Adi Sankaracarya Guru Parampara

narayanam padmabhavam vasistham ,
shakthim cha thath puthra parasaramcha,
vyasam shukam gouda padam mahantham ,
govinda yogeendra mathasya shishyam,
sri sankaracharyam atha padma
padam cha hastha malakam cha sishyam,
tam trotakam vaarthika kara manyaan ,
asmad gurun santhatha maanathosmi........''

The above slokah describes the Guruparampara of advaita siddhanta starting from Narayanam.This clearly says that these are the Gurus for this tradition.We also have,Sadhashivasamarambham...etc which starts with sadhashiva and ends with "asmadacharya" while placing Shankaracharya in the middle as the Guru.
this is only for the study of the advaita vedanta in most of the study classes on Advaita.

The Advaita Guru Parampara is traced from God Himself as Narayana/Sadasiva through Vedic seers, Adi Sankaracharya and his four disciples, Suresvara, Padmapada, Hastamalaka and Totaka. All Dasanami Sannyasis trace their own guru paramparas ultimately through one of these four disciples of Sankaracharya.

Guru Parampara (Guru Lineage)

Version1:
  • Narayana
  • Brahma
  • Vashishta
  • Sakthi
  • Parasara
  • Veda Vyasa
  • Sukha Brahmam
  • Gaudapadha
  • Govinda Bhagavatpada
  • Adi Shankara
Version2:

Sadhashiva (Lord Siva, rest of them are the same)
  • Narayana
  • Brahma
  • Vashishta
  • Sakthi
  • Parasara
  • Veda Vyasa
  • Sukha Brahmam
  • Gaudapadha
  • Govinda Bhagavatpada
  • Adi Shankara
सदाशिवसमारम्भां शङ्कराचार्यमध्यमाम् । 
अस्मदाचार्य पर्यन्तां वन्दे गुरुपरम्पराम् ॥ 
Sri Adi Shankaracharya established the unbroken lineage by dedicating to humanity 5 institutions called "mutts".

1. Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
2. Jyothir Matt, Badrinath under the leadership of Sri Totakacharya and assigned the responsible for Atharva Veda
3. Sarada Matt, Sringeri under the leadership of Sri Sureshwaracharya and assigned the responsible for Yajur Veda
4. Govardhan Matt, Jaganath, Puri under the leadership of Sri Hastamalakacharya and assigned the responsible for Rig Veda.
5. Kalika Matt, Dwarka under the leadership of Sri Padmapadacharya and assigned the responsible for Sama Veda.

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