deeksha to
another vatu and named him Shri Vivaranananda, who returned to head Shri Gauḍapādāchārya
matha at Keloshi in Goa.
Deities
Bhavanishankar,
an aspect of Shiva is
the aradhya devata (tutelary deity) of the
matha. Daily trikal (Morning, Afternoon, and Evening) Puja is
offered by the Mathadipati (head monk) to Bhavanishankar along
with deities Vishnu, Devi, Surya and Ganesha according
to Smarta tradition
of Panchayatana (five deity) puja system.
Birudāvali or Title
Vivaranananda Swami founded
the matha's tradition that the name of every Swami of the line should carry the
suffix 'Anand', honorific 'Saraswati', designation 'Swami' and the name of his
grand guru Gaudapadacharya as the matha is also named after him. Similar to how
a King is addressed when he enters the royal court with
his Birudāvali (Title), Mathadhipatis of the matha are also
addressed in Sanskrit. The Birudāvali of Shree Swami goes like this.
Shrmat-paramhans-parivrājak-āchārya-pādvākya-pramān-parāwar-parin
yam-niyam-āsan-prānāyām-pratyāhar-dhyān-dhārana-samādhya-ashtānga
yog-anushtān-nagarishtha-nishthān-ādi-guru-paramparā-prapt nigam-āgam-sār
shruti-mārg-prakāshak sarva-tantra swatantra shrimajjmad-agni-tanuj
tapah-swadhyāyā-adyārtha vinirmit shuparik mahākshetra gomant-achal
gomati-tir-sannihit kushasthali-nagar mahāmuth-ādi-pratistāpana-āchārya
sakal-sur-mukut-mani-neerājit divya-shri-bhavāni-shankar-pād-aravind-arādhar
shreemat-atmānanda-saraswati-kar-kamal-sanjāt
shreemat-poornānanda-saraswati-anugrahit shreemat-satchitānand-saraswati shree-padai ||
The name of Shree Swami and
his guru and grand guru mentioned in above Birudāvali will change
depending on the Swami addressed.
Guru Parampara
The following well-known 'Parampara-stotra' among Smarthas in Sanskrit has
the list of early Advaita teachers in their order and that is recited at the
beginning of the study of Commentaries,
Tam trotakam vartika
karamanyan asmad guru-nsantat-amanato ’smi ||
It means: 'To Narayana, to the
lotus-born Brahma, to Vaśiṣṭha, to Shakti Maharshi and
to his son Parashara, to Vyasa, to Shuka, to great Gaudapada, to
Govinda-Yogindra and to his disciple Sri Shankaracarya, then to his disciples
Padmapada, Hastamalaka, Totraka and Vartikakara [Suresvara], to these our
Masters we pay our respectful obeisance now and forever'.
From this verse we can understand
that, first teacher being Lord Narayana himself
and line of descent from father to son up-to Sri Shuka Acharya.
From Lord Narayana to Sri Shuka Acharya the
line of succession is known as 'Vamsarsi-parampara' and from Sri Gaudapadcharyastarts
the descent of Sanyasins and known as
'Manava-Guru-Shishya-parampara'.
Gaudapadacharyas
The Shri Gaudapadacharya matha follows a 'Guru-Sishya' system in which head of
the Matha appoints a shishya, who succeeds the guru. A shishya is selected at
very young age. The existing head of the Math decides upon a worthy
disciple, initiates him as a sannyāsin, and appoints him as the
head.
The available details of Guru-Shishya parampara of Shri Saunstan
Gaudapadacharya matha is as given below.
4. Shrimat Adinath Paramashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
5. Shrimat Sadashiva Paramashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
6. Shrimat Ishwara Paramashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
7. Shrimat Rudra Pramashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
8. Shrimat Vishnu Paramashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
9. Shrimat Brahma Paramashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
10. Shrimat Sanaka Mahashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
11. Shrimat Sadananda Mahashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
12. Shrimat Sanatana Mahashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
13. Shrimat SanatKumara Mahashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
14. Shrimat Sarika Sujata Mahashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
15. Shrimat Rhibhushita Mahashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
16. Shrimat Dattatreya Mahashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
17. Shrimat Raivata Mahashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
18. Shrimat Vamadeva Mahashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
19. Shrimat Vyasa Mahashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
20. Shrimat Shuka Mahashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
21. Shrimat Nrisimha sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
22. Shrimat Mahesha Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
23. Shrimat Bhaskara Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
24. Shrimat Mahendra Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
25. Shrimat Vishnu Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
26. Shrimat Madhava Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
27. Shrimat Mahesh Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
28. Shrimat Advaitha Sadashivananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
29. Shrimat Paramatmananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
30. Shrimat Siddayogeshwarananda
Sadashivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
31. Shrimat KAivalyananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
32. Shrimat Amritananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
33. Shrimat Hansananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
34. Shrimat Brahmananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
35. Shrimat Vimalananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
36. Shrimat Sachidananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
37. Shrimat Vimalananda Sadashivananda
Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
38. Shrimat Ramamnda Sadashvananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
57. Shrimat Poornananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
58. Shrimat Sahajananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
59. Shrimat Vidyananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
60. Shrimat Ramananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
61. Shrimat Sadananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
62. Shrimat Bhavananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
63. Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
64. Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
& Shrimat Atmananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
65. Shrimat Ramananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
66. Shrimat Jyotirananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya,
Shrimat Lilananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya, Shrimat Sadananda Saraswati
Swami Gauḍapādāchārya & Shrimat Poornanada Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
67. Shrimat Ramananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
68. Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
69. Shrimat Atmananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
70. Shrimat Poornananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
71. Shrimat Ramananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
72. Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
73. Shrimat Atmananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
74. Shrimat Poornananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
75. Shrimat Ramananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
76. Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
77. Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya
[Present Pontiff]
Note: There are no records
available about the swamiji's from serial number 39 to 56. The records were
destroyed by the Portuguese government during their rule in Goa.
Branches (Ashrams)
The Kavale matha has following branches/Ashramas.
1. Shri Sanstan Gauḍapādāchārya matha, (Headquarters), Kavale, Ponda, Goa, Pin- 403 401. This
Moola matha (headquarters) was built and inaugurated by 63rd pontiff Shri
Sachidananda Saraswati Swamiji. This matha is in close vicinity of Shri
Shantadurga temple and there are six Samadhis within the premise. This matha
was built about seventy years after the original matha at Keloshi was destroyed
by Portuguese. Land for this matha was donated by King Basavalinga Soundha of
Sonde Kingdom who ruled at the time.
2. Kashi matha: K22/58, Durga ghat, Varanasi ([Kashi]),
U.P., Pin - 221 008. This matha situated on Durgaghat in Kashi and the
presiding deity of the matha is Lord Yaduraj.
3. Near Dhruvakila, Brahmavarta, Kanpur,
U.P.. Brahmavarta is ancient well known holy place. The matha is in the fort at
Dhrub Ghat on the banks of River Ganga. Near to this place stands magnificent
palace of King Uttanapada. This matha has a Shri Rama Temple. The matha used to
get an annual grant of thousand rupees from the former Indore state.
4. Nasik, Maharashtra,
Pin - 422 011. This matha is located on the banks of the river Godavari in
Nasik and close to the Sarkarwada of Shrimant Peshwa, has two Samadhi's in it.
The land for this matha was gifted by a Patil during Peshwas rule. In 1657,
then ruler Chatrapati Sahu Maharaj made a permanent grant to this matha, later
Gaekwad of Baroda also made a cash grant of Rs 1525/- a year. Once during 74th
Shrimat Poornananda Saraswati Gauḍapādāchārya's stay in the matha, it caught
fire and his disciple Vishnu Vinayak Gaitonde saved the life of Shri swamiji by
putting his own life in to great risk. In this tragedy several valuable records
including grant deeds were destroyed.
5. 91, Banaganga Tank Road, Malabar Hill, Walkeshwar, Mumbai,
Pin - 400 006. This matha is on Malabar hill, in Mumbai along the shores of
Arabian sea. There is famous Banganga lake in front of this matha. The Kashi
matha building and the well-known Shree Walkeshawar temple is also in the close
vicinity of this matha. There are three samadhis in this matha. Shri Ramshenvi
Lotlikar of Vatsa Gotra had donated the land for this matha. This matha was
last rebuilt by 76th Shrimat Sachidananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya. For
rebuilding the matha, cornerstone was laid by Shri Kashi Mathadish,
Shimat Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji on 28 February 1963 in the devine presence of
Shrimat Dwarakanath Teertha Swami Wadiyar of Shri Gokarna matha. This was the
first and rare occasion where swainji's of three Saraswat matha's came
together. Later the rebuilt matha was ceremonially inaugurated by Shimat
Sudhindra Teertha Swamiji of Kashi matha on 28 May 1967.
6. matha Gali, Khanapur, Belgaum, Karnataka,
Pin - 591 302. This matha is situated on the banks of Malprabha river in
Khanapur village in Belgaon District of Karnataka and it houses three samadhis.
This matha was built during Shree Ramananda Saraswati in about 1758 AD. In
this matha Panchmuhki idol of Shree Mangesh Shankar (Uma-Maheshwar) is
worshiped. The Peshwas donated the township of Marisapur for upkeep of the
matha. During the riots of Kittur that swept the area, matha was looted and
Gold and Silver were lost worth lakhs of Rupees along with records of grants
given to matha.
7. Vithalapur, Sankhali, Goa, Pin- 403 505. This
matha is about 17 miles away from matha at Kavale. This matha houses the
Samaadhi of Shree Brahmananda Saraswati and Shree Poornananda Saraswati, the
66th Swamiji in this matha. Shri Satroji Rane had built this matha in Saka
1722.
8. Sonvade, Kudal, Taluk Sindhudurg, Maharashtra,
Pin - 416 520. This matha is situated in Sonavade village of Kudal in
Sawantwadi. There are three samadhis in this matha including that of 63rd Guru
Shree Satchidananda Saraswati. Prince of Wadi Bhonsale donated the land for
this matha along with agricultural land for maintenance of the matha.
9. Chinder, Malvan Taluk, Sindhudurg Dist, Maharashtra,
Pin - 416 602. This matha was established and inaugurated by Shree Poornananda
Saraswati, the 66th Swamiji. Shree Ramanand Saraswati, disciple of Shri
Vidyananda Saraswati lived here.
10. Golvan, Golvan Taluk, Sindhudurg Dt., Maharashtra.
This matha is in Golvan village, Golvan taluka, Maharashtra. There are three
samadhis in this matha, of those Shri Poornananda Saraswati, Shri Sahajananda
Saraswati and Shri Vidyananda Saraswati.
11. Chinchewada, Sadashivgad, Karwar,
North Karnataka,
Pin - 581 352. This matha was built during then Mathadish Shree
Shivanand Swamiji in Saka 1793, about 3 km from Karvar, north Karnataka.
The main deity Shree Sharadamba devi is worshipped in this matha along with
Shiva Linga of black stone marked with concentric circles. When Rudrabhisheka
is done to this Shiva Linga, one can hear the booming sound of 'Aum'. This
matha also houses samadhi of Shree Shivanand Saraswati swamiji the 73rd
swaimiji.
12. Halage, Dhol, Karwar District,
North Karnataka,
Pin - 581 328. In this matha idol of Shree Vithal Vishveshwar is installed and
worshipped. Land for this matha was donated by Ramachandra Marthoba Nadkarni
Malapurkar and his brothers ob 16 February 1890. This is the birthplace of
Shree Atmananda Saraswati Swamiji, the seventy fourth Swamiji.
13. Main Road, Shree Kshetra Gokarna, North Canara, Karnataka Pin
- 581 326. This matha was constructed in between Saka 1830–1841 and the marble
idol of Shri Chakravarti Shivalinga was installed in it on Phlalguna Shukla
Dashami (29 th February 1920). The land for the matha was donated by
Annapurnabai Shabaji Kulkarni of Chendiye, Karvar Taluk to Shri Atmananda
Saraswati in Saka 1753.
14. E-70, Greater
Kailash Part - I, New Delhi,
Pin - 110 048. This matha was inaugurated on 16th Feb, 1978 by Kashi matha
Swamiji. Shri Sachidananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya installed the Shri
Shantadurga idol. Swamiji's from Shri Gokarn matha and Chtrapur matha were also
present at the occasion. Shri B.D.Jatti, then vice-president of India visited
the matha and offered respects to Shri Swamijis.
Branch mathas having Temples
within their Precincts
The following branches of Shri Gauḍapādāchārya matha have temple
within their precincts.
5.
Shrē Sita Ramachandra temple at Brahmavart matha, U.P.
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