2500 Years ancient Jagadguru Adi Shankarachaya 4 Amnaya Peethams
Jagadguru Sri Sureshwaracharya 1st Acharya of the Dwaraka Sri Sharada Math in the West
Jagadguru Sri Padmapadacharya 1st Acharya for the Puri Sri Govardhana Math in the East.
Jagadguru Sri Hastamalakacharya 1st Acharya of Sringeri Sri Sharada Math in the South.
Jagadguru Sri Totakacharya 1st Acharya of Badari Sri Jyotir Math in the North.
Mathamnaya मठाम्नायः Peethams | 1st Peetham Shadara Mathamnaya शारदा मठाम्नायः। प्रथमः पश्चिमाम्नायः शारदामठ उच्यते | 2nd Peetham Govardhana Mathamnaya गोवर्धनमठाम्नायः।पूर्वाग्न्नायो द्वितीयः स्याद् गोवर्धनमठः स्मृतः । | 3rd Peetham Jyotirmath Mathamnaya ज्योतिर्मठाम्नायः।तृतीयस्तूत्तराम्नायो ज्योतिर्नाम मठो भवेत् | 4th Peetham Sringeri Mathamnaya शृङ्गेरी मठाम्नायः। चतुर्थो दक्षिणाम्नायः शृङ्गेरी तु मठो भवेत् |
Direction | West | East | North | South |
Name of the Peetham | Dwaraka Sharada Math | Puri Govardhana Math | Badari Jyotir Math | Sringeri Sharada Math |
Peetham Location | Dwaraka (Gujarat) | Puri (Orissa) | Badrikashrama (Uttaranchal) | Sringeri (Karnataka) |
Divinities | Siddheshwara Shakti-Bhadra Kali | Jagannatha Purushottama, Shakti-Vrsala Vimala | Narayana Shakti-Purnagiri | Malahanikara Linga, Varaha, Devata Shakti-Kamakshi |
Tirtha | River Gomati | Mahodadhi (Bay of Bengal) | River Alakananda | River Tunga Bhadra |
Veda | Sama Veda | Rig Veda | Atharva Veda | Yajur Veda |
Sampradaya | Kitavala | Bhogavala | Nandavala | Bhurivala |
Mahavakya | तत्त्वमसि (Tattvamasi) | प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म (Prajnanam Brahma) | अयमात्मा ब्रह्म (Ayamatma Brahma) | अहं ब्रह्मास्मि (Aham Brahmasmi) |
Titles to the Pontificial Seat | Tirtha, Ashrama | Aranya, Vana | Giri, Parvata, Sagara | Saraswati, Bharati, Puri, |
First Acharya of the Peetham | Sri Sureshwaracharya | Sri Padmapadacharya | Sri Totakacharya | Sri Hastamalakacharya |
क्षेत्राधिकार Seema jurisdiction | सिन्धु-सौवीर-सौराष्ट्र-महाराष्ट्रस्तथान्तराः Sindhu, Sauveera, Saurasthra, Maharastra | अङ्ग बङ्ग कलिङ्गाश्च मगधोत्कल बर्बराः Anga, Vanga, Kalinga, Magadha | कुरुकाश्मीर काम्बोज पांचालादिविभागतः Kuru, Kashmeera, Kambojha, Panchala | आन्ध्र द्रविड कर्णाटक केरलादिप्रभेदतः Andhra, Dravida, Karnataka, Kerla, |
Gotra | Avigata, अविगत | Kashyapa काश्यप | Bhrugu भृगु | Bhurbhuva भूर्भुव |
Sampradaya | Keetavaarah | Bhoga Vaarah | Ananda Vaarah | Bhurivarah |
Brahmachari | Svaroopa | Prakasha | Ananda | Chaitanysa |
Present Acharya | Up to 2022 Swami Sri Swaroopananda Saraswati Ji | Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati Ji | Up to 2022 Swami Sri Swaroopananda Saraswati Ji | Swami Sri Bharati Teertha Ji |
2500 Years ancient 4 Amnaya Peethams