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 – Sri Kanakachala Bhatta Veena pandit Relocated from Hampi to Kumbakonam he was blessed by sri Vijayendra Thirtharu

Parents- Sri Thimanna Bhatta and Smt Gopikamba he was a scholar and a Veena pandit Mother from affluent family a singer and poet

Place of birth – Bhuvanagiri currently located in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu

Date and Time of birth

1595 AD, Sri- Manmatha Nama Samvastara, Masa – Palguna, Thithi – Saptami, Day- Thursday

Birth Star – Mrighaheera Nakshatra

Elder Brother- Sri Gururajachar

Sister and brother-in-law-    Smt Venkatamba And Sri Lakshminarasimacharya

Nephew- Sri Narayanacharya son of Venkatamba and Lakshminarasimacharya

Upanayana- In the year 1602 at the age of 7

Primary Education- Under his brother- in – law Sri Lakshminarasimacharya at Madurai

Secondary Education – under Sri Sudhindra Thirtharu at Kumbakonam

Date of Marriage- 1614 Ad

Name of the Wife- Smt Saraswathi

Name of the son- Sri Lakshminarayanacharya

Awards and Titles- Mahabhashya Venkatanatha, and ParimalaCharya

Date of Sanyasa Sweekara – 1621 AD (@ the age of 25th year),  SAMVATSARA – DHRMATHI & Palguna – Shudha – Bidige