Sri Krishna statue was installed in the Mutt by Sri Madhvacharya during the 13th Century in front of Chandramouleshwara Temple. The usual practice in Udupi is to visit Chandrmouleswara and Anantheshwara temples and then visit Sri Krishna temple.
Sri Madvacharya got the Sri Krishna statue from a Captain of the ship, whose ship was saved from a terrible storm by using his divine spiritual powers. The story goes as follows; As per legend Rukmini herself was worshipping this idol at Dwaraka. Arjuna deposited this idol in the spot called ‘Rukmini Vana’. The idol which lay buried inside the mud of Gopichandan, was mistaken for a lump of Gopichandan and loaded as ballast into a ship carrying merchandise from Dwaraka along the Western Coast. When the ship was approaching the Malpe Port, it got caught in terrible storm and was about to sink. When the meditating Sri Madhvacharya sensed this by his divine spiritual powers and got his ship safely to the sho...re by waving his saffron robe and slowing down the storm. The pleased captain of the ship offered all the wealth in the ship in return as a favor. Sri Madhvacharya asked for the gopichandanam peice containing the statue of Sri Krishna. He took the statue to Udupi and immersed gopichandana into Chandra Pushkarini or Madhwa Sarovar and the beautiful idol of Sri Krishna emerged which he installed it in the main shrine of the mutt.
Sri Madhwacharya started worshipping Lord Krishna in the Mutt and started the “Paryaya” system of worshiping Sri Krishna by Swamiji’s of Ashta Mutts (eight mutts). The right of touching and worshipping the idol rests with the pontiffs of eight mutts, who are the spiritual descendants of Sri Madhwacharya. The Swamijis of the eight Mutts conduct the worship at Sri Krishna Mutt by turns, for two years each. This tenure of worship by rotation is known as “Paryaya”. The Swamiji in charge of worship at any point of time is called ‘paryaya Swamiji’ and his mutt called the ‘Paryaya Mutt’. The eight Paryaya mutts are Sode Mutt, Pejvar Mutt, Puttige Mutt, Admar Mutt, Kaniyoor Mutt, Palimaru Mutt, Shiroor Mutt and Krishnapura Mutt. The current Paryaya Swamiji is “Sri Vishvavallabha Tirtha Swamiji” of Sri Sodhe Mutt.
Sri Madvacharya got the Sri Krishna statue from a Captain of the ship, whose ship was saved from a terrible storm by using his divine spiritual powers. The story goes as follows; As per legend Rukmini herself was worshipping this idol at Dwaraka. Arjuna deposited this idol in the spot called ‘Rukmini Vana’. The idol which lay buried inside the mud of Gopichandan, was mistaken for a lump of Gopichandan and loaded as ballast into a ship carrying merchandise from Dwaraka along the Western Coast. When the ship was approaching the Malpe Port, it got caught in terrible storm and was about to sink. When the meditating Sri Madhvacharya sensed this by his divine spiritual powers and got his ship safely to the sho...re by waving his saffron robe and slowing down the storm. The pleased captain of the ship offered all the wealth in the ship in return as a favor. Sri Madhvacharya asked for the gopichandanam peice containing the statue of Sri Krishna. He took the statue to Udupi and immersed gopichandana into Chandra Pushkarini or Madhwa Sarovar and the beautiful idol of Sri Krishna emerged which he installed it in the main shrine of the mutt.
Sri Madhwacharya started worshipping Lord Krishna in the Mutt and started the “Paryaya” system of worshiping Sri Krishna by Swamiji’s of Ashta Mutts (eight mutts). The right of touching and worshipping the idol rests with the pontiffs of eight mutts, who are the spiritual descendants of Sri Madhwacharya. The Swamijis of the eight Mutts conduct the worship at Sri Krishna Mutt by turns, for two years each. This tenure of worship by rotation is known as “Paryaya”. The Swamiji in charge of worship at any point of time is called ‘paryaya Swamiji’ and his mutt called the ‘Paryaya Mutt’. The eight Paryaya mutts are Sode Mutt, Pejvar Mutt, Puttige Mutt, Admar Mutt, Kaniyoor Mutt, Palimaru Mutt, Shiroor Mutt and Krishnapura Mutt. The current Paryaya Swamiji is “Sri Vishvavallabha Tirtha Swamiji” of Sri Sodhe Mutt.
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