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Amnaya Peetham: Amnaya–The Veda; Peetham–Throne 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 South West North Name of the Peetham Govardhana Math Sringeri Math Kalika Math Jyotir Math Place of Location Puri (Orissa) Sringeri (Karnataka) Dwaraka (Gujarat) Badrikash rama (Uttaranc hal) Diviniti es Jagannatha (Purushottam a, Shakti- Vrsala Vimala) Malahanikar a Linga, Varaha, Shakti- Sharada Siddheshwar a Shakti- Bhadra Kali Narayana Shakti- Purnagiri Tirtha Mahodadhi (Bay of Bengal) River Tungabhadra River Gomati River Alakanand a Veda Rig Veda Yajur Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda Samprada ya Bhogavala Bhurivala Kitavala Nandavala Mahavaky a पपपपपपपप प पपपपपप (Prajnanam Brahma) पपप पपपपपपप पपपप (Aham पपपपपपप पप (Tattvamasi ) पपपपपप पप पपपपपप (Ayamatma

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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