MANGALURU: The successor of
Vishwesha Teertha Seer
is
Vishwaprasanna Teertha
. He is 34th in the lineage of the
Pejavara Mutt
, starting from Sri Adhokshaja Tirtharu, who was one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya.
Vishwaprasanna Teertha was born on March 3, 1964 at
Pakshikere
,
Haleyangady
, to a Shivalli Madhwa Brahmin family of Yamunamma and Krishna Bhat and his pre-sannyasa name was Devidas Bhat.
A BA graduate from
Poorna Prajna College
, Udupi, Vishwaprasanna is a yoga exponent and an expert swimmer. He has taught shastas to Kaniyooru Seer Vidyavallabha. He received sanyasa Deeksha in 1988, when he was 24. He also publishes a monthly magazine 'Achara Vichara'. He has established a goshala with 2000 cows at Neelavara near Kodavooru, Udupi.
A multi-linguist, he is nature lover. He also set up the Prahlada Gurukula which teaches Indian system of education as well as general education.
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