The senior seer of Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, passed away in Udupi on December 29, 2019, following a brief illness. He was 88.
He was buried at Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha, a traditional gurukul he started and nurtured in Bengaluru, as per his wishes, with full State honours.
He was known for his reformist steps trying to reconcile tradition with modernity and for taking an active lead in the Ramjanmabhoomi movement.
About Pejawara Adhokshaja Matha
- The Pejawara Adhokshaja Matha was established by Sri Madhvacharya, the founder of the Dvaita Sampradaya, in the 13th century. Sri Madhvacharya first founded the renowned temple of Sri Krishna at Udupi, on the banks of Netravati, and then established eight Mathas, the Ashta Mathas, to serve Sri Krishna.
- These eight Mathas share the responsibilities of conducting worship at the Temple and offering hospitality to the large number of pilgrims who visit the kshetra.
- By an ancient system, known as paryaya, the responsibility rotates amongst the eight mathas every two years.
- Pejawara Adhokshaja Matha is one of these eight Mathas situated around the Sri Krishna Temple at Udipi.
- Sri Adhokshaja Tirtha was the first Acharya of the Pejawara Matha.
- Sri Sri Viswesa Tîrtha Swamiji was the 33rd Peethadhipati in the lineage. Teertha Swami was known for his social work.
