Talk:The Guruparamparā
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Inception of Guruparamparā[edit]
The Guruparamparā was established by Śaṅkara. He appointed Sureśvara as the first guru or chief to occupy the pontifical seat. These seats were generally called as the pītha. He reigned over it during the period A. D. 820-834.
Successors of Guruparamparā[edit]
Counting Śaṅkara as the first guru, there have been thirty seven gurus till now. A few, more well-known, gurus and their order of Succession as per the period of reign is as follows:
| Order of Succession | Name of the Guru | Period of Reign |
| 10 | Vidyāśaṅkara Tīrtha | A. D. 1229-1333 |
| 12 | Vidyāraṇya | A. D. 1380-1386 |
| 26 | Saccidānandabhāratī-I | A. D. 1623-1663 |
| 27 | Narasirnha Bhāratī-II | A. D. 1663-1706 |
| 31 | Saccidānanda | A. D. 1770-1814 |
| 33 | Ugranarasimha | A. D. 1817-1879 |
| 34 | Saccidānanda | A.D. 1879-1912 |
| 35 | Candraśekhara | A. D. 1912-1954 |
| 36 | Abhinava Vidyātīrtha | A. D. 1954-1989 |
| 37 | Bhāratī Tīrtha | A. D. 1989 |
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore