Service through institutions
Sringeri has now grown into a great center of knowledge and learning. A great service in the form of Vedic and Sanskrit education is carried out on gurukula basis at Sringeri. Already the gurukula has produced two great Jagadgurus in our living memory - Sri Abhinava Vidyathirtha and his guru H. H Sri Sri Chandrashekara Bharathi both reverd Jivanmuktas. The subject included Vyakarna, Jyotisha and Mimamsa, Tarka Sahitya, Vedantha and Rig and Yajur Vedas. About 10 professors and lectures carry out the teaching. The number of students now total about 100. 1995 will mark the centenary year for the institution.

The Sringeri pitha has a library, which contains numerous rare works of Adi Shankara, palm leaf manuscripts, ancient and handwritten books on Vedas and all branch of shastras. The record accumulated over the centuries and correspondence between the pitha and Maratha and Vijayanagara rulers and others make a formidable collection in the library.

The pitha also publishes serval journals in English and local languages to prorpagate the teaching of Shankara Bagavthpada. A monthly journal Shankara Krupa, carries the message of dharma to every home. It is published in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. Magazines in English include Tatvaloka, a bi-monthly dedicated to truth and moral excellence under the guidance of the Jagadguru. The Greatness of Sringeri is another new publication on the matha, which deals with the life and achievements of 36 sages of Sringeri Sharada Pitha. The Sharada Dhanavantri Hospital is boon to the poor, Started by H. H Abhinava Vidyatirtha, it is a modern hospital with sophisticated equipment. In other words of His Holiness, it is developing like " the moon in the Suklapaksha with liberal contribution from various devotes and institution in India and abroad" The pitha has a number of branches at various places of pilgrimage all over India.

Followers of the Matha
The matha has huge followers, especially among the Vedic community. People of all castes from all over India visit the Sankaracharya at the matha, but the majority of followers are Smartha Brahmins of South India and Maharashtra. Succession to the Sankaracharya title is through disciplic selection by the existing Sankaracharya. The successor to the matha is usually named at a young age, from among the Vedic Brahmana community.

Relationships with other Mathas and institutions
The matha has enjoyed patronage from many kings and rulers. Its sage Vidyatheertha was contemporary with the founders of Vijayanagar Empire, and the matha was given lavish grants of land by the Vijayanagar Kings. Vidyaranya another matha head, was himself the advisor to the Vijayangar King. Tipu Sultan, the famous Muslim ruler of Mysore, also respected the Sringeri Acharyas, and helped it to sustain itself. Even in modern times the matha has had good relations with the State and Central Governments, as it has always been politically neutral and non-controversial. In Independent India, however, with the coming of land reforms, the Sringeri matha lost much of its traditional land and sources of income, and at one time was struggling to maintain itself. With the increase in donations by NRIs, however, things have turned for the better. The matha maintains good relationships with the three other mathas believed to have been founded by Sankara, located in Puri, Dwaraka, and Badrinath. In addition, over the centuries, the successive heads of the Sringeri matha had established branch institutions, many of which continue to function, with their own collateral lineages. In the interests of preserving all the traditions derived from the Vedas, the Sringeri matha also maintains cordial working relationships with institutions belonging to other Vedanta schools, such as the Sri Vaishnava and Madhva institutions.