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Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha | |
Gauḍapāda, the grand guru of Adi Shankara and the first historical exponent of Advaita Vedanta,[1] also believed to be the founder of Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha. | |
Present 77th Peetadipathi: Shrimat Shivananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya. | |
Formation | About 740 AD |
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Founder | Gauḍapāda |
Religion | Hinduism |
Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
Followers | Goud Saraswat Brahmin .
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Main Math | Ponda, Goa .
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Website | http://www.shrikavalemath.org.in/ |
Shri Gaudapadacharya Math (
History
Śrī Sansthāna Gauḍapadācārya Maṭha was founded in 740 AD
During the Portuguese rule in Goa in 15th and 16th century, Hindus were forcibly converted to Christianity,[7][8] and many Hindu temples and mathas were destroyed.[9] In 1564,[9] 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
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
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
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.[10]
Since the matha was established, all Dakshinatya or southern Saraswat Brahmins were the disciples of this matha and all Saraswat Brahmins were followers of
Shree 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
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
Gaudapadcharya wrote commentary on Sāṁkhya Kārikā of Iśvarakṛṣṇa (3rd century), and his other works included Anurgeeta-bhasya, Uttargeeta-bhasya, Chidananda Kelivilas.[18]
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:[14]
- 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[19] 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.[20][21] 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 (
In around 780 AD, Adi Guru
Deities
Birudāvali or Title
Vivaranananda Swami founded the matha's tradition that the name of every Swami of the line should carry the suffix 'Ananda', 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
- shaktiæ ca tatputraæ Parāsharamca |
- GovindamYogindram athasya shishyam |
- Shri Shankarāchārya mathasya Padmapādam ca hastamalakam ca shishyam |
- Tam trotakam vartika karamanyan asmad guru-nsantat-amanato ’smi ||
It means: 'To Narayana, to the lotus-born Brahma, to
From this verse we can understand that, first teacher being
To bifurcate Acharyas according to the Yuga:[28]
A) In Satya or Krata Yuga
- 1) Lord Narayana and 2) Lord Brahma.
B) In Treta Yuga
- 1)Shakti Maharishi and 3) Parashara Maharishi.
C) In Dvapara Yuga
- 1) Veda Vyasa and 2) Sri Shuka Acharya
D) In Kali Yuga
- 1) Acharyas start with Sri Gaudapada Acharya.
Divine Group
Source:[23]
Semi-Divine Group
Source:[23]
Vamsarsi-parampara
- Vasishta Maharishi
- Shakti Maharishi
- Parashara Maharishi
- Veda Vyasa
- Sri Shuka Acharya
- Sri Gaudapada Acharya
- Sri Govinda Bhagavatpadaacharya
- Shri Adi Shankaracharya
Gaudapadacharyas
The Shri Gaudapadacharya matha follows a '
The available details of Guru-Shishya parampara of Shri Saunstan Gaudapadacharya matha is as given below.[29][30]
- 1. Shri Gauḍapādāchārya
- 2. Shri Govinda Bhagavatpadacharya
- 3. Shrimat Vivarananda Saraswati Swami Gauḍapādāchārya & Shri Adi Shankaracharya
- 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]
- 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.[31]
- 1. Shri Sanstan Gauḍapādāchārya matha, (Headquarters), 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, 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, 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. 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, 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. MathadishShree 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 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. 45, Somavar Pet, Tilakwad, Belgaum, Karnataka, Pin - 590 006.
- 15. Lakshmeshwar, Ankola, North Canara, Karnataka, Pin - 581 314.
Branch mathas having Temples within their Precincts
The following branches of Shri Gauḍapādāchārya Matha have temple within their precincts.
- Shrē Vithal Rakhumai temple at Kavale Matha.
- Shrē Uma Maheshwar temple at Khanapur Matha.
- Shrē Mahakali and Muralidhar Gopalakrishna temple at Walkeshwar Matha, Mumbai.
- Shrē Bhavanishankar temple Sindhudurg.
- Shrē Sita Ramachandra temple at Brahmavart Matha, U.P.
- Shrē Bhavanishankar temple at Chindar Matha, Kankavali.
- Shrē Venu Gopal at Kashi matha, Varanasi, U.P.
- Shrē Vithal Vishveshwar temple at Halage Matha, Sadashivgad.
- Shrē Sharadamba temple at Sadashivgad matha.
- Shrē Chakravarti Shivaling at Gokarna Matha, North Canara, Karnataka.
- Shrē Shree Datta Mandir at Ankola Matha.
Other Saraswath mathas
- Kashi Math (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
- Chitrapur Math (Shirali, Karnataka)
- Gokarna Math (Partagali, Goa)
See also
References
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External links
- Official Website of Shri Saunstan Gaudapadacharya matha Archived 25 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Shree Shantadurga Devi , Kavale, Ponda, Goa, Official Website Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Rajapur Saraswat Brahmin Website