Sri Simhagiri

The Early Acharyas · Guru Parampara

7.1038 - 1098Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

With reverence and gratitude to the Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, which has kept the lives of its Jagadgurus through the centuries and shares them with the world. What follows is the Peetham's own account, exactly as it gives it.

Sri Simhagiri (1038-1098 A.D)

दुर्वीदिदुष्टमातङ्गविदारणपटीयसे ।
नमः श्रीसिंहगिरये गुरवे दिव्यचक्षुषे ॥

Whose lion-like inner strength rips asunder Mad elephants and wrangles over stubborn foes;
Salutations to that Divine Sage Simhagiri Whose divine vision beams with true wisdom!

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