The story
A hagiographic legend says Adi Shankara saw a cobra spreading its hood to shade a pregnant frog on the bank of the Tunga, and took the sight as a sign that the place was holy; tradition credits him with founding the matha there.1
Where to go next
Sources
- Encyclopedia Sringeri Sharada Peetham — Wikipedia · accessed 2026-11-08
Researched 2026-11-08 from the cited sources. Community corrections are welcome; traditions differ, and differences are shown rather than resolved.