Guru Prampara
Sri Sringeri Sharada pitha has had a continuing line of succession of Acharya. They have been men of great erudition, spiritual attainment and compassion known as the Jagadguru. Each one of them has added to the luster of the pitha. The present acharya, Sri Bharathi Thirtha Mahaswamigal is the 36th in the line of succession of Sringeri parampara. He always engaged in the welfare of his disciple and devotes. His knowledge of the scripture is unparalleled. His learning is vast and spiritual attainment immense. He was initiated into sannyasa in 1974 by Sri Abhinava Vidyathirtha, under whom he mastered the shastras in just 8 years. He is linguist, full of compassion and easily accessible.

Sri Chandrashekar Bharathi, the well known Jivanmukta and the 34th Jagadguru, was nominated by H. H Sri Sachidananda Narashimha Bharathi. The pitha attained eminence during Saint Vidyaranya's regin in the 14th. He was instrumental in establishing the Vijayanagara samraja through Harihara and Bukka. The matha was raised to the status of samsthana by which the rulers conferred with the acharyas in the administration. Sri Sureshwaracharya was first head nominated by Adi Shankara for the Sharada pitha. He was direct disciple who attained name and fame for his many works, including Naishkarmya- siddhi and Manasollasa

The Guru Parampara
1) Sri Shankar Bhagavathpada (788-820)
2) Sri Sureshwaracharya (813-834)
3) Sri Nithya Bhodaghanacharya (818-848)
4) Sri Jyanaghanacharya (846-910)
5) Sri Jyannothamacharya (905-954)
6) Sri Jyanagiryacharya (950-1038)
7) Sri Simhagiryacharya (1036-1098)
8) Sri Eshwara Theertha (1097-1146)
9) Sri Narasimha Theertha (1146-1229)
10) Sri Vidyashankara Theertha (1228-1333)
11) Sri Bharatikrishna Theertha (1328-1380)
12) Sri Vidyaranya (1331-1386)
13) Sri Chandrashekara Bharati I (1368-1389)
14) Sri Narasimha Bharati I (1388-1408)
15) Sri Purushothama Bharati I (1406-1448)
16) Sri Shankara Bharati (1429-1455)
17) Sri Chandrashekara Bharati II (1449-1464)
18) Sri Narasimha Bharati II (1464-1479)
19) Sri Purushothama Bharati II (1473-1517)
20) Sri Ramachandra Bharati (1508-1560)
21) Sri Narasimha Bharati III (1557-1573)
22) Sri Narasimha Bharati IV (1563-1576)
23) Sri Narasimha Bharati V (1576-1600)
24) Sri Abhinava Narasimha Bharati I (1599-1623)
25) Sri Sachidananda Bharati I (1622-1663)
26) Sri Narasimha Bharati VI (1663-1706)
27) Sri Sachidananda Bharati II (1706-1741)
28) Sri Abhinava Sachidananda Bharati (1741-1767)
29) Sri Narasimha Bharati VII (1767-1770)
30) Sri Sachidananda Bharati III (1770-1814)
31) Sri Abhinava Sachidananda Bharathi II (1814-1817)
32) Sri Narasimha Bharati VIII (1817-1879)
33) Sri Sachidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharati (1866-1912)
34) Sri Chandrashekara III (1912-1954)
35) Sri Abhinava Vidhya Theertha (1931-1989)
36) Sri Bharati Theertha (1974 present Swamier)