Guru Parampara

Dakshinamnaya 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.

  1. देव-परम्परा (deva-paramparā)

    1. Lord Sadashiva
    2. Lord Narayana
    3. Lord Brahma

  2. ऋषि-परम्परा (ṛṣi-paramparā)

    1. Vasishta Maharishi
    2. Shakti Maharishi
    3. Parashara Maharishi
    4. Veda Vyasa
    5. Sri Shuka Acharya

  3. आचार्य‑परम्परा (ācārya‑paramparā)

    1. Sri Gaudapada Acharya
    2. Sri Govinda Bhagavatpada

श्रृंगेरी-गुरु-परम्परा (śṛṅgerī-guru-paramparā)

  1. 1.Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada820 (videha-mukti)Read his life
  2. 2.Sri Sureshwaracharya820 - 834Read his life

  3. The Early Acharyas

  4. 3.Sri Nityabodaghana834 - 848Read his life
  5. 4.Sri Jnanaghana848 - 910Read his life
  6. 5.Sri Jnanottama910 - 954Read his life
  7. 6.Sri Jnanagiri954 - 1038Read his life
  8. 7.Sri Simhagiri1038 - 1098Read his life
  9. 8.Sri Ishwara Tirtha1098 - 1146Read his life
  10. 9.Sri Nrisimha Tirtha1146 - 1229Read his life
  11. 10.Sri Vidya Tirtha1229 - 1333Read his life
  12. 11.Sri Bharati Tirtha1333 - 1380Read his life
  13. 12.Sri Vidyaranya1380 - 1386Read his life

  14. Acharyas who adorned the Peetham between 1380 and 1560

    After the great seer, Sri Vidyaranya, a period of approximately two centuries was marked by the reign of eight Acharyas, who ascended the Throne of Transcendental Wisdom, through whose benign blessings and guidance the Vijayanagara empire flourished for nearly a quarter millenia. Characterised by the close connection of the monarchy of Vijayanagara Empire, the math saw expansion in many areas, through the various grants in the form of land, gold and other kind from various Monarchs and Kings.

    Unlike the period of Sri Vidyaranya, not much historical information is available today regarding these great Acharyas who graced the throne. Whatever reliable source is available has been carefully analysed and a short history of the Math and its Preceptors in this timeframe has thus been presented.

  15. 13.Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati I1386 - 1389Read his life
  16. 14.Sri Nrisimha Bharati I1389 - 1408Read his life
  17. 15.Sri Puroshottama Bharati I1408 - 1448Read his life
  18. 16.Sri Shankara Bharati1448 - 1455Read his life
  19. 17.Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati II1455 - 1464Read his life
  20. 18.Sri Nrisimha Bharati II1464 - 1479Read his life
  21. 19.Sri Puroshottama Bharati II1479 - 1517Read his life
  22. 20.Sri Ramachandra Bharati1517 - 1560Read his life

  23. Acharyas who adorned the Peetham between 1560 and 1706

  24. 21.Sri Nrisimha Bharati III1560 - 1573Read his life
  25. 22.Sri Nrisimha Bharati IV1573 - 1576Read his life
  26. 23.Sri Nrisimha Bharati V1576 - 1600Read his life
  27. 24.Sri Abhinava Nrisimha Bharati1600 - 1623Read his life
  28. 25.Sri Sacchidananda Bharati I1623 - 1663Read his life
  29. 26.Sri Nrisimha Bharati VI1663 - 1706Read his life

  30. Acharyas who adorned the Peetham between 1706 and 1770

  31. 27.Sri Sacchidananda Bharati II1706 - 1741Read his life
  32. 28.Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati I1741 - 1767Read his life
  33. 29.Sri Nrisimha Bharati VII1767 - 1770Read his life
  34. 30.Sri Sacchidananda Bharati III1770 - 1814Read his life
  35. 31.Sri Abhinava Sacchidananda Bharati II1814 - 1817Read his life
  36. 32.Sri Nrisimha Bharati VIII1817 - 1879Read his life
  37. 33.Sri Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati1879 - 1912Read his life
  38. 34.Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati III1912 - 1954Read his life
  39. 35.Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha1954 - 1989Read his life
  40. 36.Sri Bharati Tirtha1989 - PresentRead his life
  41. 37.Sri Vidhushekhara BharatiSuccessor-DesignateRead his life