Sri Vedapati Theertha
Sri Vedapati Theertha is the 13th saint after Sri Rama Theertha in the guru parampare of Kaniyoor mutt.
Poorvashrama Name :
Ashrama Guru : Sri Viswamurthy Theertha
Ashrama Shishya : Sri Vedaraja Theertha
Aradhana : Magha Shudha Truteeya
Vrundavana : Krishna kshethra
Sri Vedapati Theertha took Ashrama from Sri Viswamurthy Theertha and ruled the Peeta for 25 years. He was renowned as a great ascetic and was great tapasvi. On knowing the greatness of Swamiji, the ruler of Bellare (a small town near Puttur, Dakshina Kannada District) offered him the land of penance of Sage Kanva- the village of Kaniyoor and a 16 armed Narasimha Idol. This idol is worshipped with great reverence even today at the Moola mutt of Kaniyoor. He passed the reins of the mutt to his disciple Sri Vedaraja Theertha and left this world at Sri Krishna Kshethra on the 3rd day of Magha Shudha,, after handing over Peeta to Sri Vedaraja Theertha. His place of Vrundavana needs to be confirmed after thorough research.
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