Vishwesha Teertha
| Sri Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swami = | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1931 Uppinangadi. (ramakunja) |
| Website | Official website |
Sri Vishwesha Teertharu is the current Swamiji of the Pejavara Adokshaja matha, one of the ashta mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy, founded by Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Vishvesha Tirtha is the 32nd Pontiff in the lineage of the Pejavara matha, starting from Sri Adhokshaja Tirtha, who was one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya. He is also the honorary president of Vishwa Tulu Sammelana.
Biography
Sri Vishwesha Teertharu was born in 1931 at Ramakunja to a Shivalli Tulu Brahmin family and his pre-Sanyasa name was Venkatrama. He was ordained into Sanyasa at the young age of 8 years in 1938. His vidya guru is Vidyamanya Teertharu of Sri Bhandarkeri Math.
The Swamiji assumed first paryaya, turn to worship Lord Krishna at Udupi, at a young age. During his first Paryaya in 1954, he organized the All India Madhva Conference in Udupi. During his second Paryaya in 1968, he got the Badagumalige in Udupi repaired. During his third tenure as Paryaya Swamiji in 1984, he has got a new hall built at Udupi called Krishna Dhama.
The swamiji is involved in various social service organisations, and is said to have started many educational and social service organisations.
The Akhila Bharat Madhwa Maha Mandala [ABMM] center started by the Swami is said to have helped many of poor students. He has established math centres at various holy places in India. These centres are of great help to many pilgrims.
The Akhila Bharat Madhwa Maha Mandala [ABMM] has many hostels all over Karnataka at places like Bengaluru, Hubli, Dharwad to name few. These hostels give preference to very-poor students and give them accommodation and food at almost free. For normal students it charges a very nominal monthly charge to run its various activities. These hostels have the same feeling as Mutts as in the students start their daily activities with Vishnu Sahasranam in morning and then wearing traditional white dhoti during lunch and dinner. The food provided is of Satwik nature and so it doesn't consists of non-veg, onions and garlic.
He is an ad the Hindu nationalist Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and was at the forefront in supporting the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. He has also led the Go Raksha (Sanskrit: Cow protection) movement.
Sri Vishwesha Teertharu has ordained Sri Vishvaprasanna Tirtharu as his successor to the Pejavara matha in 1988.
Sahasra Chandra Darshana Shanthi was celebrated for Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji in Tirumala kshetra on March 7th, 2012 in the presence of several peethadipathis.
His fourth tenure was in 2000 and his fifth tenure is in 2016.
He is known as the 'Rashtra Swamiji', a great social reformer. After Narendra Modi's electoral victory and assumption of the office of Prime Minister of India, Sri Vishwesh Teertha Swamiji called on him, and blessed him to serve the people with courage and compassion.[1]
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