Sri Vedavyasa Theertharu

Sri Vedavyasa Theertha took Ashrama from Sri Raghottama Theertha. He is guru of three sishyas. He comes in the lineage of Uttaradhi mutt.

Period          :  1595-1620

Poorvashrama Name          : Sri Vyasacharya

Ashrama Guru                    : Sri Raghottama Theertha

Ashrama Shishya              : Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha

Aradhana                          : Chaitra Shudha Dwiteeya

Vrundavana                       : Penugonda in Andhra Pradesh

Not much of his purvashrama is known but it is believed that he belong to close circles in the samsthana. Sri Vedavyasa Theertha was doing tatva prachara and continued his pilgrimage tour. He gave sanyasa to three persons and named them as Sri Vidyapati Theertha, Sri Vedesha Theertha, and Sri Krishnadwaipayana. He gave anusamsthana to Krishnadwaipayana, gave him some idols and sent him for tour. He reached Penugonda on his tour. He had to undergo test of ‘Kaupeena’ to prove his Brahmacharya as some of his opponents complained to king. When his Kaupeena put under fire for 3 days, it didn’t get burnt. Even his charama sloka speaks the same. There after he got warm welcome from Ramachandra the king of Cuddapah.

Later he gave Ashrama to one more person called Narasimhacharya son of Ananda Bhattaraka and named him as Sri Vidyadheesha Theertha. After handing over the Peeta to Vidyadheesha theertha he entered Vrundavana at Penugonda in the Ananthapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

ನ ದಗ್ದಂ ಯಸ್ಯ ಕೌಪೀನಂ ಅಗ್ನೌ ದತ್ತಮಪಿ ಸ್ಪುಟಂ

ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸಗುರುಂ ನೌಮಿ ಶ್ರೀವೇದೇಶನಮಸ್ಕೃತಂ

న దగ్దం యస్య కౌపీనం అగ్నౌ దత్తమపి స్పుటం

వేదవ్యాసగురుం నౌమి శ్రీవేదేశనమస్కృతం

na dagdaM yasya kaupInaM agnou dattamapi spuTaM

vEdavyAsaguruM naumi SrIvEdESanamaskRutaM

Source: Uttaradhi mutt sampradaya paddathi, Guru Parampare by Krishna Kolhar Kulkarni etc.