Bharati Krishna Tirtha
His Holiness Swami Bharati Krishna Tirtha Maharaj | |
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| Title | 'His Holiness'Jagadguru Shankaracharya |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Venkataraman Shastri 14 March 1884 |
| Died | 2 February 1960 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable work(s) | Vedic Mathematics |
| Alma mater | University of Madras |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Temple | Govardhana Pitha |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
| Lineage | Dashanami Sampradaya |
| Monastic name | Svami Bharati Krsna Tirtha |
| Ordination | Sannyasa |
| Initiation | Sannyasa 4 July 1919 Varanasi by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Trivikrama Tirtha of Dwarka |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sachchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharati of Sringeri |
| Post | 143rd Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Puri |
| Predecessor | Jagadguru Shankaracharya Svami Madhusudana Tirtha of Puri |
| Previous post | Jagadguru Sankaracarya of Dwarka |
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Saraswati P. Venkataraman Sastri (IAST: P. Veṅkatarāmaṇ Śāstrī), hieratically titled H.H. Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Bharatikrishna Tirtha (IAST: Jagadguru Śaṅkarācārya Svāmī Bhāratīkṛṣṇa Tīrtha) (1884–1960), was Shankaracharya and officiating pontiff of Dwaraka Math, and then the 143rd Shankaracharya and supreme pontiff of Govardhana Math in Puri in the Indian state of Odisha, from 1925 through 1960. He is particularly known for his book Vedic Mathematics, being the first Sankaracarya in history to visit the West, and for his connection with nationalist aspirations, thus earning him the title 'Father Of The Vedic Maths'.