Adi Shankaracharya Amnaya Peetha Mahanushasana Manishi Parishad (R)

Notice to Sadananda Saraswati Demand for Clarification on False Religious Claims, Forgery, Fake “Will”, Misuse of Titles related to Dwaraka Math Shankaracharya, and Misrepresentation,

Adi Shankaracharya Mathamnaya Mahanushasana Manishi Parishad ®
31st Aug 2025, Delhi,
To
H.H. Poojya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji Maharaj
Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham,
Sringeri, Chikkamagaluru District,
Karnataka – 577139
Subject: Request for Historical Evidence and Clarification from Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji Regarding Sringeri Math’s Claims on Key Traditional Matters
Revered Jagadguru Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji Maharaj,
We offer our humble pranāmas at your divine lotus feet.
Through this respectful letter, we seek your Srimukha (formal signed explanation) on a few deeply significant matters pertaining to the history and tradition of Sringeri Sharada Peetham and the sacred lineage of Sri Adi Shankaracharya. The following points have come to our attention and have raised serious questions in the minds of scholars, devotees, and dharma-parāyana followers across Bharat:

1. Date of Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Birth: Till now We, the entire tradition, nation believed that 2500 years back Adi Shankaracharya took birth and established Sringeri Math in Sringeri, but Sringeri math claims that Adi Shankaracharya was born in 788 CE and lived until 820 CE. However, this contradicts the traditional and historical position upheld by the other three Amnaya Peethams (Dwaraka, Badari, Puri), where Adi Shankara’s life is dated to 507 BCE – 475 BCE, i.e., 2532 years ago. These dates are not merely beliefs but are supported by numerous traditional sources, temple records, and historical lineages.
   We request: The historical documents, palm leaf manuscripts, or any archival records available with Sringeri Math supporting the 788–820 CE timeline.
   • Xerox copies or photographic proof of such records.
2. Sri Chandramauleshwara Linga Discrepancy:
   It is traditionally believed and recorded that Sri Adi Shankaracharya blessed only one Sri Chandramauleshwara Linga at Sringeri. However, it is now being claimed that the Sringeri Math holds two such Lingas. This raises the question:
   • On what basis is this claim made?,
3. Avaidika Sannyasa Initiation by Sringeri Math:
   According to Dharma Shastras and the Sannyasa tradition, Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Dandi Sannyasa Deeksha is strictly prescribed for those of Brahmana varna only.

However, we have verified information that:

• A Vaishya varna individual was brought to Sringeri by Sri Bharati Teertha and initiated into Dandi Sannyasa by Sri Sadyojatashankara Swamiji under the direct orders, arrangement and instructions of Your Holiness.
• Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji himself personally conducted the Pattabhisheka ceremony for this individual in Haldipur and named him Vamānāshrama Swamiji.
We respectfully ask: Under what authority was this done?

4. Misuse of the Titles “Jagadguru” and “Shankaracharya”:

As per Mathamnaya Mahanushasana, there are only 4 Amnaya Peethams and 4 Jagadgurus. In one peetham there cannot be 2 Jagadgurus, एक एवाभिषेच्यः स्यादन्ते लक्षणसम्मतः । तत्तत्पीठे क्रमेणैव न बहु युज्यते क्वचित् ॥ 63॥ ) , now a days other than Sri Bharati Teerhta another Vidhushekhara Bharati also started presenting himself as Jagadgurus which is against to the Law, .
• This appears to violate the tradition and instructions of Sri Adi Shankaracharya himself.
• Furthermore, the usage of the title “Jagadguru” and “Shankaracharya” by someone not yet fully seated in accordance with Mahanushasana raises serious questions.
Our Humble Request: In light of these grave concerns, we respectfully request your divine Srimukham—an official written response bearing your own signature (Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji ) —providing:
• Clear answers to the above points. Supporting documentation or proof wherever applicable.
We sincerely hope to receive your clarification within 15 days from the date of this letter. In the absence of a formal response, we will have no alternative but to consider the following:
• The 507–475 BCE timeline as historically and traditionally correct.
• That Sringeri Math and its administration are deviating from Dharma Shastra and the instructions laid down by Sri Adi Shankaracharya as per Mathamnaya Mahanushasana.
CC:
P.S to Sri Bharati Teertha Swamiji ,
Administrator, Sringeri Sharada Peetham & its Properties,
Sri Shankara Advaita Research Center, Sringeri
Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati , Sringeri
With deep reverence and respect, In the service of Sanatana Dharma and Acharya’s tradition,

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