4 peethams

Amnaya Peetham: AmnayaThe Veda; PeethamThrone

Amnaya Peetham are seats of learning established for the preservation and propogation of the Veda. Jagadguru Shankaracharya established four centres in the four corners of the country for the safeguard and propogation of the four Vedas and appointed each of his prime ascetic disciples as the heads of each centre respectively.

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Name of the PeethamGovardhana MathSringeri MathKalika MathJyotir Math

Place of LocationPuri (Orissa)Sringeri (Karnataka)Dwaraka (Gujarat)Badrikashrama (Uttaranchal)

DivinitiesJagannatha(Purushottama, Shakti-Vrsala Vimala)Malahanikara Linga,Varaha, Shakti-SharadaSiddheshwaraShakti-Bhadra KaliNarayanaShakti-Purnagiri

TirthaMahodadhi(Bay of Bengal)River TungabhadraRiver GomatiRiver Alakananda

VedaRig VedaYajur VedaSama VedaAtharva Veda

SampradayaBhogavalaBhurivalaKitavalaNandavala

Mahavakya (Prajnanam Brahma) (Aham Brahmasmi)(Tattvamasi) (Ayamatma Brahma)

Titles to the Pontificial SeatAranya, VanaAll the titles, particularly, Saraswati, Puri, Bharati, Aranya, Tirtha, Giri, AshramaTirtha, AshramaGiri, Parvata, Sagara

First Acharya of the PeethamSri HastamalakacharyaSri SureshwaracharyaSri PadmapadacharyaSri Totakacharya