He performed rigorous tapasya on the Shree Shail mountain in the Kardali forests for nearly 150 years. His disciples prepared a floating seat of flowers for him on which he sailed against the current of the river Patalganga and disappeared.
He stayed at Ganagapur (Karnataka State, Southern India) for a long time and then gave his 'Nirguna Padukas' to his disciples and devotees, before leaving for the Kardali forests to perform Tapas. The biography of Shrimad Nrusimha Saraswati 'Shree Gurucharitra', gives us the details of his work in guiding the devotees and the various miracles he performed to help the devotees. Pleased with his rigorous tapasya, a learned ascetic named Shree Krishna Saraswati Swami, initiated him into Sanyasashram (Ascetism) and gave him the name, Shrimad Nrusimha Saraswati.
After the aforesaid incident, the child left for Kashi(Uttar Pradesh State, Northern India) for Tapas.
