The original pontiff of this Math, Sri Adhokshaja Teertha, was one of the direct disciples of Madhwacharya. The deity is `Sri Vittala'. The eighth pontiff in this lineage, Sri Vijayadhwaja Teertha wrote a commentary on Bhagavatha Purana which is well known under the caption, `Vijaya Dwaja Teertheeya'. The twentieth pontiff Sri Viswapathi Teertha had written criticisms on Madhwa Vijaya and Nrisimha stuti.

The ruling pontiff, Sri Vishwesha Teertha, is the 32nd in this line. He was born in 1931 (Prajotpathi, Vaishaka Suddha, Dashami) and was ordained into sanyasa in 1938 (Bahudhanya, Margashira Shuddha, dasami). During his paryaya (in january 1953) he organised the All India Maadhwa Conference in Udupi. During his second paryaya, he got renovated the Badagumalige; during his third, renovated the wall of Sri Krishna Temple, also got constructed a spacious auditorium at Rajangana and a new chowltry (`Sri Krishnadhama') there. He has taken a junior, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha as his successor who was born in 1963 (Shobhakrit, Jyestha, Shuddha Pratipath), and received sanyasa in 1988 (Prabhava, Phalguna, Shuddha Chathurthi).

About Paryaya
- Udupi

1. Adhokshaja Teertha
2. Kamalaksha Teertha
3. Pushkaraksha Teertha
4. Amarendra Teertha
5. Mahendra Teertha
6. Vijayadhvaja Teertha
7. Uttama Teertha
8. Chintamani Teertha
9. Damodara Teertha
10. Vasudeva Teertha
11. Vadindra Teertha
12. Vedagarbha Teertha
13. Anuprajna Teertha
14. Vijaya Teertha
15. Vijaya Teertha
16. Vishveshwara Teertha
17. Vishvabhushana Teertha
18. Vishvavandya Teertha

19. Vidyaraja Teertha
20. Vishvamurthy Teertha
21. Vishvapati Teertha
22. Vishvanidhi Teertha
23. Vishvadhisha Teertha
24. Vishvadhiraja Teertha
25. Vishvabodha Teertha
26. Vishvavallabha Teertha
27. Vishvapriya Teertha
28. Vishvavarya Teertha
29. Vishvaraja Teertha
30. Vishvamanohara Teertha
31. Vishvajna Teertha
32. Vishvamanya Teertha
33. Vishvesha Teertha
    (Present Swamiji)
34. Vishvavijaya Teertha
35. VishwaprasannaTeertha
    ( Junior Swamiji)