“We cannot do better than crown our arguments with the considered verdict of Mahamahopadhyaya Madhava Sastri Bhandari, of the Punjab Oriental University, who writes: –

“Such being the case, the Kanchi Kamakoti Pitha is unquestionably the most ancient, presided over by the Bhagavatpada himself, held in high esteem by Suresvaracharya and others, worthy of being followed by all Sisyas, and foremost in importance.”

(The Traditional Age of Sri Sankaracharya and The Mathas by A.Nataraja Aiyer and S.Lakshminarayana Sastri)