Vishnuguptha Vishwa Vidya Peetham is a unit of Dharma Chakra Trust ® under Sri Ramachandrapura Matha.

Sri RamachandrapuraMatha

SriMatha was established by Adi Shankaracharya around 1300 years ago (8th century AD) in Ashoke, near Gokarna for the protection and propagation of Sanathana Dharma.

While traveling across the length and breadth of Bharat, HisHoliness AdiShankaracharya visited Gokarna and having sensed divinity of the place at Sri Mallikarjuna Temple at Ashoke, he established this Matha, which has seen thirty-five heads of Peetha since then. SriMatha has been adorned by pontiffs who are great Vedic scholars endowed with immense spiritual powers. Sri RamachandrapuraMatha has made remarkable contributions to the protection and propagation of Vedic education even during colonial rule of Bharat. This patronage went a long way in preserving the ancient traditions and knowledge handed down to us by our ancestors.

SriMatha has an unbroken lineage of enlightened and illustrious Peetadeeshas and the present pontiff SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji is the 36th pontiff of this glorious lineage to preside over the august Peetha. Sri Swamiji is widely known for his efforts over the last two decades in preservation of Bharatiya breed of cows. Read More

Highlights and prominent Social works of the math

• Eighteen communities are disciples of this Adi Shankara Peetham, which has the glory of having one and only unbroken lineage of pontiffs starting from Shankaracharya to present pontiff Gokarna Mandala  
• The geographical jurisdiction of SriMatha as assigned by Shankaracharya, extends from  the Mandavi River in Goa to the Chandragiri River in Kerala
• SriMatha has the reputation of guiding generations of many kingdoms
• SriMatha has been doing immense work to protect the Bharatiya breeds of cows.

Vishwa Gou Sammelana 

The World Cow Conference, which is the first of its kind involving the participation of over 20 lakh devotees of Goumatha from 11 different countries.

Vishwa Mangala Gou Grama Yatra

A yatra that was undertaken by His Holiness covering many states and over eight crores signatures were obtained on a petition seeking complete ban on cow slaughter. The petition was later submitted to Mrs. Pratibha Patil, the then President of Bharat;

Mangala Gou Yatra

This yatra, named after Mangal Pandey, the hero of first freedom struggle of 1857, mainly covered the states of south India and some places in neighboring Maharashtra to create an awakening among the masses on the need to preserve the indigenous cow breeds.

GouSwarga 

A fearless fortress for a thousand cows, is the first an

d only paradise of cows. Read More

Mahanandi Gouloka 

The only home for cows in the world, which has the reputation of being home to as many as 32 indigenous cow breeds. Read More

In addition to the above, SriMatha has undertaken awareness initiatives like AmrutaPatha (campaign to clean plastic from the roads to save cows), AmritaGarbha (operation to cows who have fallen ill due to consumption of plastic), GouSanjivini (purchasing abattoir -bound cows from the slaughters and protecting them in goushalas) etc which have become very popular among the masses.

Added to the exemplary services to goumata, SriMatha also renders a unique service in the field of education.

In addition to offering primary, secondary, pre-university and undergraduate courses to eligible students through many institutions run by it, SriMatha has awarded scholarships amounting to many crores to the needy students.

Institutions run by Sri Ramachandrapura Matha

Education:

• Srirama Samskrita Veda Pathashale, Peraje, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
• Pragathi Vidyalaya, Mooruru, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
• Sri Bharathi Vidyapeetha, Mujangavu, Kasaragodu, Kerala
• Sri Bharathi Vidyapeetha, Badiyadka, Kasaragodu, Kerala
• Sri Bharathi Vidyalaya, Bengaluru, Karnataka 
• Sri Bharathi Samuha Samsthegalu, Mangalore, Karnataka 
• Sri Vidyaranya Samskrita Pathashala, Kekkaru, Uttara Kannada
• Sri Raghavendra Bharathi Saveda Samskrita Mahavidyalaya, Surakatte, Uttara
  Kannada, Karnataka 
• SriBharathiVidyaniketan,Chadaravalli,Karnataka
• SriBharathiVidyasamsthe,Urvaru,DakshinaKannada,Karnataka
• Sarvabhouma Gurukulam,Gokarna,UttaraKannad ,Karnataka.
• Vidyanekethana, Muroor, Kallabbe
• Sri Bharathi Gurukulam, Ramachandrapura matha
• Sri Ranayaneeya Samasabha, Surakatte, Honnavara
• Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi primary School, kunchi moole, Puttur District
• Sri Bharathi Sanskrit Maha Vidyalaya, Mujungaavu
• Sri Bharathi Vidyanikethana High School, Naala, Bantwal Tq
• Sri Raghavendra Bharathi Vaidik Vidyalaya, Gokarna

Temples:

• Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Kitre, Devimane, Bhatkala District

Gou Shalas:

1. Amruthadhara Gouloka , Kaggalipura

2. Nandini Goushala, Girinagara

3. Mahanandi Gouloka, Hosanagra

4. Amruthadhara Goushala, Kolhad

5. Amruthadhara Goushala, Hosad

6. Amruthadhara Goushala, Muliya

7. Amruthadhara Goushala, Peraje

8. GouSwarga

9. Raghavendra Gou Ashrama, Malur

10. Amruthadhara Goushala, Gangapura

11. Kaveramma Amruthadhara Goushala, Venur

12. Amruta Dhara GouShala, Bajakudlu, Kerala

13. Amruthadhara Goushala, Kairangala

Hence, Sri Matha is eminently suited to establish an institution of higher learning in the field of Bharatiya Knowledge Systems, Science and Arts because its primary aim is to inspire the youth to tread the path of righteous living through acquisition of Bharatiya value systems.It is the perseverance, farsightedness and guidance of Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji that has led to the envisioning of a world-class group of institutions devoted to the understanding, dissemination and amalgamation of ancient Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) with contemporary knowledge fields.

Presently, SriMatha is actively engaged in establishing Vishnugupta Vishwa Vidyapeetha, a center for learning for all Baratiya heritage knowledge forms, be it vedas, shastras, puranas, various art forms etc. This institution is planned to be modeled after the Takshashila Vishwavidyalaya, where Acharya Vishnugupta studied and later on became its Head Acharya. 

Ashoke

SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Maha Swamiji, Sri Samsthana, Gokarna, has undertaken a massive reinstatement program of Moolamata at Ashoke, Gokarna. This sacred place, once abode of Sri Raghoottama Mata (now RamachandrapuraMatha), is where Jagadguru Shankaracharya founded our much revered Matha around 1000 years ago instructing Sri Sureshwaracharya to initiate Sri Vidyanandacharya to sanyasa and made him the Matadhipathi.He ordained: Atra Tishta Yati Shreshta Gokarne Munisevite …

Oh Sacred Yati, making this place your Headquarters, look after the affairs of Gokarna Devastanam and also the shishya bhakthas of Gokarna Mandala. What started on that day over a thousand years ago, has continued to grow and flourish. SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji is the 36th Shankaracharya of this avicchinna parampara – unbroken lineage from Adi Shankara till the current Peetadhipati. (In other words, a Peetadhipathi appoints his “uttaradhikari” while he is still in the peeta and this link is unbroken). As you may be aware, only Ramachandrapura Mata is blessed with this privilege.

Over a period of time, Headquarters of the Matha was shifted to Hosanagara and this place was abandoned. As explained by Sri Samsthana in the linked youtube video, Moolamata remained only in name – “namaavashesha”. Even SriSri Raghavendra Bharathi Swamji, in his book “Aatma Vidyaakhyayika” remembers the origins of the Matha in the Shloka No. 32 as ‘Ashoke Namake Sthane Shankaraarya Sunirmite Mate Gokarna Nikate Mallikarjuna Sevite’ The reconstruction is being carried out using a mixture of organics called “gaare” and without any steel or cement. This method improves the longevity of buildings to above 300 / 400 years.

Present Seer

Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya SriSri Raghaveshwara Bharati Mahaswamiji

Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharati Mahaswamiji

Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Raghaveshwara Bharati Mahaswamiji is the present Peethadhipathi of Shri Ramachandrapura Matha. HH took the 36th Peethadhipathi of Sri Ramachandrapura Matha, the only unbroken lineage of Adi Shankaracharya. He took sannyasa from Srimad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Raghavendra Bharati swamiji-the 35 th Peethadhipathi of SriMatha in April 1994. He is a follower of Advaita Vedanta.

Education

His Holiness Sri Swamiji studied Vedantha, Yoga, Astrology and Sanskrit in Gokarna and later in Mysore

Religious thought and social responsibility

Sri Swamiji stresses the need to protect Vedic culture, Protection of Desi Breed Gous and other social activities aimed at protection of Bharathiyatha and Sanathan Dharma.

One of the plans instituted by His Holiness in the Matha is Musti Bikshe Yojana wherein each devotee keeps a fist full of rice daily as gift to the Matha, and collectively later feeds the needy and hunger, old age orphans, hostels for homeless or at the time of natural calamity, etc.

His Holiness frequently conducts Rama Katha (Story of Rama), Religious discourses for the general public.

Contact details of Sri Ramachandrapuramatha and respective branches