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Swami Krishnāshram (Devanagari: कृष्णाश्रम्, ') was the seventh guru of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community. He was the seventh ''mathādhipati'' (head of the community or guru). His reign lasted for 24 years from 1839 to 1863. He was an administrator and Sanskrit scholar.〔 Under his reign several infrastructural developments were brought about which included construction of temples and the renovation of existing ones. He added several land assets to the Chitrapur Math.〔 Under his regime the ''Rathōtsav'' ("Car Festival") was introduced. (See topic below.) Krishnāshram was succeeded by his disciple Pandurangāshram as the head of the community after he died in 1863. He was considered the "Patron Saint" of the of Shirali and its adjoining villages.〔 His ''samādhi'' (shrine) is located at Shirali. == Taking charge == Krishnāshram was born Paramēshwar Nāgar in the tiny hamlet of Vitthal in Karnataka. He took charge of the affairs of the community after his guru Swami Vāmanāshram attained ''mahā-samādhi'' (died) on the 9th day of the month of kartik in 1839. Thus he became the seventh ''Guru Parampara''. He was a learned Sanskrit scholar〔 who had gained mastery over the scriptures while under his guru. Devotees flocked from different parts of the country to hear the ''āshirvachans'' (spiritual discourses) of Krishnāshram. He was able to bring around many devotees from their Dvaita Vaishnava practices.〔 After Vāmanāshram gave up the administration of the ''matha'' over to his ''shukla bhat'' managers (See Relinquishing responsibilities), the affairs of the ''matha'' were in disarray. The administration of the ''matha'' was taken care of Krishnāshram who was an able administrator. With the help of his trusted assistant Lajmi Venkatarāmanayya, the affairs of the ''matha'' were set right.〔 Many reforms regarding the collection of ''vantiga'' (donations), the allocation of funds for developmental projects etc. were introduced.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Krishnashram」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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