Sri Bharati Tirtha

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Shri Bharati Theertha Swaminah^[1] (born, 11 April 1951 as Sitarama Anjaneyulu) is the Jagadguru and Shankaracharya of the Advaitic Sringeri Sharada Peetham^[2]. Born in Narasaraopet in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh to a pious Telugu Brahmin couple, Shri Venkateshwara Avadhani and Smt. Ananthalakshamma, he became a disciple of Shri Abhinava Vidya Theertha Swaminah and was later appointed as head of the math.The math he heads, has a large following among the Vedic Community.

As a child, he was proficient in Sanskrit, and was committed to learning the Vedas.

He requested his father not to burden him with Modern Education, wanting instead to dedicate his life to Vedic Study. His father who allowed him to study the Vedas, was not sure if a dedicated study would be feasible. In any case the young boy, impressed the Seer (Abhinava Vidya Theertha) of Sringeri, with his proficiency in Sanskrit, when he got an opportunity to meet him. The Guru decided to accept the boy in the Veda Pathashala at Sringeri. His father agreed to send him there. Here he got the opportunity to attend classes given by the senior seer himself. He excelled in his studies more than anyone else, and was known for his dedication to the principles of Brahmacharya.

The Seer then appointed the boy as his successor on 11 November 1974. After initiation into Sanyasa, the young man meticulously followed the instructions of his Guru and impressed everyone with his Knowledge and Understanding. Mahaswami^[3] spent huge amount time on meditation and was called as Tapas Chakravarty.

Mahaswami became the Jagadguru on 19 October 1989 following the mahasamadhi of the erstwhile Jagadguru Abhinava Vidya Tirtha on 21 September 1989.

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