ll Shri Gurubhyoh Namaha ll

                     ll Shri 1008 Satyapramodatirtha Gurubhyo Namaha ll

               || satyAbhijnakarAbjotthAn panchAshadvarShapUjakAn |
                   satyapramodatIrthAryAn naumi nyAyasudhAratAn ||

Shri Satyapramodtirtharu's Life History

Shri Satya Pramoda Teertharu was born to Rangacharya Guttal (One of the celebrated and famous families of sanskrit pundits) hailing from the village Guttal in Dharwad district of Karnataka in the year 1918. Rangacharya Guttal was famous for his scholarship in Vedic philosophy and also for his hospitality, bhakti and vairagya. Our jagadguru was named as 'GURU RAJA'. It was truly an appropriate name as he was to become 'Guru' to all the Madhwas. From childhood he learnt sanskrit, Vedic scriptures, Madhva Shastra etc., under his great father and later in the famous sanskrit institutions in Mysore and Madras (Chennai). His briliance & scholarship was appreciated by the great scholars of those days. His profound knowledge in 'Tarka Shastra' earned him the title of "Tarka Shiromani" in the examination conducted in 1940 in Chennai (Madras). He entered "Grahasta Ashrama" in the year 1941. He was blessed with a daughter and a son.

It was during this period that the great Shri 1008 Shri Satyabhigna Teertharu of Uttaradi Math after his south Indian Digvijaya (Visiting the holy places & blessing the disciples) arrived in Ranebennur (in Karnataka). In view of his failing health it was in the year 1948 (Sarvajithanama Samvatsara Pushya Vadya Ashtami) he crowned Guru Rajacharya as head of Uttaradi Matha and called him as Satya Pramoda Tirtha. He took sanyasa at a very young age, hardly seven years after he entered Grihastha Ashram (married life).

After ascending the throne of Uttaradi Mutt at this young age, he dedicated himself entirely in the propagation of Madhva Sidhanta by touring the length & breadth of the country. He is the first pontiff who visited Orissa after Narahari Teertharu.

Inspite of his scholarship and brilliance as usual initially there were some pundits of those days who were less responsive and tried to create difficulties for the new Guru. But the Peetha 'Sannidhana' and 'Mahatmya' the greatness and sanctity of the Peetha & the 'anugraha' of the great gurus (blessings of his gurus) was so overwhelming that all of them failed in their pursuit to embarrass him and in due course they prostrated themselves before him begging his pardon and accepted him as Jagadguru unequivocally.

He is the 41st pontiff in Uttaradi Matha after Madhwacharya. Further, besides him there are only four other Gurus who had the rare privilege of doing Pooja of Rama Devaru for more than 50 years. In his illustrious reign of fifty years there is hardly any place worth the name (where Madhwa community lived) he missed visiting and blessing them by way of patha, pravachana, pooja, Ramadevara darshana, Tirtha, Prasad etc. It can be mentioned that any 'Bhakta' who had his darshan once never missed realising his magnetic attraction, his brilliance, compassion and scholarship etc. Time and space does not permit to list and describe all his achievements. Suffice to make a mention of the few.

In the 'vidwat sabha' held at pune (One of the premiere centers of Madhwa Community) 19 institutions and hundreds of pundits honoured him for the brilliant manner and style of his analysis of the 'Sudha' and other great 'Madhva Shastra Granthas'. In Benaras (which is the home for vedic scholars from time immemorial to the present day) such great Advaita scholars like Hare Rama Shukla, Vamcharan Bhattacharya and (later even great Anant Krishna Shastry etc) after hearing his exposition of Madhva Sidhanta for more than one month were so impressed by his scholarship that they honoured him by taking out his procession on elephant and declared that he is truly the "Abhinava Satyadhyana Teertharu".

Similarly at other places also his processions on elephant and/or car was taken out and was also honoured by submitting 'Sanmana Patras' . These 'Sanmanapatras' alone will run in to volumes. Like Satyadhyana Teertharu many great 'yatigalu' (sanyasis), Peethadhi Patis came to learn shastras under his guidance. Notable among them are Kudali Mutt Ram Dhyan Teertharu, Raghu Pramati Teertharu and Raghu Priya Teertharu. They are many who took 'Sanyasa Ashram' through his benevolence and pay their obeisances to this day.

In the year 1985 Shri 1008 Shri Satya Pramoda Teertharu sat for Chaturmasya at Sode (Karnataka). During this occasion, he delivered discource on the 'Yukti Mallika' (an important work written by the great Vadiraja Teertharu whose 'Vrindavan' is at sode).

Thus after an illustrious reign of 50 years the great and the noble Jagadguru Shri 1008 Shri Satya Pramoda Tirthaaru attained 'Hari Pada Sannidhi' (Left for heavenly abode) at Tirikoilur (Tamilnadu) on 3-11-1997 besides the Vrindavan Of Shri Raghottam Teertharu (one of the greatest gurus of Our Math). As if he knew all the future events he ordained Sanyas Ashram to Sarvagnachar and named him as 'Satyatma Tirtha' on 24-4-1996 at Tirukoilur (Tamil Nadu) where the Vrindavan of Shri Raghottama Teertharu exists. It is very pertinent to mention here that among the 41 Gurus of Uttaradi Mutt, Raghottama Teertharu is the only Guru (exception Shri Aanand Tirtha Shripada) who took sanyas as brahmachari & rest of the Gurus were 'Grahastashramis' as per the traditions of the Mutt. After him Shri Satyatma Teertharu is the next Guru, who had adorned the peetha of Uttaraddi Mutt after taking Sanyas as a brahmachari and thus his reign started from 3-11-1997. He is the 42nd Guru in the Uttaradi Mutt starting from Shri Ananda Tirtha Shri pada.

                                      ll Shri Krishnarpanamasthu ll

 Shri Satyapramodatirthara Stuthigalu


        shrI sudhAchArya shripAdaraja shri vyAsarajarige priyA
       shrI vAdirAjara yuktimallikEge TippaNi bareda dhEra
        shrI sudhAmanDana rachisi durvAdigaLannu bAyimuchhiside
           shrI sudhAmanDana rachisi durvAdigaLa bAyimuchhiside
        shrI vijayIdrara vijaya vaibhava rachisi parimaLacharyarige priyanAde

        ninna simha garjanEya kELi ODidaru durvAdigaLu
        ninna simha garjanEya kELi ODidaru durvAdigaLu
   Ninna vaAchAturyava kanDu bEragAgi hOdaru panDitaru
     abhinava satyadhyanare nimma mahimEyu balu apAra
    abhinava satyadhyanare nimma mahimEyu balu apAra
        aidu dashakagaLa kAla sItAarAmara bhajisidEyO

      vAyu matavE endEndigu parama ShrEsTavendu sAridiyO
      vAyu matavE endEndigu parama ShrEsTavendu sAridiyO
      hari sarvOttama vAyu jIvOttama endu Dangurava bayasidiyO
   shrI bhAva bhOdakara sannidhiyalli nirantaara nelesidE guruvE
   shrI bhAva bhOdakara sannidhiyalli nirantaara nelesidE guruvE

hamsanAmakana pITadalli indranantEe rAjyavALidiyo
hamsanAmakana pITadalli indranantEe rAjyavALidiyo
dwaitasiddhAnta tatvagaLa yellakaDegaLalli pELidiyo
  dEvategaLu nIvu idakke samShayave illa
  dEvategaLu nIvu idakke samShayave illa
  anumana tIrthara kripEyu namage nityavu doreyuvantEe mADO

shrI satyAtmatIrtharali nintu anavaratavu karuNisO
  shrI satyAtmatIrtharali nintu anavaratavu karuNisO
banda bhaktharigEe abhayava nIDuta manadalli nElisO
   parama karuNaLu guruvE antAh karaNada salahirali
   parama karuNaLu guruvE antAh karaNada salahirali
       dAsa anantagE abhayava nIDuta satbhaktharu salahO guruvE