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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.
EastSouthWestNorth
Name of the PeethamGovardhana MathSringeri MathKalika MathJyotir Math
Place of LocationPuri (Orissa)Sringeri (Karnataka)Dwaraka (Gujarat)Badrikashrama (Uttaranchal)
DivinitiesJagannatha(Purushottama, Shakti-Vrsala Vimala)Malahanikara Linga,Varaha, Shakti-SharadaSiddheshwaraShakti-Bhadra KaliNarayanaShakti-Purnagiri
TirthaMahodadhi(Bay of Bengal)River TungabhadraRiver GomatiRiver Alakananda
VedaRig VedaYajur VedaSama VedaAtharva Veda
SampradayaBhogavalaBhurivalaKitavalaNandavala
Mahavakya (Prajnanam Brahma) (Aham Brahmasmi)(Tattvamasi) (Ayamatma Brahma)
Titles to the Pontificial SeatAranya, VanaAll the titles, particularly, Saraswati, Puri, Bharati, Aranya, Tirtha, Giri, AshramaTirtha, AshramaGiri, Parvata, Sagara
First Acharya of the PeethamSri HastamalakacharyaSri SureshwaracharyaSri PadmapadacharyaSri Totakacharya