Sri Moola Rama Devaru
"Vande MandeTarAnandaDashasyandanaNandanam|
ShubhaleelaJaganMoolaRAmam PoornaDheeyarchitam||"
Sri Moolarama is the supreme deity worshipped at Shri Utttaradi Math. Moolarama is an idol of Lord "Sri Ramchandra". It is very important to note that unlike most of the other idols available all over the world, this idol has 2 miraculous and distinctive features:
- It is "Swayamvyakta" : Vishwakarma, Who is said to be the Sculptor of the world of Deities carved this beautiful idol, which then was wished by ChaturMukha Brahma for worship, appeared in front of him without any manual effort.
- It is a "Chaturyuga Moorthi" which means the idol has been into worship since 4 yugas: Krutayuga, Tretayuga, Dwaparayuga and now Kaliyuga.
It is said in shaastras that the "Sannidhana" (auspicious presence) of Lord Almighty in an idol is decided by the "Archaka" (the one who performs pooja everyday), Under this context, the Sannidhana in the Moolarama idol is way beyond our perception as the idol has been worsipped by Lord Rama himself. Sita devi worshipped it as an auspicious souvenir of her husband's supremacy. The idol was then accordingly worshipped by ChaturMukha Brahma, Shiva, Parvati devi, Daksha Prajapati, Soubhari Rushi, Vivasvan, Vaivavasvata Manu, Ikshwaku, Mandhaata, Trishanku, Harischandra, Sagara, Bhageeratha, Ambareesha, Dilipa, Consecutive kings of Ikshwaku dynasty, Dasharatha, Lord Rama, Sita devi, A brahmana named Vedagarbha, Hanumantha, Bheema of Mahabharata, Dharmaraja, All the other Pandavas, Parikshita, Janimejaya, Kshemaka, The king Mukundavarma who ruled Orissa and from him Sri Narahari Teertha fetched it for Sri Madhwacharya (Third incarnation of Vayu) who passed it onto Sri Padmanabha Teertha likewise was passed on subsequently to the entire lineage of Sri Uttaradi Math and is being worshipped even now by Shri Satyatma Teertha.