The purport here is to learn about the guru parampare of Palimaru Matha which is one among the Ashta Mathas. The remembrance of these eminent seers is the reason for upliftment of our lives.
Of all his disciples, Shri Madhvacharya chose eight eminent disciples to offer worship to the Shri Krishna idol he installed at Udupi. The legacy of these eight disciples is what we see today as the famous Ashta Mathas of Udupi. The purport here is to learn about the guru parampare of Palimaru Matha which is one among the Ashta Mathas. The remembrance of these eminent seers is the reason for upliftmentof our lives.
1. Moola Gurugalu : Sri Sri Srimadananda Teertharu – 1238
| No. | Name of Yatigalu | Year – Samvatsara | Shalivahana Shaka | Place of Vrindavana | Aradhana Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Sri Hrishikesha Teertharu | 1349 Virodhi | 1271 | Triveni Sangama – Prayaga Kshetra | Maagha Shudha Saptami |
| 03 | Sri Samatmesha Teertharu | 1366 Parabhava | 1288 | Bank of Krishna River | Shravana Shudha Dvitiya |
| 04 | Sri Sambhava Teertharu | 1389 Shukla | 1311 | Ayodhya | Vaishakha Shudha Panchami |
| 05 | Sri Aparajita Teertharu | 1410 Virodhi | 1332 | Bank of Godavari | Magha Shudha Saptami |
| 06 | Sri Vidyamurthi Teertharu | 1481** Plava | 1343 | Malakheda | Vaishakha Shudha Ashtami |
| 07 | Sri Rajarajeshwara Teertharu | 1434 Ananda | 1356 | Palimaru | Chaitra Shudha Pournami |
| 08 | Sri Srinidhi Teertharu | 1449 Shukla | 1371 | Jagannatha Puri | Ashadha Shudha Shashti |
| 09 | Sri Vidyesha Teertharu | 1459 Pramathi | 1381 | Rameshwaram | Shravana Shudha Saptami |
| 10 | Sri Srivallabha Teertharu | 1474 Jaya | 1396 | Palimaru | Pushya Shuddha Pratipat |
| 11 | Sri Jagadbhushana Teertharu | 1483 Shobhana | 1405 | Tirupati | Chaitra Shudha Dwadashi |
| 12 | Sri Ramachandra Teertharu | 1501 Durmati | 1423 | Pandarapura | Kartika Bahula Chaturdashi |
| 13 | Sri Vidyanidhi Teertharu | 1513 Srimukha | 1435 | Palimaru | Vaishakha Poornima |
| 14 | Sri Suresha Teertharu | 1529 Virodhi | 1451 | Palimaru | Jyeshta Bahula Panchami |
| 15 | Sri Raghavendra Teertharu | 1543 Shubhakrit | 1465 | Shriranga Kshetra | Magha Shudha Ashtami |
| 16 | Sri Raghunandana Teertharu | 1553 Pramadi | 1475 | Palimaru | Bhadrapada Shudha Navami |
| 17 | Sri Vidyapati Teertharu | 1571 Prajapati | 1493 | Kashi | Vaishakha Shudha Saptami |
| 18 | Sri Raghupati Teertharu | 1588 Sarvadhari | 1510 | Haridwara | Jyeshta Bahula Dvitiya |
| 19 | Sri Raghunatha Teertharu | 1624 Raktakshi | 1546 | Dwaraka | Chaitra Shudha Navami |
| 20 | Sri Raghuttama Teertharu | 1672 Paridhavi | 1594 | Palimaru | Ashvayuja Shudha Panchami |
| 21 | Sri Ramabhadra Teertharu | 1716 Durmukhi | 1638 | Palimaru | Ashvayuka Poornima |
| 22 | Sri Raghuvarya Teertharu | 1772 Nandana | 1694 | Palimaru | Shravana Shudha Panchami |
| 23 | Sri Raghupungava Teertharu | 1810 Pramoda | 1732 | Kantavara | Bhadrapada Shukla Shashti |
| 24 | Sri Raghuvara Teertharu | 1825 Parthiva | 1747 | Palimaru | Asvhayuja Shudha Ashtami |
| 25 | Sri Raghupraveera Teertharu | 1855 Rakshasa | 1777 | Udupi | Shravana Bahula Dvitiya |
| 26 | Sri Raghubhushana Teertharu | 1865 Krodhana | 1787 | Udupi | Ashadha Bahula Tritiya |
| 27 | Sri Raghuratna Teertharu | 1883 Svabhanu | 1805 | Kantavara | Vaishakha Shudha Chaturdashi |
| 28 | Sri Raghupriya Teertharu | 1915 Rakshasa | 1837 | Palimaru | Chaitra Shudha Panchami |
| 29 | Sri Raghumanya Teertharu | 1947 Sarvajit | 1869 | Ghatikachala (Sholingur, Tamilnadu) | Marghasheertha Shudha Pratipat |
| 30 | Sri Vidyamanya Teertharu | 2000 Vikrama | 1922 | Palimaru | Vaishakha Shudha Ekadashi |
| 31 | Sri Vidyadheesha Teertharu | Present Pontiff | |||
| 32 | Sri Vidyarajeshwara Teertharu | Successor |