Aniruddha Saralatthaya to be new Peetadhipathi of Shirooru Matha
The ceremony will be held at Sri Sode Moola Matha in Sirsi on May 14
Udupi, April 21, 2021: Sixteen-year-old Aniruddha Saralatthaya will be anointed as the new peetadhipathi of Shirooru Matha.
This was declared by Sri Vishwavallabha Tirtha Sripadaru of Sri Sode Vadiraja Matha today.
The ceremony will be held at Sri Sode Moola Matha in Sirsi on May 14 between 12.35 pm and 12.50 pm.
Shirooru Matha is one of the Asta (eight) Mathas of Udupi. After the sudden demise of Sri Lakshmivara Tirtha Sripadaru on July 19, 2018, the temple administration was with Sri Vishwavallabha Tirtha Sripadaru of Sri Sode Matha.
Eight Mathas in Udupi are paired and each pair is termed as Dwandwa Matha. Shiroor and Sode Matha are Dwandwa Matha. As per the tradition, if any Peetadhipathi dies without appointing his successor, the responsibility of the Matha and appointment of the successor comes to the Peetadhipathi of the Dwandwa Matha.
About Aniruddha:
Aniruddha’s family hails from Nidle village near Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district. They are the shishya (disciples) of Sri Subrahmanya Matha. Aniruddha has completed the basics of Vedas, Tatparya Nirnaya, Yuktamallika, and other Vedantha books. He has completed up to 10th std.
Pattabhisheka:
Aniruddha will enter Sanyasashrama on May 13th morning (between 7.35 am and 8 am).
Family-background
Aniruddha is the son of Dr Uday Kumar Saralatthaya and Srividya. Ancestors of Uday Kumar who were in Udupi had been to a village near Kukke Subrahmanya and were involved in Pooja of Kadya Sri Durgaparameshwari temple.
Dr Uday Kumar Saralatthaya had come to Udupi in 1988-90 during Adamaru Paryaya and studied Veda at Sri Krishna Matha. He was into daily Veda Parayana at the Matha till 1994. He later went to Tirupathi and completed BEd and Ph.D. at National Samskrtha Vidyapeetha.
The path towards Sanyasa:
Aniruddha had basic Samsrtha and religious education at home. Since childhood, he was inclined towards spiritual activities. He had brought this to the notice of his father.
Aniruddha says:
Speaking to reporters, Aniruddha said that he felt offering pooja to Sri Krishna was the task that would give him ultimate happiness and so he had decided to become a Sanyasi.
