Lakshmivara Teertha

H. H. Sri Sri Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji
Religion Hinduism
Order Vedanta (Shiroor Math)
Philosophy Dvaita Vedanta
Personal
Born Harish Acharya
(1964-06-08)8 June 1964
Kundapur, Karnataka, India
Died 19 July 2018(2018-07-19) (aged 54)
Udupi, Karnataka, India
Website udupishiroormutt.in

Sri Lakshmivara Tirtharu (8 June 1964 – 19 July 2018) was an Indian religious leader who was the 30th swamiji of the Sri Shiroor Math, one of the Ashta Mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy, founded by Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Lakshmivara Tirtharu belongs to a lineage starting from Sri Vaamana Tirtharu, who was one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya.

A controversial and divisive figure who found himself in conflict with six of the other Ashta Matas, he died under mysterious circumstances on July 19 2018, with doctors suspecting food poisoning.[1]

Biography

Sri Lakshmivara Tirtharu was born to Sri Vittala Acharya and Smt. Kusumamma on June 8, 1964 at Madamakki village Kundapur Taluk.He was ordained into Sanyasa at the young age of 8 years in June 1971. He attained Sanyasa Diksha by Sri Sri Vishwothama Thirtha of Sri Sode Mutt in 1971, on July 2. He studied Veda from Kodangala Sri Anantha Ramacharya. He was constantly guided under the tutelage of Sri Sri Vishwothama Thirtha. He also was guided by Sri Narayana Tantri, Adde Sri Vedavyasa Acharya and Alevoor Sri Seetharam Acharya. He is also been a disciple of Sri Vidyasagara Thirtha of Krishnapura Mutt and Sri Satya Pramoda Thirtha of Sri Uttaradi Mutt.

Paryaya of swamiji

The Swamiji assumed first paryaya, turn to worship Lord Krishna at Udupi, at a young age of 14. During his first Paryaya (1978-80) he renovated the Mukhamantapa at the entrance of Sri Krishna Math, and during his Second Paryayain 1994-95, he decorated Sri Krishna idols in several ways, which attracted people from different corners.

Controversies

The Swamiji was the center of controversies after he expressed his interest to file the nomination papers in the recently held state assembly election from Udupi constituency. However, he had backed out from poll race citing the reason that he was convinced by the Central BJP leaders not to contest and that he himself had acknowledged the work of PM Narendra Modi.[2]

The swamiji had had given the idols of presiding deities of the Shiroor Mutt to the junior seer of Admar Mutt Ishapriya Tirtha Swami and urged him to keep them at the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple on account of his ill-health.Later, they refused to give hence he file criminal case against the Astha Matha.[3]

Another controversy surrounded him when he made allegations against pontiffs of other seven mutts in Udupi that had gone viral on social media. Later Shiroor Seer had clarified that it was a morphed video that was aired by a Kannada TV channel in which Shiroor Seer was heard saying he and pontiffs of other mutts have children.

Death

Sri Lakshmivara Tirtharu died at the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on July 19, 2018.The seer was admitted to the hospital after he suffered from food poisoning and diarrhoea, which affected his blood pressure on July 18, 2018.

According to a statement from Kasturba Hospital, the swamiji was brought to the hospital in a "critically ill" condition with breathlessness, severe hypertension and massive gastrointestinal bleed.The statement also stated that there is "suspicion of poisoning" and toxicological samples had been sent for testing. The swami was declared dead at 8.30 a.m. on Thursday July 19, 2018.

In his reaction to the death of Seer of Shiroor Mutt, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said if there is any suspicion on the death, an inquiry would be conducted.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shiroor Mutt seer Lakshmivara Teertha Swami dies - Times of India". Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. ↑ Swamiji, Shiroor. "Udupi Shiroor Mutt Pointiff". Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Shiroor, Shree. "shiroor-seer-to-file-criminalcase". Retrieved 19 July 2018.



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