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.

East
Name of the
Govardhana Math
Peetham

South

West

North

Sringeri Math

Kalika Math

Jyotir Math

Place of
Location

Puri (Orissa)

Sringeri
(Karnataka)

Dwaraka
(Gujarat)

Badrikashram
a
(Uttaranchal)

Divinities

Jagannatha
(Purushottama,
Shakti-Vrsala
Vimala)

Malahanikara
Linga,
Varaha, ShaktiSharada

Siddheshwara
Shakti-Bhadra
Kali

Narayana
ShaktiPurnagiri

Tirtha

Mahodadhi
(Bay of Bengal)

River
Tungabhadra

River Gomati

River
Alakananda

Veda

Rig Veda

Yajur Veda

Sama Veda

Atharva Veda

Sampraday
a

Bhogavala

Bhurivala

Kitavala

Nandavala

Mahavakya

(Prajnanam
Brahma)

(Aham
Brahmasmi)

(Tattvamasi)

(Ayamatma
Brahma)

Titles to the
Pontificial
Seat

First
Acharya of
the
Peetham

Aranya, Vana

All the titles,

particularly,
Saraswati, Puri,
Giri, Parvata,
Tirtha, Ashrama
Bharati, Aranya,
Sagara
Tirtha, Giri,
Ashrama

Sri
Sri
Sri
Sri
Hastamalakachar Sureshwarachar Padmapadachar
Totakacharya
ya
ya
ya