The Acharyas of The Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
| Sl No. | Name | Place of Birth | Place of Attainment of Samadhi | Year of Siddhi-(Christian era) | Duration of Pontificate |
| 1 | Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada | Kaladi | Kanchi | 477 B.C. | Founder and First Head of Kanchi Math |
| 2 | Sureswaracharya | Kashmir | Do | 407 B.C. | 70 years |
| 3 | Sarvajnatman | Tamrabarani | Do | 364 B.C. | 112 years |
| 4 | Satyabodha | Amaravathi Tira | Do | 268 B.C. | 63 years |
| 5 | Jnanananda | Mangalam near Lalgudi | Do | 205 B.C. | 63 Years |
| 6 | Suddhananda | Vedaranya | Do | 124 B.C. | 81 years |
| 7 | Anantananda | Chera country | Sri Saila | 55 B.C. | 69 Years |
| 8 | Kaivalyananda | Tirupati | Punyarasa Kanchi | 28 A.D. | 83 years |
| 9 | Krpa Sankara | Andhara Desa | Vindhya Mountains | 69 A.D. | 41 years |
| 10 | Sureswara | Mahabaleswar | Kanchi | 127 A.D. | 58 years |
| 11 | Sivananda Cidghana | Karnataka | Vriddhachala | 172 A.D. | 45 years |
| 12 | Chandrasekhara I | Near Palar | Seshachala | 235 A.D. | 63 years |
| 13 | Satchidghana | Near Gadilam | Kanchi | 273 A.D. | 37 years |
| 14 | Vidyaghana | Andhra Desa | Agastya Parvata | 317 A.D. | 45 years |
| 15 | Gangadhara I | Kanchi | Do | 329 A.D. | 12 years |
| 16 | Ujvala Sankara | Tapati Tira | Kashmir | 367 A.D. | 38 years |
| 17 | Sadasiva | Kashmir | Trayamabak | 375 A.D. | 10 years |
| 18 | Surendra | Maharashtra | Ujjain | 385 A.D. | 10 years |
| 19 | Vidyaghana | Maharashtra | Godavari Tira | 398 A.D. | 13 years |
| 20 | Muka Sankara | (?) | Godavari | 437 A.D. | 35 years |
| 21 | Chandrasekhara ii | Konkan | Kasi | 447 A.D. | 10 years |
| 22 | Bodhendra I | Ratangiri | Jagannatha | 481 A.D. | 34 years |
| 23 | Satchitsukha | Srikakulam | Do | 512 A.D. | 31 years |
| 24 | Chitsukha I | Konan | Ratangiri | 527 A.D. | 15 years |
| 25 | Satichidanandaghana | Srimushnam | Gokarna | 548 A.D. | 21 years |
| 26 | Prajnanaghana | Pinakini river side | Kanchi | 546 A.D. | 16 years |
| 27 | Chidvilasa | Hastigiri | Kanchi | 577 A.D. | 13 years |
| 28 | Mahadeva I | Mithila | Do | 601 A.D. | 24 years |
| 29 | Purnabodha I | Andhra Desa | Do | 618 A.D. | 17 years |
| 30 | Bodhendra Ii | Do | Do | 655 A.D. | 37 years |
| 31 | Chidanandaghana | Andhra Desa | Do | 672 A.D. | 4 years |
| 33 | Satchidananda | Do | Do | 692 A.D. | 20 years |
| 34 | Chandrasekhara III | Vegavati side | Do | 710 A.D. | 18 years |
| 35 | Chitsukha II | Vedachala | Sahaya Mountains | 737 A.D. | 27 years |
| 36 | Chitsukhananda Palar side | Kanchi | 758 A.D. | … | |
| 37 | Vidyaghana | Not Known | Chidambaram | 788 A.D. | 21 years |
| 38 | Abhinava Sankara | Chidambaram, Himalayas | Dattatreya cave, | 840 A.D. | 30 years |
| 39 | Satchidvilasa | Maharashtra | Kanchi | 837 A.D. | 32 years |
| 40 | Mahadeva II | Karnataka | Do | 915 A.D. | 33 Years |
| 41 | Gangadhara II | Bhima river side | Do | 950 A.D. | 42 years |
| 42 | Brahamanandaghana | Karnataka | Do | 978 A.D. | 35 years |
| 43 | Anandaghana | Tungabhadra | Do | 1014 A.D. | 28 years |
| 44 | Purnabodha I | Karnataka | Do | 1040 A.D. | 36 years |
| 45 | Paramasiva I | Do | Do | 1061 A.D. | 26 years |
| 46 | Sandranandabodha | Do | Arunachala | 1098 A.D. | 21 years |
| 47 | Chandrasekhara IV | Kundi river side | Do | 1166 A.D. | 37 years |
| 48 | Advaitanandaboodha | Pinakini | Chidambaram | 1200 A.D. | 68 years |
| 49 | Mahadeva III | Chayavanam | Gadilam | 1247 A.D. | 34 years |
| 50 | Chandrachuda I | Not Known | Do | 1297 A.D. | 47 years |
| 51 | Vidyatirtha | Bilvaranya | Himalayas | 1385 A.D. | 50 years |
| 52 | Sankarananda | Madhyarjuna | Kanchi | 1417 A.D. | 88 years |
| 53 | Purnananda Sadasiva | Nagarayana | Do | 1498 A.D. | 32 years |
| 54 | Vyasachala Mahadeva | Kanchi | Vyasachala | 1507 A.D. | 81 years |
| 55 | Chandrachuda II | Asmala | Kanchi | 1524 A.D. | 9 years |
| 56 | Sarvajna Sadasivabodha | Pennar side | Rameswaram | 1539 A.D. | 17 years |
| 57 | Paramasiva II | Pampatira | Svetarayana | 1586 A.D. | 15 years |
| 58 | Atmabodha | Vridhachalam | Gadilam | 1638 A.D. | 47 years |
| 59 | Bhagavannama Bodhendra | Kanchi | Govindapuram | 1692 A.D. | 52 years |
| 60 | Adhyatma Prakasa | Vasista river side | Ambi | 1704 A.D. | 54 years |
| 61 | Mahadeva IV | Not known | Tiruvottriyur | 1746 A.D. | 12 year |
| 62 | Chandrasekhara V | Not known | Do | 1851 A.D. | 31 years |
| 65 | Mahadeva (Sudarsana) | Madhyarjuna | Elaiyattankudi | 1891 A.D. | 37 years |
| 66 | Chandrasekhara VI | Udayambakkam | Kalavai | 1908 A.D. | 40 years |
| 67 | Mahadeva VI | Tiruvisanallur | Do | 1908 A.D. | 7 days |
| 68 | Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Maha Svamigal VII | Villupuram | Kanchi | 1994 A.D. | 100 years |
| 69 | Jayendra Saraswathi Svamigal | Irulneeki | – | – | – |
| 70 | Sankara Vijayendra Sarasvathi Svamigal | Thandalam | – | – |
The link below contains neat historical facts of our Kanchi Acharyas starting with Adi Shankara with details like Their birth place, year, place of Siddhi of the previous 68 Shankaracharyas, Their poorvashrama names, the number of years They were Peetadhipathis etc etc.
http://vandeguruparamparaam.blogspot.com/2014/02/kanchi-acharyas-lineage.html
Thanks a ton to Shri Karthikeyan Nagaratnam for the lovely picture of Adi Shankara’s vigraham.
A blessed Guru day to all.
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Can anyone help me to get the photos of all 70 Achaaryas. Thanks
If not real picture illustration available
See a handy book of kanchi acharyas
Named chitranjali :kanchi guru Ratna mala with giri trading book shop.
Does anyone know the samadhi sthalam of #21 Chandrasekhara ii in Kasi
I am extremely happy to know the details of our acharyas.I have very poor knowledge of them.But my recent visit to some of their samadhis in Kumbakonam gave me immense pleasure.
Wishing you a long serviceI.
KIndly establish with Pictures of the Acharyaas with there period as pontificate Important Places. Please give it as a book for a price to the Devotees of the Kanchi Kama Koti Peedam to keep it as a record in there house for the future generation. Please advise them to include in there family Horoscope book as the PEETAM FOR THE FAMILY IS KANCHI KAMA KOTI PEETAM….FAMILY DAIETY IS ………….. for the future generation’s knowledge.
I am on the job. Anyone having information may please share to include in the book
The 62nd, 63rd, 64th acharyas all attained siddhi at Kumbakonam where their Brindavana is located. 63rd and 64th seers details are entirely missing. The 58th acharya’s samadhi is at Vadavambalam (near Panruti) where it was rediscovered by Mahaperiyava. http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/details/June%202010%20-vadavambalam.html
Further, the 31st acharya was Shri Brahmanandaghanendra Sarasvati (1) and the 32nd acharya was Shri Chidanandaghanendra Sarasvati. Also, the place of siddhi of the 55th acharya is Kanchi from the sources available and not tiruvotriyur as indicated by SunHillSon above.
Namaskaram – this is a wonderful initiative and I was happy to see the lineage documented. In today’s academic environment, A.D and B.C is seen as outdated since these necessary refer to a “Christian era”. Rather they chose to call it the “common era” – hence the abbreviations become BCE for “Before Common Era” (the old AD) and CE – “Common Era”. It would be good if all Indians also started adopting this as the standard.
Rama rama! 55th acharya attained siddhi at Thiruvotriyur. Present day sankara colony. List shows as kanchi. To be corrected. Do not miss 61st acharya’s brindavanam near Thiruvotriyur thyagaraja temple. Contact Sri Easwara iyer 09940468530
Kindly correct the details; name of 48th Acharya to Advaitanandha bodha; 54th Acharya Vyasachala Mahadevendra Saraswathi adhishtanam is at nallinakkeshwarar temple near ezhichur (Via Oragadam – Sriperumbudur); 57th Acharya, Paramasivendra Saraswathi (Guru of Sadasiva Brahmendra of Nerur) is at Svetaranya (Thiruvenkadu – Budhan Sthalam)
Rama rama.
Presently living at Cuddalore in the banks of river Gadilam. I am trying to know the samadhi sthalam of 49th acharya. If anybody kows please share.
Rama rama.
Rama rama.
This pertains to 58th acharya. The place of samadhi is Vadavambalam in villupuram district. Gadilam is referring to another place on Chennai to Trichy NH.
Also, the name can be denoted fully as Vishvadhiha atma bodhendra swamy.
Rama rama.
In the above list Sr nos 32, 63 & 64 are missing. I looked into the list at Kamkoti.org also and it also has some missing sr no. Mean while I got another list form Web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanchi_Kamakoti_Peetham. Can this be verified and a correct list posted here. Also request to let me know whether there is any consolidated list of Adisthanams of Kanchi Seers?
Last column requires some correction. It may be noted that the 7 days for H.H. Mahdeva VI (Sl No. 67) means only His stay as Pontif but not His total life period. In a similar way, for our Maha Periyawa (Sl. No. 68), the total life is 100 years but as Pontiff, it may be somewhere 88 years. Kindly think over and update if data is available.
Pontificate indicates the duration as Peetadhipathi. So, for Mahaperiyava it should actually be 87 years (1907 – 1994). Likewise, for the 66th Acharya, who shared the same Ashrama name as Mahaperiyava, the pontificate was 17 years. Please visit the below site for well-researched and authentic information on the Kamakoti Acharya Parampara:
https://sites.google.com/site/jamadagni/pages/kamakoti
Jaya Jaya Sankara, Hara Hara Sankara.
Pardon my ignorance.
What does the duration of Pontificate mean? – Does it indicate the age of the respective Acharya or the duration as Peetathipathi of the Mutt?
their age
I think that column should be ‘Life span’. The existing column title ‘Duration of Pontificate’ wrongly implies ‘duration of the Peetadhipathi post till siddhi’. Please change the title accordingly.
Please include the birth year of Sri Aadhi Sankarar that Sri Maha Periyava has so emphatically and rigorously re-established as 509 BC
Vadakodi Brindavanams are located within the premises of Kanchi SriMatam in Kumbakonam. An localite of Kumbakonam will lead you to Srimatam. The three Brindavanams are known to be highly sanctimonious and japa, dhyana sadhana performed in the Divine Presence of those Acharyas is said to be very meritorious.
Sir, This list does not contain the three VADAKODI BRINDAVANAMS in Kumbhakonam. Where are they? S. Chidambaresa Iyer 20 March 2014