TITLES
The titles of the Sringeri Jagadgurus reflect the long tradition of the matha. A number of titles that were given by the Vijaynagar emperors to Sri Vidyaranya have traditionally been applied to the subsequent Sringeri Sankaracharyas also. For example, Swami Vidyaranya was known as "Karnataka Simhasana Pratishthapanacharya," because he helped establish the Vijayanagar empire. This title is applied to the present Jagadguru also. These titles are shown on the right, with the English translations below. The titles originally used for Sri Vidyaranya are marked with an asterisk.
Chief among Paramahamsa Parivrajaka Sannyasis,
Highly learned in all the vedas (Pada and Vakyas)
Adept in the practice of yoga in its eight limbs (Ashtanga Yoga)
Emperor among tapasvins
Who follows in an uninterrupted guru parampara from Sri Sankaracharya
The teacher who established the six darsanas
Lord of the Vyakhyana Simhasana (Throne of Wisdom and Exposition)
Who is learned in all the scriptures
Establisher of the three Samkhyas
Who follows the supreme Vedic path
Master of all learning, Ever liberated
The guru who established the Karnataka Simhasana in Vidyanagara (Vijayanagar)
The guru of emperors
The teacher of the whole world, Jagadguru
Lord of Rishyasringapura (Sringeri)
Who lives on the banks of the Tungabhadra
Who worships the lotus feet of Sri Vidyasankara
The Jagadguru of Sringeri
Ordained by the lotus hands of Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamipada
Srimat Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharyavarya
Pada-vakya-Pramana Paravaraparina
Yama-Niyama-Asana-Pranayama-Pratyahara-Dharana-Dhyana-Samadhi-Ashtanga yoganushthana nishtha
Tapas-cakravarti
Anadi-avicchinna Sri Sankaracharya
Guru Parampara Prapta
Shad-darsana Sthapanacharya
Vyakhyana Simhasanadhisvara
Sakala nigama-agama sara hrdaya
Samkhya-traya pratipadaka
Vaidika-marga pravartaka
Sarvatantra Svatantra
Adi Rajadhani Vidyanagara Maharajadhani-Karnataka Simhasana Pratishthapanacharya *
Rajadhiraja-guru *
Bhu-mandala-Acharya
Rishyasringapuravaradhisvara
Tungabhadratiravasi *
Srimad Vidyasankara Padapadma-Aradhaka
Sri Sringeri Jagadguru Srimad Abhinava Vidyatirtha Swamipadairguru-kara-kamala-sanjata