Satyatma Tirtha
Sri Satyatma Tirtha, is an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru, scholar, spiritual leader, saint and the present pontiff of Uttaradi Math, a math dedicated to Dvaita Vedanta, which has a large following in South India. He is the 42nd pontiff of Uttaradi Math since Madhvacharya, the chief proponent and the one who rejuvenated this Dvaita philosophy. He is the founder of Vishwa Madhwa Maha Parishat.
Early life
He was born in a prominent family of scholars on 8 March 1973 to Pandit Rangacharya Guttal and K.S. Rukmabai in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and was named Sarvajna. Pandit Rangacharya is the pūrvāśrama son of Shri Satyapramoda Tīrtha Swamiji.Sannyasa
Sarvajna became a sannyāsi at the age of 23, directly from brahmacharya at Raghūttama Tīrtha Brundāvana, Tirukoilur in the presence of Shri Satyapramoda Tīrtha Swamiji on 24 April 1996 and was renamed as Satyātma Tīrtha. He is also known as Abhinava Raghūttama Tīrtharu since he received sannyasa directly from brahmacharya. Shri Satyātma Tīrtha Swamiji is only the second pontiff of Uttaradi Math to receive sannyāsa from brahmacharya.Social responsibility
Shri Satyatma Tirtha, through Uttaradi Math, encouraged water harvesting and management expert, the waterman of India and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Rajendra Singh to give lecture on water conservation and other topics. Through Uttaradi Math and jointly with Vishwa Madhva Maha Parishat, he is instrumental in helping needy students every year to the tune of Rs.5.00 lakhs.Flood relief
He has supplied relief materials to flood victims of Bellary, Bijapur, Raichur and Bagalkot districts during 2009 floods and also took measures to construct 100 low cost houses to those who lost houses in the flood. He has also adopted a rural village in Raichur, Karnataka for integrated development of the village. He is reportedly trying to redefine the role of religious 'math' in modern-day society, so that present day 'math' should try to get rid of evils of modern society.Spiritual discourses
His spiritual discourses attract large gatherings, mainly from followers of Madhvacharya and he specialises in talks on Vedic subjects. He has given spiritual discourses at several places like Bangalore, Gulbarga, Malkheda, Udupi, Rajahmundry, Hyderabad, Pune, Raichur, Dharwad and Chennai. He has also conducted personality development programmes and has written several books on topics like personality development, religion and philosophy. Satyatma Tirtha, as the present head of Uttaradi Matha, has also encouraged other authors to write books on religious experiences.Books based on his discourses
| Book | Description | Author/Editor | Language | First edition | Publisher |
| The Quest | A compilation of Question-and-Answer sessions held at the famous Kala Bhavan | Kadaramandalagi Kanteshacharya E. D. Narahari | Kannada, English and Hindi | 2012 | Vishwa Madhwa Maha Parishat |
| A compilation on discourses of Satyatma Tirtha Swamiji on Gayatri Mantra | Kadaramandalagi Kanteshacharya E. D. Narahari | Kannada, English and Hindi | 2018 | Vishwa Madhwa Maha Parishat | |
| Atma Lahari | A compilation on collection of lectures by Satyatma Tirtha | Kadaramandalagi Kanteshacharya E. D. Narahari | Kannada, English and Hindi | 2017 | Vishwa Madhwa Maha Parishat |