Family Name- Shastika – Biga Mudra Family Great Grandfather- Veena Pandit Sri Krishna Bhatta taught playing veena to Sri Krishnadevaraya’s grandfather and he was blessed by Sri Vyasaraja Thirtharu Family traces in recent history- Mayuravarma of Kadamba dynasty had 60 Scholarly Brahmins family representing 14 Gotras of which Gautama Gotra was prominent one. Grandfather –

The child Venkatanatha born to Gopikamba and Thimanna Bhatta was brought up in a traditional manner, as customary in a Brahmin family. The child was born with the grace of lord Venkateshwara, and was noticed to be spiritually inquisitive. The child used to ask several questions to his father like the grown-ups on topics related

Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu spent around 10 years in Udupi Kshetra and his stay at this place was very memorable. The place he stayed at Udupi was just opposite to the Lord Krishna Temple. The decade of his Sanyasa life spent in Udupi was very significant and is said to be memorable for it was at

Udupi Kshetra is well known for the Lord Krishna Temple constructed by Sri Madhvacharya.  It is here that the Madhva Philosophy is said to been initiated. It has the credibility of housing several Mutts and spiritual institutions including the renowned Ashtamutts. It has remained a centre of Spiritual learning for the last seven Centuries. Any

Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu traveled to different pilgrim destinations in his lifetime and made it a point to visit all the places visited by Lord Rama in South India. He used to engage in preaching of Dwaitha philosophy during his tour. Giving discourses on Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata and other holy scriptures, was the norm.

Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu during his Yatra visits Arasangi, a village in north Karnataka. A group of learned Brahmins meet him to express their grievance against the Desai who had withdrawn all the grants of lands given by his grandfather. Further they expressed that the Desai, an atheist had no trust in shastras or rituals performed

Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu performs a severe penance and brings heavy rains for the Tanjore Region. This act of Rayaru brought a great relief to the grief stuck King Sri Vijayaraghava Nayaka. The King filled with joy presents an expensive golden necklace studded with rare and precious gems to Rayaru, as a thanksgiving for the divine

The Bull standing with its four limbs is considered to be symbolic of dharma. The four limbs represent the four Yugas – Sathya Yuga, Tretha Yuga, Dwaapara Yuga and Kali Yuga. It is said the Bull standing firmly with four legs conveys dharma is followed in its complete sense with no violation absolutely. This is

Guru Guna Sthavana is a devotional composition made by Sri Vadheendra Tirtharu in praise and honor of Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu. The poet Sri Vadheendra Tirtharu was the fifth pontiff of the mutt after Rayaru. He was also the great grandson of Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu. It is said he was two years old when Rayaru entered

After Sri Sudheendra Tirtharu hands over the reigns of the mutt to Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu, one Sri Yadhavendra Tirtharu comes to the mutt. It is said, Sri Yadhavendra Tirtharu was given the Sanyasa by Sri Sudheendra Tirtharu before Sri Raghavendra Tirtharu. On arrival of Sri Yadhavendra Tirtharu a group of his disciples argued that their